Hi Maciej, great fighting spirit!
Your games show an aggressive style and solid results around the 2450-bullet / 2400-blitz mark (current peak: ). Below is targeted feedback drawn from the most recent batch of wins and losses.
1. Opening choices – keep the edge, deepen the lines
- White vs Najdorf & Winawer. Your 6.Bg5 Najdorf and 7.Qg4 Winawer score well, but both positions later cost time. Prepare a couple of streamlined move-orders so you can play the first 10-12 moves almost instantly.
- Budapest Gambit as Black. In the loss to
letmecrush_youthe 9…Nge5 manoeuvre missed the thematic 10…Bf5/…Re8 ideas. Review the main line after 4…d6, especially when White keeps queens on. - Catalan Open (E05). Against
Mathemann29you entered the …dxc4 and …c5 structure but drifted with 11…c3?! and 14…Rxd1+?, conceding the open d-file. Revisit typical pawn-break timing in the Open Catalan.
2. Tactical conversion – generally excellent, but watch overkill
The finish against Yaacovn shows crisp calculation:
Once you are clearly winning, simplify faster; on move 31 you could have forced resignation with 31…Qh4+, avoiding extra checks.
3. Time management – the main growth area
- Most losses occur in time scrambles after move 30 (e.g. Winawer marathon vs Pomberito2). Try a “10 second rule”: allocate max 10 seconds per move until the last 30 seconds of your clock.
- Practice
1|0puzzles to automate simple mates and pawn endings; this will save precious seconds later.
4. Endgame technique – convert the plus pawn
Against Knight_attacker10 you reached a drawable rook + pawns vs rook ending but lost to a back-rank mate. Keep three endgame themes on your weekly study list:
- Basic Lucena & Philidor positions.
- King-activity races in opposite-wing pawn storms.
- Recognising zugzwang motifs quickly.
5. Concrete action plan
| Week | Focus | Measure of success |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Review Budapest & Catalan lines for Black | Build a 12-move depth repertoire file |
| 2 | 60 min of tactic rush per day | 90 % accuracy on 3-move combinations |
| 3 | Play 20 rook-pawn endings vs engine | Hold 70 % draws when worse |
| 4 | Adopt new time routine | No losses on time in blitz session |
6. Motivation corner
Your attacking flair already beats strong players like Aygun Aliyeva. Pair that flair with tighter structure management and you’ll break the 2500 wall soon.
Good luck, and feel free to send your next instructive game for a deeper dive!