Personalised Feedback for Vedant P Kumbakonam
Quick Snapshot
• Current peak blitz rating:
• Most played first move as White: 1.b3 (over 80 % of your recent games)
• Session patterns:
What You’re Doing Well
- Opening familiarity – Your handling of the Nimzowitsch–Larsen setup (1.b3 Bb2, etc.) is confident. In the win vs. no-masters-no-slaves you reached a comfortable middlegame after 10 moves with a clear plan of
Ne5–Re1–Qd3–g4. - Tactical alertness – The miniature against GMahan717 shows excellent calculation: 22.Qh4! created dual threats and you converted in 31 moves.
- Pressure with the initiative – You often seize space with pawn storms (g- and h-pawns). When timed well (e.g. 18.g5!! against HEATHBATH), this keeps opponents on the back foot.
Key Improvement Areas
- Opening diversity
Opponents rated 2550+ have started to steer the game into favourable versions of the Larsen (see loss to MountThief). Add at least one classical 1.e4 or 1.d4 line to remain unpredictable. - Pawn-structure awareness
In several defeats you advanced flank pawns too early, leaving weaknesses on dark squares. Study model games on king-side pawn storms versus solid centre control; pay special attention to the concept of overextension. - Time management
Two recent losses were on time in roughly equal endings (vs. HEATHBATH). Practise playing “increment drills”: set 30 seconds + 2 sec increment positions and aim to make every move under 5 seconds. - Conversion technique
Even in won positions you sometimes allow counter-play (win vs. vi144: 40…Re1! almost drew). Spend 10 minutes after each game marking moves where a simple consolidating choice existed but was missed; then replay with engine guidance.
Concrete Action Plan (4 weeks)
| Week | Focus | Daily Task |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alternative openings | Watch one 15-min video on Queen’s Gambit basics & play 5 blitz games starting with 1.d4 d5 2.c4. |
| 2 | Pawn structures | Annotate 3 GM games with opposite-wing attacks; label good & bad pawn breaks. |
| 3 | Endgame speed | 50 moves in Lichess “Drills – rook endings” at 30 + 2. |
| 4 | Self-review | Select 10 own games (5 wins/5 losses) and create a one-page summary of recurring themes. |
Illustrative Moments
• Over-pushing example (loss vs. buffos): after 14.f4? the backward e-pawn and weak dark squares let Black seize the initiative.
• Model attack (win vs. GMahan717): 22.Qh4! h5 23.exf6! Rae8 24.Qg5 Kf7 25.Rxh5 won material and kept the attack – save this PGN as a blueprint.
• Critical miss (loss vs. Mydark96): instead of 26.f4?? you had 26.Rh2! holding the seventh rank and equalising.
Final Thoughts
Your aggressive style is a real asset; polishing positional foundations and clock discipline will convert more of those promising positions into points. Stay consistent with the training plan and feel free to reach out with games you’d like analysed in depth.