Leandro Fabricio Campelo NM

Hi Leandro Fabricio Campelo!

Congratulations on maintaining a strong 2300+ live-rapid level. Your recent score-sheet shows an impressive +70 % score over the last 30 games, including victories against several 2300–2400 opponents. Below is a performance snapshot, followed by concrete, practical advice.

Quick performance snapshot

• Peak rapid rating: 2298 (2022-03-27)
• Typical session start time: 14-16 UTC  |  Best win-rate hour: see
• Opening choices as White: 1.e4 → Ruy Lopez / Anti-Caro-Kann pawn storms.
• Opening choices as Black: Taimanov & Alapin-Sicilians, Classical & Advance Caro-Kann, occasional French Winawer.

What you already do well

1. Initiative & piece activity. In the win against britttas you sacrificed a pawn in the Berlin Rio to seize open lines, eventually taking over the endgame.
2. Tactical alertness. You often spot intermediate moves such as 25.Re7! in the same game, forcing inflexibility in Black’s knight.
3. Practical clock handling. Even when positions get sharp (e.g. the g-pawn storms in your Caro-Kann wins) you keep ~40-50 s reserve, essential for 3 + 2.

Key areas to improve

1. King safety when launching pawn storms
   The losses to DioPorco666 (Najdorf Freak Attack) and Taabling (Alapin) share a pattern: early g/h-pawns left your king in the centre while the opponent counter-punched on dark squares. Before pushing a wing pawn ask, “If the centre opens next move, who benefits?” A single tempo (…e6-e5 or …d6-d5) can punish premature aggression.
2. Over-reliance on tactics to solve strategic problems
   In the Ruy Lopez loss versus Gaddamer you played 12.Nxb5? chasing a pawn but walked into …Bg4 & …Nxe4. Critical fragment:
   
   Instead, 12.d5! fills the centre and keeps Black pieces passive. Try to verbalise a strategic goal (space, minority attack, etc.) before calculating a forcing pawn grab.
3. Conversion technique in winning technical endings
   Games vs aleksander555 (French Winawer) and senorpetrosian (QPO) reached +3 but slipped. Practise rook + pawn endings: set up winning positions against engines starting with 5-minute time odds. The drill will ingrain concepts like the bridge technique and Lucena construction.
4. Opening depth vs strong theoreticians
   a) In the Taimanov you spent 30 s on 13…Nxd4 (game vs Muhammad-Waqar). Well-prepared opponents will blitz 15.g5 Nh5 16.exd5 and be on move 25 while you’re below 2 min.
   • Refresh main lines with 12.g4, 12.Be2 and 12.f3.
   b) Against the Ruy Lopez as White you alternate between main-line Closed and early a4/Re1 plans. Consider a fixed repertoire (e.g. 6.d3 Italian-style or Anti-Berlin 4.d3) to reduce prep workload.

Action plan for the next 4 weeks

Week	Focus	Practical task
1	Defensive training	Solve 50 puzzles tagged “Defence” & “Mixed tactics”, 10 min each.
2	Endgames	Play 20 rook-and-pawn vs Stockfish-5 at depth 12, starting +2 pawns.
3	Taimanov update	Review recent GM games after 12.g4; store 3 model lines in your notebook.
4	Self-analysis	Pick 5 of your own losses, add engine notes, and write one preventive rule each.

Micro-tips you can apply today

• After a forcing tactical sequence, spend one extra tempo on consolidation (king luft, rook to open file) before hunting more material.
• When ahead in material in the endgame, trade active enemy pieces first, not automatically queens.
• Use the increment: even with 5 s on the clock you can calculate 2-3 ply calmly—flagging losses are almost nil with good technique.

Motivation corner

Your current trend line on

is firmly upward—even the tough Ruy Lopez loss ended in a learning position rather than a blunderfest. Keep sharpening your decision-making process and a 2400 peak is realistic before mid-year.

Good luck, keep enjoying the game, and feel free to send me your next annotated game for review!