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What you’re doing well

You are showing a steady upward trend in your blitz play, with positive rating changes across 1, 3, 6, and 12 month windows. In the last period, you’ve gained notable rating points, indicating improving consistency and stronger performance in faster time controls.

• Your overall blitz results are favorable, with many more wins than losses and a manageable number of draws. This shows you’re converting chances and keeping pressure on opponents most of the time.
• You have clear openings where you excel. In particular, the Dresden Opening: The Goblin and the Blackburne Shilling Gambit show high win rates, suggesting you’re comfortable activating pieces and creating sharp, dynamic positions in blitz. The KGA: Scandinavian line also performs well for you, indicating a knack for tactical, unbalanced middlegames.
• You tend to press when you have the initiative, often transforming middlegame advantages into decisive chances. This aggressive style suits blitz and helps you finish games quickly when your opponent overextends.
• Your recent rating trend slopes indicate consistent improvement: 1 month around +17 points, 3 months around +16 points, 6 months around +93 points, and 12 months around +17 points. This pattern suggests you are building a solid, long-term trajectory rather than short-lived spikes.

Quick reference: you can review your opening choices and their results to reinforce what’s working well. Dresden Opening: The Goblin and Blackburne Shilling Gambit are strong starting points in blitz for you.

Areas to improve

• Time management in blitz: with fast time controls, you sometimes navigate complex positions at the cost of the clock. Work on making solid, succinct plans in the first 10-15 moves to reduce time pressure later in the game.
• Endgame technique: several games reach imbalanced endgames where precise technique matters. Strengthen rook and minor piece endgames so you can convert advantages cleanly and avoid last-minute resource loss.
• Decision quality in sharp lines: the openings with high win rates are great, but in a few blitz losses the position becomes highly tactical. Build a small, trusted repertoire for these lines and learn a few “default replies” to common tactics you encounter.
• Post-game reviews: after tough losses, a structured review helps. Focus on turning points, alternative plans you missed, and whether there were simpler paths to success. Short daily reviews can compound fast improvements.

Openings performance and repertoire guidance

Your openings show strong results in aggressive, tactical lines. Highlights from your openings performance include:

• Dresden Opening: The Goblin — 36 games, about 25 wins, 1 draw, 10 losses. Win rate around 69%. Great for generating pressure and active play in blitz.
• Blackburne Shilling Gambit — 22 games, 16 wins, 0 draws, 6 losses. Win rate around 73%. Very dynamic and surprise-prone; use when you want to seize initiative quickly.
• KGA: Scandinavian, 4.exd5 Bd6 — 7 games, 5 wins, 1 loss, 1 draw. Strong conversion in blitz when you reach favorable middlegames.
• Caro-Kann Defense — 10 games, 7 wins, 3 losses, 0 draws. Solid, reliable choice for steady blitz performance.

Beyond these, some lines show lower win rates in blitz (for example some modern fianchetto or ultra-sharp Sicilian branches). Consider focusing your main blitz repertoire on the high-performing lines above, and treat the lower-performing ones as occasional surprise tools. If you want quick references, you can explore: Dresden Opening: The Goblin, Blackburne Shilling Gambit, KGA: Scandinavian, 4.exd5 Bd6 and Caro-Kann Defense.

Practical training plan (next 2 weeks)

• Reinforce a compact blitz repertoire: pick 2-3 lines from your strongest openings (for example, Dresden Goblin and Blackburne Shilling Gambit) and study standard middlegame plans and typical tactical ideas from those lines.
• Daily quick tactic sessions (10-15 minutes) to reinforce pattern recognition and common motifs that frequently appear in blitz.
• Two short opening practice sessions per week focused on the chosen lines, including common anti-lines and typical middlegame plans.
• Two post-game reviews per week: one review of a win to extract the positive ideas, and one review of a loss to pinpoint the turning point and better alternatives. Keep notes simple and actionable.
• Endgame drills (10-20 minutes, 2-3 times a week): practice rook endings, minor piece endings, and simple two-pawn endgames to improve conversion in blitz.

Quick personal summary

You are on a solid upward trajectory with a strong wins-heavy blitz profile and particularly effective in dynamic openings. To maximize gains, tighten your opening repertoire around your strongest lines, sharpen endgame technique, and improve time management through consistent post-game reviews. With a focused two-week plan, you can strengthen your consistency and convert more of your promising middlegame positions into wins.