Viktor Parfenov CM

Overall Performance Summary

Viktor, your current strength adjusted win rate is about 49.7%, which shows you are competing at a fairly even level with your opponents in blitz games. However, your rating changes over recent months show some fluctuations that are worth addressing:

• Last 1 month rating change: -32
• Last 3 months rating change: -100
• Last 6 months rating change: -55

The slopes of your rating trend suggest some recent improvement in the last month, despite bigger negative shifts within longer periods. This indicates some progress, but also underlying inconsistencies.

Positives from Your Recent Wins

Analyzing your recent winning games reveals these strengths you can build on:

• Strong Opening Preparation: You handle a variety of openings like the Ruy Lopez, Caro-Kann, and Modern Defense confidently, maintaining solid structure and good piece development.
• Accurate Tactical Awareness: In several games, you capitalized on opponent inaccuracies quickly and converted material or positional advantages smoothly.
• Endgame Technique: Your win conversion in endgames shows good knowledge of key ideas and piece coordination.
• Effective Time Management: Despite rapid time controls, you kept a healthy time balance in many games, enabling you to think through complex positions.

Areas to Improve Based on Recent Losses

Identifying recurring challenges from your losses can help focus your training:

• Handling Sharp Tactics: Some losses involved early tactical shots against your king or pieces, such as knight forks and queen pins. Work on improving calculation under pressure and spotting tactical threats early.
• Positional Decision-Making: In middle game, there were moments where defending or challenging complex pawn structures was difficult. Focus on understanding pawn breaks and controlling key squares.
• Psychological Resilience: Several games ended by resignation after critical errors or time trouble. Practicing staying calm and making resilient moves despite setbacks will help maintain competitiveness.
• Endgame Defense: On a few occasions, your opponents outmaneuvered you in the endgame. Studying classic endgame techniques (pawn play, opposition, rook endings) can boost your defensive skills.

Opening Considerations

You play some popular openings including:

• Ruy Lopez
• Caro-Kann Defense
• Modern Defense
• French Defense
• Dutch Defense

Consider the following:

• Deepen your understanding of key lines and typical middlegame plans in your chosen openings to gain early initiative.
• Explore sidelines or variations that suit your playing style to surprise opponents.
• Review your past games where you lost or had difficulties to refine your opening choices and avoid repeated pitfalls.

Recommendations for Progress

• Tactical Training: Regular puzzles focusing on forks, pins, skewers, and mating nets will sharpen your calculation speed.
• Middlegame Strategy Study: Study thematic plans for typical pawn structures from your openings to improve positional decisions.
• Endgame Practice: Spend time on rook and minor piece endgames, especially defensive techniques.
• Analyze Your Losses: Review your recent losses carefully, either alone or with a coach, to understand tactical oversights or strategic mistakes.
• Time Management Awareness: Work on managing the clock in blitz to avoid time pressure errors and improve decision quality throughout the game.

Keep leveraging your strengths and focus on gradual improvements. Your recent positive slope shows that consistent effort will yield results. Stay motivated and enjoy your games!