Michel Alejandro Diaz Perez IM

Overview of your recent blitz performance

You’ve shown resilience under time pressure and a strong ability to seize tactical chances in blitz. Your opening choices in recent games have produced good middlegame opportunities, and you’ve demonstrated solid endgame technique when the position opened up. A couple of data notes from your recent activity suggest you’re trending toward steadier performance, but there are signs you can tighten decision making in the most time‑pressured moments.

What you did well in your recent win

• You kept the attack active once the position opened, creating practical chances and forcing your opponent to find precise defenses under pressure.
• You converted a material or positional edge into a decisive end result by staying focused on the most forcing ideas and avoiding unnecessary defensive maneuvers.
• Your endgame conversion showed good technique when you had clear winning chances, especially in a line where you promoted a pawn and converted the finish efficiently.

What to work on based on your recent loss

• Time management in the middlegame: try to decide on a plan earlier and avoid spinning long sequences when you’re low on time. A simple plan and a few forcing ideas often beat lengthy calculations in blitz.
• Defense when under pressure: after you gain activity, make sure your king and rooks stay coordinated. Don’t let quick counterplay erase your edge; look for practical defensive moves that keep multiple safe options open.
• Endgame clarity: in the latter stages, aim to reduce the position to a known, favorable endgame (for example, rook endings with pawns) rather than letting complex sequences develop, which can invite small errors under time pressure.

Draws and opportunities to convert

• Your draws show you’re keeping pressure and maintaining balance, but there are chances to convert late middlegame presses into wins. Look for concrete plans to create a passed pawn, or to fix a weakness in your opponent’s structure rather than opening the position further without a clear plan.
• When you have the initiative, consider simplifying with a clear plan in mind (e.g., target a weak pawn, double rooks on an open file) to increase your chances of a decisive edge.

Opening choices and plan for blitz

Your openings data shows strong results across several lines. In blitz, it’s often best to stay with a compact, easy-to-remember plan that you can execute quickly. Consider focusing on a core subset of openings that have yielded good results in practice, then build straightforward middlegame plans from those positions:

• English Opening variants that lead to solid middlegame structures have performed well; keep working on clear development and central tension ideas rather than deeply theoretical lines.
• Some defense setups you play (like those reaching a Queen’s Gambit–type structure or a solid symmetrical English) have yielded favorable outcomes; keep these as your reliable “blitz-friendly” choices and practice consistent middlegame plans from them.
• Avoid trying too many offbeat lines in rapid time controls; prioritizing familiarity and practical plans tends to translate to higher win rates in blitz.

If you’d like, I can tailor a concise 2-week blitz opening plan based on the lines you actually enjoy and perform best with.

Training plan to improve blitz performance

• Quick tactical sharpening: do 15 minutes of focused puzzles daily, emphasizing checkmating patterns, forks, pins, and discoveries that often surface in blitz positions.
• Three short game reviews per week: after each blitz session, review the last 2–3 games. identify the moment you deviated from plan, an immediate alternative move, and a simpler continuation that preserves your edge.
• Endgame practice: devote 2 sessions per week to rook endings and king‑and‑pawn endings so you can convert minor advantages into wins under time pressure.
• Time‑pressure drills: run 2–3 5-minute or 3+2 blitz drills each week with a fixed plan (e.g., develop, coordinate rooks, find forcing ideas) to train quick, solid decision making.

Notes on performance data you shared

• You show a generally positive trend in longer-term results, with some short-term fluctuations. That pattern is common in blitz, where momentum swings quickly and consistency is key.
• One data point for rating trend over six months looks unusually high (likely a data quirk). It’s worth rechecking that figure to avoid chasing an artifact rather than a real trend.
• Some openings perform notably well in your history (for example, the Czech/Slav-related lines and certain Queen’s Gambit–related structures). Consider letting these be your blitz anchors and practice solid plans from them rather than exploring many random lines under time pressure.

Next steps and quick check-in

If you’d like, I can extract specific moments from your three recent games to annotate exactly where time pressure or a missed plan turned the game, and propose concrete alternative moves. Also, tell me which openings you enjoy most in blitz, and I’ll shape a focused two-week plan around them.

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