marjan owrangi

Personalized Feedback for Marjan Owrangi

Current Snapshot

• Peak Blitz rating so far: 2497 (2025-09-06)
• Games analysed: 10 (6 wins, 4 losses) – see trend:

Your Competitive Strengths

• Initiative-seeking style. In the majority of your wins you grabbed space early (e.g. g3/​Bg2 set-ups or the Closed-Sicilian with f4) and kept opponents on the back foot.
• Tactical alertness. Motifs such as Nxf6+, Nxd5, and queen-sacs for perpetual checks appear frequently and usually work in your favour.
• Piece activity over material. You are comfortable returning pawns to open files or diagonals; this yields practical chances in < 60-second time controls.

Recurring Issues to Address

1. Time management. Three of the last four losses ended on the clock while you were still objectively fine.
   Recommendation: insert “mini checkpoints” (after the opening, after each trade) where you spend 2-3 seconds to update your plan instead of moving instantly in obvious positions.
2. King safety once the queens stay on. • Example: vs hyhyhyhy2003 you delayed …Kh7 …g5 consolidation, allowing Rh1-h6-h7 ideas.
   • Example PGN fragment:
   Work on the habit of asking “What is my opponent’s next check?” every move.
3. Converting extra material in technical endings. In the win against chessweda the rook+rook vs rook ending took 40 extra moves because the h-pawn was pushed before restricting the enemy king. Study “rook-and-rook vs rook” winning technique (Philidor & Lucena).
4. Over-optimistic pawn storms with Black in the Scandinavian / Alekhine. Early …f6 or …g5 without development gave opponents targets. Try inserting a useful developing move first (…Nc6, …Be7) and only then expand.

Opening Map

Targeted Training Plan (4-Week Cycle)

• Week 1: Everyday 20 min of Beat-the-Clock drills – positions shown with only 15 seconds to find the best move.
• Week 2: Endgame focus – play the “Rook vs Rook Endings” chapter from Silman or use the Chess.com drills on Lucena, Philidor and the tricky Vancura.
• Week 3: Repertoire deep dive – analyse 10 master games in your preferred King’s Fianchetto line; build a memory palace of critical junctions (use the move-number anchors technique).
• Week 4: Sparring sessions vs. engines set to “200 Elo higher” with forced time odds (you get 3 min, engine gets 2 min). Goal: improve decision speed without compromising quality.

Quick Habit Checklist Before Each Move

1. Material & pawn structure tally (2 sec).
2. Forcing move scan: checks, captures, threats (4 sec).
3. Update worst placed piece – can it improve? (2 sec).
4. Only then look for the “prettiest” continuation.

Motivational Note

The jump from good tactician to well-rounded player usually happens when time-trouble losses disappear. Your accuracy in quiet positions is already respectable – pair it with better clock handling and you are on a clear path to 2400 Blitz.

Keep up the fighting spirit and enjoy the journey!