Rustam Bunyatov FM

Hi Rustam, here is your personalised post-match feedback

1. Quick snapshot

• Current form: you scored 3 convincing wins, but 5 of the last 6 defeats were on time – the single biggest leak in your score.
• Historical best: 2373 (2016-10-08)
• Activity patterns:

2. Strengths to keep nurturing

• Initiative-first mindset. In your win vs tsiry82 you seized space with 10.c5! and never let Black breathe.
• Tactical alertness. 25.Nxe6+!! and 32.e6+ followed by 35.Re1 showcased excellent calculation depth.
• Practical piece activity. You consistently post knights on d5/f5 and bishops on active diagonals, forcing concessions.

3. Priority issues

1. Clock management – “good moves in time”
   Five recent losses (e.g. vs purechessseeker) reached playable positions yet ended with 0-0-:00. Adopt a minimum move speed rule: never sink below 30 s in the first 20 moves of 3-min blitz. If you’re clearly winning, pre-move safe recaptures and force exchanges instead of hunting the prettiest mate.
2. Handling closed Sicilian & English structures
   In the loss to PureChessSeeker you met 5.c4 with ...d4, locked the centre and then had no plan. Review thematic breaks (…b5 en route …a5-a4 or …f5-f4) and typical KIA piece manoeuvres. A 30-minute database scroll will save dozens of rating points.
3. Defensive prophylaxis
   Several timeouts came after over-pressing while ignoring counterplay. Before launching pawn storms ask “what is my opponent’s next threat?” – a simple zwischenzug scan reduces blunders dramatically.
4. Endgame conversion under time pressure
   vs dh1308 you reached an easily winning rook ending but flagged. Drill the Philidor/Lucena techniques in 5-min puzzles, then practise converting +3 positions with 20 s on the clock.

4. Micro-exercise from your own game

5. Training plan for the next two weeks

• Day 1-3: build a concise cheat-sheet for the English / Anglo-Dutch and KIA vs Sicilian  – 10 critical positions each.
• Daily: 10 fast games (3|2 or 5|0) focusing on staying above 30 s; annotate one game with comments (no engine).
• Alternate days: 20 custom puzzles filtered for “mate-in-3 & deflection”.
• Weekend: play two 15|10 games, switch on engine afterwards and add key errors to an “opening flashcard deck”.

6. Motivational note

You already demonstrated the tactical sharpness required for 2200+. Once the clock-handling habit is fixed, the rating jump will follow quickly. Keep the momentum, Rustam – good luck in your next session!