chessking2151 FM

Hi chessking2151! ✅ Your current strengths

• Fighting spirit: You have beaten players rated well above you, for instance Alexander Rustemov (2757 blitz) in an 180-second game – proof that you can calculate tactical complications fast.
• Flexible openings: Your use of the King’s Indian Attack as White and solid setups with …g6/…Bg7 as Black show that you are not afraid of sideline positions.
• Endgame tenacity: In several games you converted small pluses into wins, demonstrating good technical ability once pieces are reduced.

🚩 Biggest improvement area: time management

Out of your last 10 decisive games, 7 ended by somebody’s clock hitting zero. Five of those losses were on your own time, often before move 2 in daily games. Blunders can be fixed with study, but a flag always gives the opponent 100 %. Putting a simple routine in place will instantly raise your results:

1. Choose one main time control (e.g. 10 | 5 Rapid) and play it consistently for the next month.
2. Before clicking “Play”, block out 15–20 minutes where you know you can stay at the board.
3. Activate move reminders on your phone for daily games, or temporarily pause correspondence events until your schedule is lighter.

Mastering time management alone could turn many current 0-1 results into extra rating points.

♟ Opening suggestions

Because most of your openings start with either 1 e4 e5 (when you are Black) or the King’s Indian Attack (when you are White), building a light but reliable repertoire is the quickest way to reach 2206 (2016-11-27):

• As White: Keep the KIA but study plans after …d5 and …c6. The key idea is c4 breaks and pawn storms on the kingside. Watch one annotated model game daily.
• As Black vs 1 e4: Your timeout games started from 1…Nc6 or 1…d6 ideas but never left the opening. Consider a single main line (e.g. the Scandinavian 1…d5 or the French 1…e6) so you feel “at home” from move one.

🔍 Sample game to review

Even though you won on time, notice how 31…Rg8 let White regroup. Challenge: find an earlier improvement for Black and annotate it – this will sharpen your tactical radar.

📊 When do you play best?

Take a look at your personal performance graphs – they might surprise you.

Next steps (30-day plan)

1. Play 20 rapid games, analysing each with the engine and manual notes.
2. Solve 15 tactical puzzles every morning; time yourself to 3 min each to mimic blitz pressure.
3. Memorise one critical line for both colours each week. Quality over quantity.
4. Re-watch your own losses – especially the ones decided by the clock – and write one sentence on how to avoid that scenario.

Step by step, these habits will make the difference between flagging and finishing with a flourish. Enjoy the journey, and see you above 1400 soon!