Romualdo Vitale

What you’re doing well

You choose active, practical openings and keep your pieces loaded with counterplay. In many games you press on key files and diagonals, creating problems for your opponent even when the position is complex. Your piece coordination tends to be solid, and you look for chances to exploit small advantages through active middlegame plans rather than settling into passive defenses.

• Opening choice shows willingness to fight for dynamic equality or better in familiar lines, which helps you seize initiative when the position opens up.
• Quick development and timely piece activity keep pressure on opponents, especially in the middlegame where tactical chances often arise.
• You manage to convert some advantages into tangible play, pushing your opponent to defend accurately and making them question their plan.

Key learnings from your recent games

From the latest rapid games, you have opportunities to sharpen timing and conversion in dynamic positions. When the game becomes tactical, you sometimes face heavy calculation demands and need crisp transitions from middlegame to endgame. In some encounters, you can benefit from simplifying at the right moment to maintain the initiative and reduce defensive resource demands on the clock.

• When you push for initiative, ensure you have a clear plan after forcing trades or creating a concrete target (such as a weak pawn, open file, or exposed king).
• In sharp or compromised positions, keep a disciplined clock management discipline to avoid last-minute decision errors.
• In longer games, practice converting small material or positional edges through precise endgame technique.

Areas to improve

• Time management in complex middlegames: allocate sufficient thinking time early to avoid time-pressure errors later.
• Calculation discipline in tactical melees: verify forcing lines and watch for hidden counterplays your opponent may have.
• Endgame technique: strengthen your ability to convert advantages in rook-and-pawn endgames and minor-piece endings.
• Positional understanding in some less familiar openings: build a small set of core ideas for your most-used lines so you can react confidently to common middlegame plans.

Practical training plan (next 2-3 weeks)

• Week 1: Analyze two recent losses in depth. Identify three critical mistakes, and write down the correct plan or idea you missed. Practice those ideas in 3 targeted tactical puzzles daily that mirror those patterns.
• Week 2: Focus on timing and endgames. Play training games with an emphasis on reaching clean rook or minor-piece endings and then converting the edge. Review each ending with a quick self-annotation.
• Week 3: Opening refinement. Deepen your understanding of your top-performing systems (e.g., Amazon Attack and London System variants) by listing typical middlegame plans and common pitfalls your opponents use to neutralize them. Pair this with 2-3 model games from each line and annotate the key decisions.
• Throughout: incorporate short daily puzzle drills to improve calculation and pattern recognition, and do a quick post-game review after every rapid game to lock in lessons learned.

Opening focus and ideas

Your data shows solid results in several lines, particularly in aggressive or semi-systematic setups. Lean into those strengths while building a compact mental map of typical plans and pitfalls.

• Amazon Attack and Siberian Attack: these lines reward quick piece activity and active piece coordination. Focus on developing pieces to active squares, controlling central keys, and creating pressure on the opponent’s king.
• London System: Poisoned Pawn Variation: emphasize solid piece placement with timely pawn breaks and how to handle counterplay against your king’s position.
• French Defense variations, QGD-related lines, and other listed openings: continue building familiarity with common pawn structures and typical break ideas so you can anticipate opponents’ plans and choose accurate responses.
• General idea: for your most-used openings, write a one-page mini-repertoire sheet with 3-4 typical middlegame plans and 2-to-3 common refutations from opponents. This helps you respond confidently under time pressure.

Additional coaching notes

If you’d like, I can annotate a recent game move-by-move to highlight exact decision points and provide corrective ideas. You can share a PGN for a targeted review, and I’ll craft concrete improvement notes for the next session.