Christopher Muñoz Ramos FM

Hi Christopher Muñoz Ramos!

Your current Blitz peak: .

See how your results fluctuate with time:

What you are doing well

• Opening depth against 1.d4. In your win over musiccitymaster you steered a Queen’s Gambit Accepted into a dynamic ...c5 break, equalised smoothly and then seized the initiative on move 23 with the accurate 23…Nxe3!
• Tactical alertness. The miniature against nightofzero_on_fire showed excellent calculation: 24…Nd3!! exploited a loose back rank and converted to a winning rook-ending. Your ability to spot zwischenzugs under time pressure is a consistent asset.
• Piece activity over material. In several wins you calmly returned material (e.g. 25…Rxd2 vs. MusicCityMaster) to keep pieces humming; this “quality over quantity” mindset pays dividends in Blitz.
• Psychology & clock handling in winning positions. Your conversion rate when you have the advantage is high; opponents often resign or flag once you simplify.

Primary growth areas

1. King safety in the Sicilian (Black).
   • In the loss to austinthomas12345 your kingside collapsed after 13.g4/14.h4. Moves like 13…Rc8 invited the pawn storm while leaving g6 over-extended.
   • Practical tip: when you choose a Dragon/Accelerated setup, pre-empt h-file battering by inserting …h5 (before White plays h4-h5) or shifting to a Scheveningen with …e6 and …Be7. Study high-level examples of the Karpov-system to see safe reconstructions.
2. Endgame resistance.
   • Against Damir Ismagilov the Ra-v-Bb conversion slipped when you allowed 46…Bxe5 and later missed perpetual resources. Re-visit basic rook vs. passed-pawn technique; knowing the “Vancura” and “cut-off” methods will add half-points.
   • Drill simplified positions daily for 5-10 minutes; this cements patterns without huge time investment.
3. Handling opposite-side pawn races.
   • Your loss versus Vlad Lymar started with an ambitious queenside expansion but you underestimated the speed of White’s central break (20.d4!-22.Bxd5).
   • Rule of thumb: count tempi and check whose passed pawn promotes with check. If in doubt, insert a blocking move or liquidate one pawn before racing.
4. Time-management in critical middlegames.
   • Several defeats show sub-20 second decisions in razor-sharp spots (e.g. 29…Rc6?? vs. AustinThomas). Try a “no-move-takes->5s” self-rule until move 15; the saved seconds later translate into calmer calculations.

Micro-exercise

Replay this instructive segment (moves 22-29) where the attacking side broke through; look for an improvement for Black on move 24:

Action plan for the next 2 weeks

• Day 1-4: Analyse three recent Sicilian losses, build a personal “anti-h4/h5” repertoire file.
• Day 5-7: Endgame flash cards—50 rook-endgame positions; aim for 90% accuracy.
• Day 8-10: Play 20 blitz games focusing on time-buffer discipline; annotate only the moments you fell below 30 seconds.
• Day 11-14: Solve 40 “pawn-race” studies; summarise two heuristic rules you found most useful.

Keep up the dynamic play, refine these specific areas, and that next jump above 2500 Blitz will follow. Good luck!