Andrei Purygin FM

Hi Andrei — personalised feedback from your last Chess960 sessions

✔️ Your main strengths

• Initiative-first mindset. You regularly seize space with early pawn breaks (c4/d4/f4) and keep opponents on the back foot.
• Tactical alertness. Ideas such as 6…Qh6+ & 9…Nxg3 in your win vs Daniel Beniosev show sharp calculation.
• Conversion skills in won endings. The 82-move grind vs RobertSkytte proves you can convert with patience when the clock cooperates.

🚀 Highest-impact improvement levers

1. Clock management
   Eight of your last ten losses were on time.
   • Adopt a “move every 10 s until move 15” rule; think on the opponent’s time.
   • Train with three 1 + 1 bullet games per day focusing only on staying >10 s.
   • After playing a move, use the increment immediately: breathe, scan, then calculate.
2. King safety before launching pawn storms
   In the losses to Alexander Rustemov & Mathieu Ternault your king remained exposed while queens stayed on.
   • “Three-piece rule”: castle once three minors are developed.
   • If you delay castling, don’t open the centre with f- or d-pawn thrusts unless fully justified.
3. Post-material-gain consolidation
   Winning material is great, but vs Sergei Iskusnyh counter-play on dark squares crept in.
   1. Activate your worst-placed piece.
   2. Simplify when safe.
   3. Create at least one flight square for your king.

Opening tendencies & quick wins

You favour flexible flank systems (b3/g3) that suit Chess960. Aim to finish development faster — more than one “piece moves twice before move 10” often costs you critical seconds.

15-minute daily micro-routine

Your stats at a glance

Peak ratings so far: Blitz 2694 (2022-04-21) • Bullet 2352 (2025-01-11)

Model attacking sequence to copy

Keep that fighting spirit, Andrei! Marry your tactical eye with steadier time usage and 1800+ will come sooner than you think.