Filip Kumic FM

👋 Hi Filip!

Below is a personalised review of your recent performance as Confer77. I have distilled the main strengths, recurring issues and an actionable training plan. Keep this page handy and revisit it after every training block.

1. Snapshot

• Current peak ratings — Bullet: 2541 (2022-09-11), Blitz: 2824 (2020-04-16), Rapid: 2000 (2025-02-03)
• Typical activity pattern:
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• Preferred openings: King’s Gambit (both colours!), Nimzo-Larsen & various Modern/Pirc set-ups.

2. What you already do well

1. Dynamic piece play. Your wins versus lower-rated opponents show excellent piece co-ordination and a keen eye for forcing continuations (e.g. the Bb3-Rd1-Rg1-g-pawn avalanche in the 33-move miniature).
2. Conversion in won positions. Once an endgame advantage is reached, you generally push it home smoothly (53.Qa8# game).
3. Opening creativity. You are comfortable in unbalanced structures and rarely shy away from sacrifices, often obtaining practical chances even in bullet.

3. Recurring problems

1. King safety in hyper-fast time controls.
   • Loss vs. death_by_boredom: after 21.Nh5!? you reacted with 21…g6, but did not anticipate the critical follow-up 22.Nf6+! A single tempo allowed White’s queen & bishop battery to deliver mate.
   • Pattern: pawn moves (…g6/…f6/…h5) around your own king without counter-play lead to dark-square weaknesses.
2. Over-pressing against solid resistance.
   • In the bullet Reti game you resigned down a piece on move 22 after 2½ minutes. The early b-pawn thrust (…b5 …a5 …b4) created targets you could not defend.
   • Reminiscent issue: pushing the a- and h-pawns too quickly in several losses.
3. Calculation depth in tactical melees.
   • In the Modern Defense loss you missed White’s quiet 46.a6! which froze your rook and pawn, leading to resignation.
   • Key theme: under-estimating passed-pawn races and quiet moves (see zwischenzug).

4. Training plan (4-week micro-cycle)

5. Critical position to rehearse

Try solving this without a board; write down three candidate moves and a full line until evaluation becomes clear.

Goal: Grok why 21…gxh5? is unplayable and how to re-route pieces to blunt the attack.

6. Practical tips

• Adopt a “two weaknesses” mindset once a material edge is secured. Create a second front instead of immediate pawn grabs.
• Time management rule: In bullet, never drop under 15 s before move 20; simplify instead of hunting the perfect move.
• Emotional check-in: a quick breathing reset after every blunder (set a physical cue, e.g. touch the table).

7. Stretch goals

1. Hit 2600 blitz by limiting +0/–0 lopsided pairings; seek opponents within ±200 ELO.
2. Publish annotated games weekly; community feedback accelerates growth.
3. Add one classical tournament this season—nothing replaces OTB nerves.

Good luck, and enjoy the climb! I’m here whenever you need the next progress review.