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Quick summary

Nice set of rapid games — you demonstrated strong tactical awareness and kept pressure in chaotic positions. Your rating trend is healthy and improving; small, focused fixes will convert more of those close positions into wins.

What you did well

• Active piece play: you put pieces on aggressive squares quickly (knights jumping into the enemy camp in several games) and created concrete threats — that wins material or forces mistakes from weaker opponents.
• Playing to practical chances: you converted a technical advantage into a win on time and used checks and forks to keep the opponent uncomfortable (good situational instincts).
• Openness to tactical complications: when the position got sharp you were comfortable calculating forcing lines instead of shying away.
• Opening variety: you’re mixing systems (for example the Vienna Game and Bishop's Opening), which keeps opponents guessing and gives you practical chances.

Where to improve (high impact)

• Queen shuffling / repeated moves: in the loss you spent many moves moving the queen back and forth (Qg3–Qf3 pattern). That lost time and let your opponent coordinate a tactic. Try to avoid repeating queen moves unless there’s a concrete gain.
• Watch for back-rank and tactical shots against your king: several games showed the king becoming a target after queens and rooks opened lines. Prioritize a simple luft or active defense when the center opens.
• Loose pieces and hanging tactics: opponents took advantage of overloaded or undefended pieces. Before every move, ask: "Is any my piece en prise?" — consider Loose Piece as a reminder.
• Time management: you won on time in one game — good — but also had long think periods. In rapid aim for steady clock use (avoid huge jumps in time per move).

Game-specific notes (quick review)

• Win vs khalilldk — sharp tactical melee in the Vienna Game: you created direct threats to the enemy king, grabbed material, and kept pressure until your opponent flagged. Review the critical moment where you returned the queen into the attack — that pattern (sacrificing coordination for attack) works well when calculation is correct.
• Win vs m1roslav1981 — good endgame technique and pressure on the seventh rank. You traded into an advantageous knight vs pawn structure and pushed the opponent into passive moves.
• Loss vs muazizz — avoid the repeated queen moves Qg3–Qf3–Qg3. The sequence let Black build a tactical response (knight into f4 / exchanging to reduce your attacking potential). In similar positions: finish development first, then chase.
• Loss vs arkagdyniakswinia — the game ended with a tactical finish against your king. After opening complications you didn’t coordinate a defense; double-check king safety when the opponent has active rooks on the file.

Concrete 7‑day improvement plan

• Daily (15–25 min): tactics puzzles (focus on forks, pins, skewers, and mating patterns). Use mixed difficulty; stop and calculate before you look at the solution.
• 3× per week (20–30 min): one rapid game (10+0 or 10+5). After each game, do a 10–15 minute post-mortem: identify one turning point, one hanging piece, one time-management mistake.
• 2 sessions (30 min total): endgame practice — basic king and pawn vs king, rook endgames, and simple knight vs bishop scenarios. These convert close games into wins.
• One session (45 min): opening tidy-up — pick 1 main system you like (e.g., Vienna Game or the Bishop's Opening), learn 2 typical plans for each side (not every move) so you have a plan after move 6–8.

Targeted drills

• 10 tactics in a row: do 10 mate-in-2 or mate-in-3 problems without getting any wrong. If you miss one, replay it until you see it at sight.
• 3 quick post-mortems: after a loss, write the critical position and one candidate move you overlooked. This builds pattern recognition.
• “No‑queen‑shuffle” practice game: play one rapid game and force yourself to not move your queen more than twice in the opening unless you win material — trains discipline.

Small checklist to use during games

• Before moving: count attackers/defenders on destination square (avoid leaving pieces Loose Piece).
• If you move the queen, ask: does this lose time or gain something concrete?
• When the center opens: look for checks, pins, and back‑rank weaknesses for both sides.
• Clock check: try to keep a healthy reserve (aim for 2–3 minutes left with 10 moves to go).

Tools & resources

• Tactics trainer / puzzle rush (15 min daily).
• Short videos on basics of the Vienna Game and the Bishop's Opening — learn 2 typical pawn breaks and one middlegame plan for each.
• Rook endgame drills for 20 minutes — these yield high conversion rates in rapid.

Follow-up

Pick one habit from the checklist to focus on this week (I suggest "no‑queen‑shuffle" or daily tactics). After seven days, we’ll review one annotated game you choose and turn mistakes into a tailored training plan.

Reviewable PGNs (quick links)

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Final note

You’ve got momentum — rating trends and win rate show steady improvement. Small, consistent habits (tactics + 1 tidy opening plan + basic endgames) will pay off quickly. Pick one drill and stick to it for a week — you’ll see measurable gains.