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What’s going well in blitz lately

Your recent blitz play shows solid growth, with clear moments where you seized the initiative and converted advantages. A standout win demonstrates that when you find a forcing line, you can coordinate your pieces effectively to create a decisive finish. You’re also building a practical repertoire around openings you handle well, which helps you transition smoothly into the middlegame.

• You showed sharp tactical awareness when you could press for a mating net or a decisive attack, finishing with a clean tactical sequence in the winning game.
• You often generate active play by targeting open lines for your rooks and queen, keeping pressure on the opponent’s king.
• Your Catalan-leaning choices appear to suit your style, giving you comfortable transition into the middlegame and chances to outplay in balanced positions.

Opportunities to improve

• Defensive resilience against sharp attacks: a few games show you getting tested when the opponent launches a direct assault. Build a small set of defensive resources and patterns you can rely on in the moment, especially against back-rank and g-file pressure.
• Endgame technique: when you gain material, lock in a concrete plan to convert it. Practice rook endings and king activity to avoid drifting into unclear simplifications or drawn positions.
• Opening discipline: focus on a compact two-to-three opening setups to reduce early uncertainty. Lean more on Catalan Closed as a core tool and pair it with a reliable Black response (such as a Slav/Borromean-like setup) to limit unfamiliar lines in blitz.
• Time management: in blitz, a plan helps. Try earmarking a few minutes for critical turning points and avoid spending too long on non-critical moves early in the game.

Two-week practice plan

• Strengthen your Catalan Closed: study the typical middlegame plans and common tactical motifs, and drill two representative lines to memory.
• Endgame basics: dedicate two short sessions to rook endings and king-and-pawn endings to improve conversion chances in simplified positions.
• Daily tactical puzzles: 15 minutes per day focusing on forcing lines, checkmates, and defensive resources to improve calculation accuracy under time pressure.
• Post-game review routine: after each blitz session, review your last game and identify two critical decision points plus better alternatives.

Opening recommendations based on results

Your Catalan Opening (Closed) has been a strong performer, so consider making it a core part of your white repertoire. In Black, Slav-related ideas (Bonet Gambit) and solid lines like the Slavic/Caro-Kann family have shown practical viability. Keep London System and Bogo-Indian as flexible secondary options to maintain a broad toolkit without diluting focus.

Review and study resources

If you’d like, I can generate a quick, guided recap of your latest games to pinpoint concrete improvement areas. I can also embed a focused PGN snippet for you to study in a viewer. If you want a ready-to-study two-game sheet from your last win and last loss, tell me and I’ll prepare it.

Tip: want a quick, personalized study plan for the next session? I can tailor it to your preferred openings and target weak moments from your recent blitz games.

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