Dafny2005 IM

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Current Snapshot

• Peak blitz rating: 2970 (2025-05-20)
• Recent record against frequent rival Lennis Martinez Ramirez: 5 wins / 5 losses

What You Do Especially Well

• Opening Mastery with 1.e4 – Your Caro-Kann Advance games (h-pawn storms, timely c4-breaks) show excellent thematic understanding.
• Dynamic Piece Play – In several wins you created multiple threats (e.g. 26.Be6+!! in the Sveshnikov) forcing resignations before move 30.
• Conversion when Ahead on the Board and Clock – When you keep a 20-30 second buffer you finish with clean tactics rather than drifting into endgames.
• Psychological Edge – You revisit lines that scored well (Caro-Kann Advance, Ruy
  Lopez with a4–a5 clamp) and press opponents in familiar structures.

High-Value Improvement Targets

1. Time Management in Equal / Worse Positions
   Four of your last five losses were on time while the position was still defensible.
   Action plan:
   • Adopt a “red-zone” rule: at 20 s start playing automatic safety moves (king to corner, rooks to open files) rather than calculating long lines.
   • End every tactical puzzle session with a 10-second “blitz finish” drill to simulate clock pressure.
2. Endgame Resilience
   In the Exchange Caro-Kann loss you resigned a K+3 vs K+3 pawn ending that was still drawable with the opposition.
   Action plan:
   • Daily 5-minute study of basic king-and-pawn endgames; focus on outside passed pawn & triangulation themes.
   • Set up the diagram from move 55 of that game and defend it repeatedly until you hold.
     (Tip: look for the critical square concept – see zugzwang.)
3. Black Repertoire Safety Nets
   The Panov-Attack and QGA losses show trouble once the position leaves theory.
   Action plan:
   • Prepare a “plan-based” fallback in the Panov (…g6 & Bg7 structures) that avoids the forcing 10.Qb3 lines.
   • Add one solid non-Caro line vs 1.e4 (e.g. 1…e5 with the Berlin) to diversify and reduce prep reliance.
4. Pawn-Storm Discipline
   Early g- and h-pawn pushes score well when you keep pieces behind them, but in the loss vs. B13 you advanced kingside pawns without sufficient piece support.
   Rule of thumb: launch the pawn storm only after completing development or when you have at least a two-piece majority on that wing.

Suggested Weekly Routine (≈1 h/day)

• 20 min – Tactics (with a 20-second “blitz” finish on every puzzle).
• 15 min – Endgame flashcards (King & pawn, rook activity).
• 15 min – Opening rehearsal against engine in critical Panov / QGA lines.
• 10 min – Review one of your own games focusing solely on time-usage decisions.

Motivational Snapshot

You already play at a master-level blitz rating. Sharpening clock handling and endgame technique will convert several of those “flagged” games into wins – a gain of 50-70 rating points without learning a single new tactic. Keep the energy and creativity, add a little structure, and your next peak should come quickly!