Sounak Bagchi NM

What you're doing well

You have a sharp attacking instinct in blitz and can generate practical chances from the start when you choose aggressive lines. Your ability to navigate complex, tactical positions helps you seize initiative and keep opponents under pressure.

• You handle dynamic, tactical middlegames with confidence and often create immediate problems for the opponent.
• Your short-term results show you can convert chances when you get the initiative, especially in sharper lines.
• You manage the clock reasonably well in many games, maintaining activity even when the position tightens.

Key areas to improve

• Time management under blitz pressure: aim to move faster on routine decisions and allocate more time to critical moments, so you aren’t rushed on the decisive moves.
• Endgame conversion: strengthen technique in common endgames (such as rook endings and king-pawn endgames) to convert advantages and avoid drawing or losing after simplifications.
• Opening consistency: your results vary with different openings. adopt a compact, 2–3 opening repertoire with clear middlegame plans to reduce uncertainty and maintain steady pressure.
• Tactical pattern recognition: build faster recognition of typical motifs (forks, pins, discovered attacks, back-rank ideas) to reduce calculation time and errors in sharp lines.
• Post-game reflection: after each blitz game, pick 1-2 critical mistakes and write a concrete plan to avoid them in the future.

Opening choices and practical recommendations

Your data shows strong results in aggressive, sharp lines and certain flexible setups. To keep these advantages, focus on a compact opening repertoire (2–3 go-to systems) with clear plans for the middlegame. For example:

• Use the Amar Gambit as your main weapon when you want to seize the initiative and push your opponent into less comfortable, tactical play.
• Pair it with a solid, flexible defense against chessable replies to maintain control even when the opponent steers into quieter middlegames.
• Practice 2 additional openings that you can rely on to reach familiar structures quickly, reducing the risk of early confusion.

If you’d like, I can annotate a recent game line with a practical plan using a placeholder like
to illustrate move-by-move thinking in a typical blitz scenario.

Practical action plan for the next 2 weeks

• Pick 2–3 openings to focus on and memorize a simple, repeatable middlegame plan for each.
• Do 15–20 minutes of tactical puzzles daily, emphasizing motifs that frequently appear in blitz (forks, pins, discovered attacks, back-rank weaknesses).
• After each blitz session, spend 5 minutes reviewing the game to identify one major mistake and one concrete fix for the next game.
• Incorporate a daily endgame drill (such as king and pawn endings or rook endings) to improve conversion skills under time pressure.

Practice ideas and quick resources

Structure your practice around short, focused sessions: quick puzzles, 2–3 openings with clear plans, and brief endgame drills. Short, consistent work over a couple of weeks is more effective for blitz improvement than long, sporadic study.