Daniel Kopylov IM

Overview of your recent bullet games

You’ve shown solid results across several aggressive and dynamic openings. Your strength-adjusted win rate is above 0.52, indicating that, when accounting for time pressure and decision quality, you convert roughly half your games into wins more often than not. The openings data highlights very strong performance in several lines, and your rating trends suggest a positive trajectory with some short-term fluctuations. The recent wins, losses, and draws you’ve shared show active tactical competition and the ability to press in the middlegame, but also occasional sharp mistakes under speed constraints. Focusing on clean conversion after openings and in endgames will help stabilize results in bullet.

What you’re doing well

• Excellent results with multiple ambitious openings, especially the London System: Poisoned Pawn Variation and the Colle System: Rhamphorhynchus Variation. These lines give you practical winning chances and suit your aggressive, piece-oriented style.
• Strong performance in the Hungarian Opening: Wiedenhagen-Beta Gambit shows you can handle sharp, tactical structures and capitalize on initiative.
• Consistent endgame awareness in bullet play, enabling you to press advantages and convert positions when your opponent makes concessions under time pressure.
• Good willingness to press and complicate in the middlegame, which aligns with your openings selection and overall play style.
• Positive rating trends over several months, indicating that your overall approach is moving in the right direction and your preparation is paying off.

Opening performance highlights

Your opening choices are paying off in many games. Notable strengths include:

• London System: Poisoned Pawn Variation — very high win rate across many games.
• Colle System: Rhamphorhynchus Variation — strong results with solid conversion in many trials.
• Hungarian Opening: Wiedenhagen-Beta Gambit — high win rate indicating you handle sharp, tactical lines well.
• French Defense family lines also show solid performance, suggesting you are comfortable navigating typical French structures and exchanges.

Consider continuing to lean into 2–3 main openings to deepen your understanding and pattern recognition, while keeping flexibility to switch when an opponent neutralizes your main ideas. For quick reference to the openings, you can review: London System: Poisoned Pawn Variations, Colle System: Rhamphorhynchus Variation, and Hungarian Opening: Wiedenhagen-Beta Gambit. London System: Poisoned Pawn Variation Colle System: Rhamphorhynchus Variation Hungarian Opening: Wiedenhagen-Beta Gambit

Strength adjusted win rate and rating trend

Your strength-adjusted win rate is around 0.52, which means your performance remains competitive under bullet conditions after accounting for timing and pressure. The rating history shows meaningful gains across multiple months, with a notable upward trend in recent periods. Short-term fluctuations (including a recent month with a small drop) are normal in fast time controls; the longer-term trend remains positive. To keep momentum, pair your sharp tactical play with disciplined time management and targeted post-game review.

What to improve (concrete steps)

• Endgame conversion under time pressure: after simplifying into endgames, focus on quick, clear plans. Practice 5-minute endgame drills and 3-pawn vs. 2-pawn endings to improve precision when seconds are low.
• Move ordering and blunder prevention: after the opening, spend a small but deliberate portion of your time confirming a logical plan before the first tactical sequence. Use a simple check before critical exchanges to avoid material losses.
• Pattern recognition in bullet: build a personal checklist of common tactical motifs (forks, pins, discovered attacks, opponent threats) to rapidly identify forcing lines within the first 8–12 moves.
• Time control discipline: in fast games, set a minimum time buffer for key decisions (e.g., reserve a few seconds for the final phase). Practice with a 2–3 minute game pace to build consistency without overthinking.
• Opponent profiling: study a few games by frequent opponents to spot typical ideas they use against your favorite openings, so you can anticipate and respond more accurately in practice.

Practice plan for the next two weeks

• Daily: 15 minutes of tactical puzzles focusing on forks, pins, and discovered attacks, plus 10 minutes of quick endgame practice (rook endings, king activity in simplified positions).
• Weekly: annotate one of your recent bullet games to identify a key moment where a better plan existed, and review the position with the aim of extracting 1–2 actionable ideas.
• Opening study: devote 20 minutes twice this week to deepen your understanding of 2–3 main lines (for example, London System Poisoned Pawn, Colle System, and Hungarian Wiedenhagen-Beta Gambit) and note the typical middlegame themes you should expect.
• Live game practice: play focused 3+2 or 5+0 bullet sessions to reinforce time management and transition from opening to middlegame smoothly.

Recent opponents and patterns (optional)

From your recent games, you’ve faced a mix of aggressive and strategic players. Noting how you respond to early pressure versus solid setups can guide your preparation. For quick context, you can view profiles of some opponents such as Daniel Kopylov and Carlos Alarcia.

Next steps

Keep using the openings you’re already comfortable with while gradually deepening your understanding of the key middlegame ideas that arise from those lines. Combine regular post-game reviews with concise tactical drills to reduce recurring blunders and improve endgame conversion in bullet. Your data suggests you have a solid foundation—use the upcoming weeks to stabilize and push toward even stronger, consistent results.