djoudjoux

Quick summary

Nice run. Your recent games show strong tactical awareness and very good endgame conversion when you get a passed pawn. Your short term rating trend is upward which means your current practice is working. Below I break down what you did well, the main mistakes in your latest loss, and simple drills to keep improving.

What you did well (examples)

• Active piece play and tactical finishing: in your most recent win you built a mating net around the opponent king and finished with a decisive queen checkmate. Review it here: Review this mate vs QassemL.
• Good conversion of a material/pawn advantage: in the resignation win you pushed passed pawns and kept the opponent under pressure until they quit. See the endgame here: Review the pawn race vs Tactical-Mode.
• You create practical problems for opponents. Your openings stat line shows you get dynamic positions where tactics often decide the game. Keep using that strength.
• Positive momentum. Your recent rating changes show an upward trend over 1, 3 and 6 months. Keep the habits that got you here.

Recent loss: main takeaways

Your most recent loss was decided on the clock. That is a very fixable area in blitz.

• Review the game where you lost on time here: Review the time loss vs 07Mazinho.
• What happened: you reached a very tactical, complex middlegame with mutual threats. You still had chances on the board but ran out of time. When a game is complex, speed counting and simplifying when practical can save the match.
• Concrete fixes: if the position is unclear and clock is low, look to trade down into a simpler winning plan or create a single clear threat to buy time. Avoid long calculations with under 10 seconds unless the tactic is forced.

Specific technical points to work on

• King safety and back rank: several of your wins used enemy king weaknesses and one loss showed how fast attack patterns can reverse. Double check luft for your king and watch back rank weaknesses in your opponent. Learn the common back rank patterns around the opponent king. Try studying the term Back Rank.
• Time management in blitz: avoid long think in obvious tactical positions. Use a two-phase approach: decide plan in 3-6 seconds, execute in increments. If less than 15 seconds, prioritize forcing moves or simplification.
• Openings: you play a lot of Italian / Giuoco lines. Tighten the typical plans and move-orders in those systems so you reach middlegames where you feel most comfortable. Study the main ideas of Giuoco Piano rather than only move order tricks.
• Endgame technique: when you have a passed pawn or a clear advantage, simplify correctly and march the pawn. In the resignation win you did this well. Convert that into a routine: when ahead, exchange pieces to reach a clear pawn rush or simple rook endgame you know how to win.

3 practical drills (20 minutes total)

• Tactical warmup (10 minutes): solve 10–15 blitz puzzles focusing on mating nets and queen sac patterns. Reinforce the patterns you used in the win vs QassemL.
• Blitz time control practice (5 minutes): play 3 games at 5+3 or 3+2 where your explicit goal is not to flag. Practice simplifying when under 10 seconds and forcing trades when appropriate.
• Endgame mini-session (5 minutes): four exercises with passed pawn conversion and king activity. Practice the winning themes you used in the Tactical-Mode game.

Short checklist to use during your next blitz game

• Move 1–8: reach your preferred setup. If your opponent deviates, ask what plans change rather than memorize one move.
• When ahead materially: simplify to a true win and avoid speculative complications.
• Under 20 seconds on the clock: choose the forcing line or trade pieces. Do not calculate deep non-forcing lines.
• Watch for back rank and queen checks in the opponent attack. If you see a mating net forming, create escape squares immediately.

Next steps and resources

• Keep playing the openings you enjoy but pick two main sidelines to drill so you reach familiar middlegames quickly.
• Daily: 10 tactics, 1 short endgame, and 1 time-management practice game. Consistency beats intensity.
• If you want, I can prepare a short set of 5 puzzles based on themes from your win vs QassemL and one short endgame drill from your Tactical-Mode game. Tell me which you prefer.

Closing

You are doing a lot of things right. Focus on small, repeatable improvements: brighter time habits, tighten opening plans, and a quick endgame routine. If you want a move-by-move annotated review of any of the linked games I can do that next.