Дондуков Сэнгдорж FM

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Quick snapshot

• Peak blitz rating: 2730 (2019-02-04)
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Your recent highlight

Below is your latest victory – an energetic win in a Queen’s Gambit-Declined where you slowly squeezed Black’s position and converted with accurate tactics:

What went well

• Opening knowledge: You employed a sound QGD structure and weren’t afraid to push e4–e5, seizing space.
• Piece activity: Knights on f6/f4 and rooks on the d-file suffocated Black’s defences.
• Patience in conversion: After 25.d5! you transitioned into a winning rook ending without rushing.

Areas to polish

1. Time management

Three of your last five losses ended on the clock, including the Petroff versus Omk124 (Titled Tuesday). You often reach double-digit inaccuracies once you’re under 15 seconds. Consider:

• Adopting a minimum move-time: never let the clock drop below the increment + 2 s before you move in straightforward positions.
• Using the opponent’s time to pre-scan forcing lines and candidate moves.
• Practising on a slower control weekly to reinforce deep calculation without the flag pressure.

2. Selecting practical continuations

In the Petroff loss you plunged into sharp complications (9…g5 10.Be3 f5) while behind on time. When clocks are ticking down, favour plans that keep the position under control – even if the engine thinks they’re “only” equal.

3. Endgame technique

Against dragos420 you reached this position with equal material but resigned after inaccuracies:

…/p2p1k2/1p6/… 18.dxc6 Bxc6 19.Rd1 Nxe4 …

• Create a habit of activating the king early (…Kf7–e6) instead of chasing pawns.
• Refresh basic rook endgame ideas (cut-off king, Lucena, Philidor) with a quick drill set each week.

Opening map

Middlegame focus topics

1. Prophylaxis: Before launching an attack, ask “What is my opponent’s idea?” This would have prevented ……Rd5 in the Petroff game.
2. Minor-piece imbalances: You often keep knights vs bishops. Study typical plans in opposite-coloured bishop middlegames.
3. Pawn breaks: In your QGD win the thematic d4–d5 was decisive. Compile a personal notebook of key breaks in each of your openings.

Training menu for the next month

• 30 min / day on tactical motifs – focus on clearance and zwischenzug.
• Play two 15|10 games weekly, analyse without an engine for 20 min, then verify with the engine.
• Endgame drill: 20 rook-and-pawn studies; annotate the critical zone rule and winning methods.
• Review one classic game featuring your openings (e.g. Kramnik’s handling of the QGD) each weekend.

Mindset tips

Remember the concept of zugzwang: sometimes the best move is to give the opponent the chance to go wrong. Resist the urge to force matters when ahead on the clock or on the board.

Finally, keep enjoying the process. Your aggressive style is entertaining and effective – refine the foundations and the next rating jump will follow.

Good luck at the board, and let me know how your next tournament goes!