DrChessC FM

Your playing rhythm

When do you score best?

What you already do well

• Active piece play: In many wins you quickly seize the initiative with moves like 15.Nxe5! and 24.Ne5 in your Sicilian-style victory (
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• King safety awareness: Even in Chess960 starting positions you castle (or pseudo-castle) early and rarely get mated; your losses are far more often on the clock than on the board.
• Endgame technique: The long win vs eramireztorres shows patience – you converted the h-pawn with precise checks all the way to 59.h7#.

Biggest opportunities to improve

1. Time management
   • Five of your last seven losses were “won on time”.
   • You spend ~30 seconds on early queen moves that force no decision (e.g. 9.Qe3 in the Michel000 game).
   Action plan: enter the opening with a three-move tempo budget (never drop below +15 sec versus opponent before move 10). If you are behind, simplify and play moves that keep the position safe rather than perfect.
   
2. Handling pawn storms on your king
   Games against delax001 and bobbystock show issues after …g-pawn pushes. When the opponent advances a rook pawn toward your monarch:
   • Meet it with counter-centre play first (d4/e4 breaks) rather than advancing wing pawns.
   • Look for prophylactic moves: h3/h6, a3/a6, or a timely Zwischenzug.
3. Keeping pressure after winning material
   In your latest loss you were a healthy pawn up on move 18 but allowed counterplay with 18…Qe5. After gaining material, ask “what is my opponent’s only active plan?” and spend one move to restrict it.

Opening corner

You favour fianchetto setups and early flank pawns (g4, b4, c4). Nothing wrong, but add two classical patterns to your repertoire so you can switch styles when needed:

• 1.e4 e5 “Spanish-like” build-up: In Chess960 positions with bishops on adjacent files, aim for Bc4/Bb5 plans to target f7/f2.
• “London-ish” structure with d4-Bf4-e3-c3: Gives solid development without heavy theory and saves time on the clock.

Snapshot: critical moment from your last win

You found the nice deflection 16…Nxc3+! forcing 18…axb3 and opening the a-file. Replay it to burn the pattern into memory:

Weekly training checklist

• 🕑 15 min daily: Bullet/blitz with increment to practice fast but accurate moves.
• 📚 3 tactical puzzles on themes “deflection” and “interference”.
• ♝ Analyze one lost game focusing only on clock usage: write down where you burned >20 sec and note if it was justified.
• ♜ Play one 15|10 game each week to practice deeper calculation without time pressure.