Đức Hoàng Tấn

Quick summary

Nice streak, Đức Hoàng Tấn — 8 wins, 1 loss and a clear upward rating trend. You’re converting practice into results: your rating jumped fast and your strength-adjusted win rate is roughly 70%. Below I highlight what you do well, where to focus, and a short 4‑week plan to make your wins more convincing (and less dependent on opponent timeouts).

What you’re doing well

• Strong opening variety and comfort with many systems — you repeatedly develop bishops actively and castle early, which leads to safe king positions.
• Good use of outposts and central squares (for example your knight jump to d5 in your most recent win). That shows an eye for active piece play.
• Consistent improvement — big rating gains and a clear upward slope. That means your study and practice are working.
• Good patience in daily games: you take long think time on key moves instead of blitzing, which is valuable for learning.

Key areas to improve

• Converting advantages: several wins ended on opponent time. Aim to finish the position earlier (exchange simplifications, create a passed pawn, or force a winning endgame) so you don’t rely on flags.
• Tactical awareness under concrete pressure — your loss in the Closed Sicilian came from a tactical sequence where a central knight and pawn forks appeared. Practice spotting forks, pins and discovered attacks.
• Move-order and opening plans: you play many different openings — choose 2–3 main lines to deepen plans, typical pawn breaks and common piece maneuvers so you don’t get surprised by simple counterplay.
• Endgame basics: convert small material/positional edges more reliably (rook vs rook + pawn technique, king activity, basic pawn endgames).

Concrete 4‑week plan

• Daily: 10–15 tactics puzzles focused on forks, pins and discovered attacks. Speed is less important — review every mistake.
• Weekly: annotate 2 of your finished daily games (one win, one loss). Write the plan for both sides and one turning point per game.
• Endgame: learn 3 basic endgames this month (king + pawn vs king, Lucena basics for rook endgames, and an elementary queen vs pawn theme).
• Openings: pick 2 openings you like from your recent play and study the typical middlegame plans (not just moves). Examples from your recent games: Bishop's, Ruy and QGD:.

Tactics & training drills (practical)

• Drill 1 — Forks and double attacks: 8 puzzles in a row. Stop when you miss two in a row; review every missed puzzle to see the motif.
• Drill 2 — One‑move conversion practice: set up simple won positions (extra pawn or piece) and practice converting them in 5–10 moves — aim to avoid unnecessary piece trades that let opponent breathe.
• Drill 3 — Speed endgames: give yourself 5 minutes to convert basic king+pawn endgames on a board — this trains technique and practical thinking in late stages.

Practical tips for daily games

• If you are clearly better, simplify with favorable exchanges and trade into an endgame you know how to win — that reduces dependence on opponent timeout.
• When your opponent plays an early queen or knight sortie (as in some of your games), look for tactical replies and central breaks before committing a second time with the same piece.
• Keep a short checklist before each long think: king safety, hanging pieces, opponent threats, candidate captures, and a plan for the next 2–3 moves.

Snapshot — your most recent win

Nice constructive game: you developed normally, fianchettoed the bishop, castled, and used a knight jump to d5 to exchange pieces and open the center. The final position left your opponent in a difficult spot and they ran out of time. Review the turning move Nd5 and the resulting exchanges — that pattern repeats often and is worth mastering.

Replay the game here:

Opponent profile: ducnm200116

Next steps & follow‑up

• Pick one recent win and one loss, annotate them and send both to me — I’ll give focused feedback on move choice and alternative plans.
• After 4 weeks of the plan above, measure progress by tracking how many games you convert before the opponent’s time runs out.
• Keep the momentum — your trend is strong. With a bit more tactical drilling and basic endgame work you’ll turn more of these wins into solid, clean victories.