Hi Nahun Gavarrete!
You have been playing energetic, tactical chess recently, especially in blitz. Your willingness to push the initiative with early pawn storms ( f-pawn and g-pawn advances in the Closed Sicilian, Kings-Gambit–style e-pawn sacs, etc.) is a clear trademark. Below is a concise, practical review built from the latest games.
Your Numbers
- Peak blitz rating: 2451 (2023-06-19)
- Favourite opening colour: White ( 56 % of your games)
- Average time used per game: 2 min 38 s (with +1 s increment)
What’s already working
- Early Initiative. You consistently seize space and create threats (e.g. 16.f6!! in the win against Antonio Micaias Silva de Sousa).
- Tactical Awareness. Your 23…Nxf3+!! against Ivan Andrade shows excellent calculation and courage.
- Piece Activity in the Middlegame. In several wins you kept your pieces on optimal squares even while under time pressure.
Top three priorities
- King Safety in Double-Edged Lines. Many losses stem from exposing your own king while attacking (e.g. the Closed Sicilian loss). Re-evaluate whether each pawn thrust genuinely opens lines for you or for the opponent.
- Converting Material Advantages. Games vs. Jonas Wyss & Tyrell Harriott show extra pawns turning into counter‐play for the opponent. Train technical rook-and-pawn endings.
- Time Management. In lost games your clock often dipped under 15 s before move 30, leading to blunders. Adopt a “10 s saved is a half-pawn earned” rule: aim to hit move 20 with at least 1 min.
Snapshot: A tactical highlight
Black to move and strike (you are Black). Can you spot the breakthrough?
[[Pgn| 20...Nxc1 21.Qxc1 Bxa2 22.Bxa2 Nd4 23.Qf4 Nxf3+ 24.Qxf3 Qd4 |fen|r4rk1/4bpp1/p6p/1p6/5q2/PP6/5PP1/R4K2 w - - 0 25]]Snapshot: Turning point of the recent loss
A promising position slipped away after 29…Bf5 ?. Compare your move with the engine’s recommendation ( 29…Qc6! ) and note how it keeps the a-pawn rolling while defending f7.
[[Pgn| 27.h6 g6 28.Qf4 Bh8 29.Ne4 Bf5 30.Nd6 Qe6 31.Bd5 |fen|r5k1/5p1p/3Nb1pP/5b2/1pPQr1K1/2r5/8/7b w - - 0 32]]Action plan for the next two weeks
- Daily 15-minute session of rook-endgame drills (use the “Lucena” & “Philidor” templates).
- Play at least five 10 | 5 rapid games focusing on time control—annotate one game afterwards, highlighting moments where you spent >20 s on a single move.
- Review the concept of “critical positions” CriticalPosition: pause, calculate three candidate moves, choose.
- Add a solid alternative to your 1.e4 repertoire—consider the London System as White or the Caro-Kann as Black to balance your tactical style with a strategic option.
Keep the fighting spirit, but remember: a well-placed king and a healthy clock are the best attacking pieces you will ever have. Good luck, and I look forward to your next batch of games!