Omer Akkara CM

General Performance Insights

Omer, your recent games reflect solid strategic understanding and consistent tactical awareness, especially in bullet time controls. Your overall win rate and strength adjusted win rate above 53% show a positive capability to convert advantages and sustain pressure on opponents.

Your rating progression over the last 6 months is impressive, with a notable rating boost of 341 points, indicating rapid improvement. The latest month shows a slight dip of 5 points, but the one-month trend slope of 59 suggests you are quickly regaining momentum.

What You're Doing Well

• Opening Repertoire Strength: Your performance with the Blackburne Shilling Gambit is exceptional with a 100% win rate. Leveraging surprise openings can be a great asset in bullet games.
• Good Win Conversion: Your winning record of 152 wins against 127 losses and 17 draws is strong for bullet, showing good practical play and resilience.
• Strategic Play: In your wins, you demonstrate good control of space and solid piece coordination, seen in methodical moves and capitalizing on weaknesses.
• Time Management: You manage your clock effectively, maintaining time pressure on your opponent while maintaining reasonable calculation accuracy.

Areas to Improve

• Opening Variety and Stability: While some openings like the Blackburne Shilling Gambit work excellently, your results with openings such as the Alekhine Defense and Scandinavian Defense show weaker win rates (below 45%). Focusing on deepening your understanding in these lines or streamlining your repertoire to more consistent openings might improve results.
• Reducing Tactical Oversights: Some losses involved tactical mistakes leading to checkmate or resignation in early middlegames, especially in sharp positions. More tactics training can help reinforce pattern recognition and defensive vigilance.
• Endgame Technique: Improving your ability to press slight edges in simplified positions can convert more close games into wins rather than draws or losses.
• Adapting Midgame Plans: Practice evaluating and adjusting plans dynamically, especially against opponents who push aggressive pawn breaks or complex tactical threats.

Suggestions for Next Steps

• Focus on solidifying your opening repertoire by drilling critical positions and common responses to your chosen openings, especially beyond your strongest gambit lines.
• Incorporate daily tactical puzzles with an emphasis on typical motifs from your preferred openings to increase calculation speed and accuracy in bullet.
• Review recent losses to identify recurring tactical or strategic mistakes and work on targeted exercises to address them.
• Analyze longer time control games to enhance your endgame and strategic decision-making skills, which can translate into better bullet performance.
• Keep monitoring your rating trends monthly to adjust your study focus accordingly and maintain motivation through measurable progress.