Erwin-Ivar-Tyrion FM

Overall Performance Review

Your recent performance shows a balanced record with two wins and two losses. Maintaining around a 2240 rating, your strength-adjusted win rate is close to 48%, indicating solid but slightly inconsistent outcomes. This suggests you're competing well against similarly rated opponents but have room for growth in consistency and challenging stronger players.

What You Are Doing Well

• Opening Preparation: You have successful records with the Old Indian Defense and the Amazon Attack: Siberian Attack, both with 100% win rates in your recent games, showing good knowledge and confidence in these openings.
• Time Management: In your wins, you managed your clock effectively, especially in longer time controls, which helped you maintain composure in critical moments.
• Defensive Awareness: You demonstrate careful piece coordination in complex positions, especially in closed center openings like the Old Indian Defense, which limits opponents' tactical opportunities.

Areas for Improvement

• Opening Variety: Your openings like the Dőry Defense and Australian Defense led to losses. It would be beneficial to revisit these openings to deepen your understanding or consider diversifying your repertoire to avoid predictability and capitalize on your strengths.
• Endgame Technique: Some losses involved endgame positions where you could improve precision. Review key endgame principles, especially king activity and pawn structure, to convert or hold these positions better.
• Handling Pressure in Bullet: Although your games here are mostly rapid or longer time controls, in bullet you might benefit from practicing faster pattern recognition to decrease time pressure errors.
• Consistency: The rating trend over the past months is flat. To make rating progress, focus on learning from each game and working on recurring mistakes to enhance your results steadily.

Practical Suggestions

• Review your games, especially the losses in the Dőry and Australian Defenses, to identify common tactical mistakes or strategic misunderstandings.
• Use thematic puzzles and endgame drills to sharpen your calculation and finishing skills under time constraints.
• Practice your successful openings regularly to deepen your repertoire and be ready for variations your opponents might try.
• Consider applying a focus on middlegame planning in closed positions, connecting your opening understanding to concrete plans ahead.
• Keep a training journal to track your improvement areas, key takeaways from games, and to stay motivated for gradual progress.