EternalImprover GM

Hi EternalImprover!

You have had another busy day on the board, logging games almost every hour (

) and showing why your peak blitz mark already stands at 3018 (2025-06-13). Here is some focused feedback that should accelerate the next jump in your rating.

What you are already doing well

• Resourceful tactics under pressure. In your win against Rodrigo Vasquez you found 22…Qxh2+ followed by a perpetual-looking attack, and still converted when the clocks ran low. Your pattern-spotting at blitz speed is elite.
• End-game grit. Several opponents were flagged from defensible positions because you kept posing problems until the final seconds. That persistence is a real weapon at 3 | 0.
• Comfort on both sides of the French. • As Black you handled the Classical lines smoothly (…c5 break on move 6 vs. 6.Be3). • As White you played the Advance with 4.c3/5.Nf3 and steered the game into middlegames you clearly understand.
• Healthy opening repertoire core. Your main systems (Reti-Larsen with b3, French/ Sicilian/ Indian setups as Black) consistently reach playable middlegames.

Biggest improvement levers

1. King safety in flexible openings.
   In the most recent loss to Rodrigo Vasquez you allowed …g5–g4 and your king stayed on c4/e3 for too long. • Before pushing flank pawns (g4/h4/b4) ask “Is my king safer than his in the next five moves?” • Practical drill: play training games where castling is forced by move 10 and review how that changes your plans.
2. Time-management balance.
   Your average remaining time when the game ends is <30 s, and five of today’s wins/losses were decided by the clock. Try the rule of thumb “40 s left by move 20” to guarantee thinking time for one critical end-game decision.
3. Converting the extra pawn without drift.
   In the win against Early_Morning_Coffee you were +7 by move 60, yet needed 18 more moves to finish. Study a few technical rook-plus-pawn endgames with engines off; aim for a ‘conversion map’ instead of move-by-move calculation.
4. Predictability in the b3 systems.
   Roughly 70 % of your White games start 1.Nf3 2.b3. Strong opposition will steer into prepared lines (as Tapuah did in the Sicilian). Add one main-line weapon – even a simple Queen’s Gambit – to stay less scoutable.
5. Critical moment identification.
   After 21.Rxf5 Qe4? in the loss vs. K_A_S_T_O_R the evaluation swung from equal to –5 in one move. Train with “pause & guess” exercises: stop the replay when a piece first crosses the mid-board and spend 30 s predicting the next three opponent ideas.

Mini study plan for the next week

• Day 1-2: 30 minutes of king-safety themed puzzles (search for keywords open-file attack or exposed King).
• Day 3-4: Play five 10 | 5 games starting from an equal rook-and-pawn endgame; write down a “conversion checklist” after each game.
• Day 5: Add 1.d4 d5 2.c4 lines to your opening repertoire. Use one sparring session to test only that opening.
• Day 6-7: Review today’s decisive moments and classify them (tactic, time-pressure, strategic misjudgement). Aim to reduce the category with the highest count by 30 % next week.

Keep an eye on your progress

Use the dashboards (e.g.

) to verify whether these tweaks translate into extra half-points. Small, focused improvements will push that peak rating even higher.

Good luck, and keep enjoying the grind!