Fabio El Tigre

Feedback for Fabio “El Tigre”

You play entertaining, tactical chess and you’ve already pushed your blitz peak to 365 (2025-05-07). The recent sequence of games shows a healthy mix of wins against players in the 120-150 range and instructive losses to stronger opposition. Below is a quick balance-sheet followed by an action plan.

What’s working well

• Tactical vision. In your last win versus yaokim5086 you spotted 28.Qxb4! and 30.Qxf6! to harvest pawns and queenside space, then calmly converted.
• Attacking instinct. Games against chinna2107 and ilanio show you aren’t afraid to sacrifice material for activity. When the king is exposed you pounce.
• Piece activity over pawn-grabbing. In several wins you resisted grabbing loose material until you had full development—keep that habit.

Greatest improvement levers

1. King safety & opening discipline.
   • Losses to emilio2009xd (Grob) and RaresS16 (Petrov) both featured a king stuck in the centre. Follow the basic opening rules—develop minor pieces, castle, connect rooks—before launching pawn storms.
   • Consider a simple, solid repertoire: London or Italian with White; French or Scandinavian with Black. Drill the first 10 moves so you never have to invent with the queen on move 3.
2. Time management.
   Four of the last five losses were on the clock. You often spend 20-25 seconds on a single non-critical move and then blitz when the position gets sharp—exactly when time is most valuable.
   • Use the “plan + candidate moves” system: decide on a plan, list two concrete moves, pick one, move—then think during the opponent’s turn.
   • Add three 10-minute rapid games to every blitz session to train a calmer rhythm.
3. Avoiding over-extension.
   • In the loss to grishax20 you advanced the e- and f-pawns too early and weakened the dark squares. Learn to ask “What does my move leave undefended?” before playing it.
   • Practice 10 tactical puzzles a day but also 5 strategic ones that emphasise prophylaxis and improving worst pieces.

Mini study plan (30-40 min / day)

• 10 min – Puzzles (3-5 tactical, 2 prophylactic). Focus on forks, pins, and zwischenzug themes.
• 10 min – Model games in your chosen openings (play through with a physical board, no engine).
• 10 min – Self-review: pick one blitz game, set engine OFF, and write “Why did I choose this move?” Switch engine on only at the end.
• Any spare time – 2 rapid games (10 + 0) applying the same openings.

Your performance snapshot

Peak blitz rating: 365 (2025-05-07)
Time-of-day trends:

One position to remember

In your French Defence win you reached this instructive tactic:
—Nxe5! works because the pin on the e-file overwhelms Black’s king. Spotting similar pins will net you many points.

Final encouragement

The tactical flair is already there. Bolt on basic king safety and time-handling, and you’ll break 200 blitz very soon. Keep the claws sharp, Tigre!