Petar Gojković IM

Petar, here is some constructive feedback based on your latest bullet games.

Quick stats & trends

• Current bullet form: you scored 5 wins, 5 losses
• Typical result: most games decided on the clock, not the board
• Peak so far: 2384 (2025-01-10)

What you already do well

• Dynamic openings. The early f- and h-pawn thrusts in the Sicilian/French set-ups often catch opponents off guard.
• Tactical alertness. You spot ideas like …Rxf3, …Rxf4 and piece sacs on g3/g6 quickly and convert them when the clock is kind.
• Resourceful under pressure. In the win against Who_sent_you you were two pawns down but still found counter-play and flagged him.

Biggest improvement opportunities

1. Time management – your #1 leak.
   • In every loss you had <2 seconds with plenty of pieces left.
   • Try the “10-second rule”: if no obvious tactic exists, make a safe move inside 10 s.
   • Practise 1|1 or 2|1 so you learn to keep a buffer instead of relying on last-second premoves.
2. Smoother development in the B40 line.
   You enter
   1.e4 e6 2.d4 c5 3.Nf3 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 Bb4 6.e5 Ne4 7.Qg4?!
   The queen sortie costs tempo (tempo) and your king often stays in the centre.
   Consider 7.Bd2 or 7.Qf3 – they keep the same idea (pressure on d5/f7) without walking into …Bxc3+.
3. King safety vs pawn storms.
   In the loss below you pushed both h- and g-pawns before castling and the counter-strike …b4 opened lines against your own monarch.
   
   
   General rule: in bullet, castle before launching both wing pawns unless you’re 100 % sure the attack lands instantly.
4. End-game premove technique.
   Many positions were drawable or winning but you flagged while executing simple conversions.
   Drill “king and pawn vs king” premove rehearsals so that moves like Kf6–g5–g4–g3 are entered almost instantaneously.

Action plan for the next 14 days

• Play one 5|5 game each day and annotate it – this will strengthen positional understanding that transfers back to bullet.
• Replace the risky 7.Qg4 line with 7.Bd2 for a week and compare results.
• Solve 20 tactics/day under 30 s each to improve “automatic” calculation speed.
• Bullet drill: start with 1|1, aim to keep >15 s after move 20. Track your progress with the clock bar.

Encouragement

Your attacking instincts are excellent; once the clock issue is under control you’ll convert many of those near misses into wins. Stay disciplined with the opening tweaks and time-buffer habit, and a new personal best is well within reach.