farmigo

Quick summary

Nice work — you have a clear upward trend recently and several clean wins. Your last win shows good piece activity and simple tactical awareness. The loss shows a recurring theme: your opponent exploited loose pieces and tactical shots. Below are targeted, practical steps to turn the positives into consistent rating gains.

Recent games to review

• Most recent win: farmigo vs notyour404 — review the full game here and replay the moves:
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• Most recent loss: farmigo vs vinicius_314159 — key tactical moments where material and the queen became active for Black.

What you are doing well

• Opening consistency: you repeatedly reach playable middlegames with setups like the London System and similar queen-pawn structures. Keep that — familiarity helps you avoid early mistakes. See strong results with London System: Poisoned Pawn Variation and Australian Defense.
• Converting advantages: in several wins you simplify and convert when ahead. That practical sense to trade down is valuable at rapid time controls.
• Endgame awareness: you are able to push passed pawns and use queens/rooks actively in the endgame when opportunities arise.

Main things to improve

• Avoid leaving pieces en prise or undefended after pawn moves. In your loss vs vinicius_314159 the opponent’s queen infiltrated and picked up material. Before advancing a pawn or making an attacking move, check how many times your pieces are attacked.
• Tactical pattern recognition. Opponents are hitting tactics like forks, discovered attacks, and queen checks that win material. Regular tactics practice will close this gap.
• Calculation in critical positions. When the center opens or queens are active, slow down and calculate one extra ply. Use some of your increment time to verify captures and checks rather than rushing.
• Opening repertoire focus. You have big win rates in a few lines and poor results in others. Narrow to 2–3 reliable systems you know well and learn the common tactical motifs in those lines (for example, the London and Australian setups).

Concrete training plan (next 4 weeks)

• Daily: 15 minutes tactics (focus on forks, pins, discovered attacks). Start with easy puzzles and increase difficulty when you hit 80% accuracy.
• 3× per week: 20–30 minute focused opening study. Pick one line you play as White (your London system) and one Black response to common replies. Use short annotated examples rather than trying to memorize long theory.
• Weekly: one slow self-review of a loss. Replay the game move by move, write down your candidate move and compare with what you played. For example, analyze View Game.
• Endgames: 2 sessions per week of basic king-and-pawn and rook endgames. Convert winning king-and-pawn endings confidently.
• Game review habit: after every rated rapid, spend 3–5 minutes marking the turning point and one small improvement to try next game.

Practical tips to apply during a rapid game

• Before every capture ask: "Does this leave me with undefended pieces or a back-rank weakness?"
• If the opponent offers a forcing sequence, count checks and captures to the end before accepting trades.
• When you get a small edge, exchange pieces to simplify — you already do this well; make it a deliberate plan more often.
• Use a short ritual at critical moments: take an extra 8–12 seconds to scan for opponent checks, forks, and hanging pieces.

Opening advice (based on your stats)

• You have strong results with the London System: Poisoned Pawn Variation and Australian Defense. Double down on those lines and learn 3 common tactical themes for each.
• Avoid experimenting with many new openings in rated rapid play. Your win rate drops in unfamiliar systems like the Amazon Attack and some Caro-Kann lines.

Motivation and next goals

Your rating trend is moving up and you have a positive month-over-month change. Keep the momentum by converting one small habit at a time: start with 15 minutes of tactics daily and one focused opening study session per week. After 4 weeks reassess — aim for steady, sustainable gains, not quick spikes.

• Short goal (2 weeks): complete 10 tactics/day and review two lost games.
• Medium goal (1 month): reduce blunders in the first 15 moves by 50 percent and maintain your opening repertoire in 80% of games.

Useful places to review

• Replay your most recent win: farmigo vs notyour404
• Replay the loss and identify the tactical turning point: farmigo vs vinicius_314159

Quick checklist before you play

• Know your opening plan for the first 10 moves.
• Check hanging pieces before you move a pawn.
• If position opens, increase calculation and slow down.
• After each win or loss, mark one lesson to practice.