Filip_Adzic

Short summary

Nice work — you showed a real knack for tactical play and attacking chances in your recent rapid games. Your wins feature decisive piece activity and clean finishing, while your losses highlight recurring practical issues (early queen sorties, king safety and a few missed defensive resources). Below are focused, actionable suggestions you can use in the next few sessions.

Example game to study

Review this win to see how you convert initiative into a decisive attack. Focus on the knight sacrifice and the follow-up coordination of rooks and king activity.

• Opponent: abj2005
• Replay the key sequence (sacrifice on f7, rook lifts and final trade):
• Interactive replay:

What you're doing well

• Good tactical vision — you see and execute sharp sacrifices (for example the knight into f7 in the win vs abj2005). That creates immediate practical chances.
• Active piece play — you often mobilize rooks and bishops quickly to attack the enemy king or exploit weak squares.
• You convert material/advantage decisively once you get the initiative — your finishing technique in winning games is strong.
• Your opening choices include lines where you score well (try to keep using what works: e.g. Vienna Gambit, with Max Lange Defense and London System: Poisoned Pawn Variation).

Recurring mistakes & how to fix them

• Early queen sorties (Qf3 / Qe3 type moves). Why it hurts: queen moves too soon invite tempo-gaining knight and pawn attacks and can lead to tactics against you. Fix: develop minor pieces first — ask "Can I develop a knight or bishop instead?" before bringing the queen out.
• King safety lapses — moves like Kd2 or early king moves to the center are risky in open positions. Fix: castle early when practical and if you delay castling, be hyper-aware of tactics aimed at your king.
• Overlooking opponent counterplay / hanging pieces. Fix: after every move, scan for opponent checks, captures and threats (the "CCV" check-capture-threat routine) before you press move.
• Time management in critical moments — you sometimes play quickly in complex positions or scramble in time trouble. Fix: allocate your clock: 10–15 seconds for routine moves, 30–90+ seconds for key tactical or strategic decisions (opening divergence, piece sac, pawn breaks).
• Opening lines with low success rate — consider pruning lines with consistently poor results (for example, your Scandinavian results aren't great). Focus on your high-WR systems to build confidence and understanding.

Concrete training plan (next 4 weeks)

• Daily (15–25 min): tactics puzzles — focus on forks, discovered attacks and sacrifices (20 puzzles/day; annotate the motif for each).
• 3x/week (20 min): play 3 rapid games (10+0) and annotate one loss and one win — answer: what was my plan, what changed, one missed tactic?
• 2x/week (15 min): endgame practice — basic king+rook vs king, pawn endgames and Lucena/Berliner pattern. These are the most practical conversion skills.
• Weekly (30 min): opening polish — pick 2 main openings you score well with (for example Vienna Gambit, with Max Lange Defense and London System: Poisoned Pawn Variation). Learn 1 typical plan for each (middlegame pawn breaks, key piece placements).
• Review routine: after each rapid session, mark 1 critical mistake to fix next session (limit to one focused improvement at a time).

Quick checklist to use during games

• Before moving: check for immediate checks, captures and threats from opponent (10-second scan).
• If you’re about to move the queen early — ask "Can I finish development first?"
• When you see a sacrifice: calculate forcing lines first (checks and captures) — don’t assume it’s sound.
• In time trouble: simplify if you’re ahead; avoid risky complications if you’re behind on the clock.

Next steps & resources

• Study your losses quickly — open each losing game and find the one move that changed the evaluation. Mark it and learn the defensive idea.
• Use your high win-rate openings more — double down on systems where your win rate is strong (for example Vienna Gambit, with Max Lange Defense and London System: Poisoned Pawn Variation).
• Practice these motifs in puzzles: knight forks, attack on f7/f2, and rook lifts — they appear often in your games.
• When you need motivation or a quick drill: replay the win vs flowmonk95 to see a clean mating finish and the piece coordination that led there.

One tactical habit to build (30-day challenge)

For the next 30 days, before every game move ask the single question: "Does this move leave a piece undefended or enable a fork/discovered attack?" If you do this consistently you will cut down on blunders and improve defensive calculation.

Want me to do a post‑mortem?

Send one PGN (a loss or a close win) and I’ll produce a short annotated post‑mortem with 3 concrete improvements and a line to practice. Example opponents I can annotate: efeene30 or 4133prady.