Flavia Cancio-Bello Ayes WFM

Hi Flavia! 👋 Here is some tailored feedback on your recent play.

1. Quick statistical snapshot

• Your current personal best in rapid stands at 2070 (2022-11-22).
• Activity peaks at certain hours – see

2. What you are already doing well

• Keen eye for tactics. Your wins against greevanchuk and skulpta show accurate combinations like 17.Nf4! and 22.Nc7!! exploiting overloaded pieces.
• Fighting spirit in unclear positions. You often steer the game into dynamic play (e.g. Scandinavian Gambit lines) and succeed when the clock doesn’t intervene.
• Good practical choice of openings. 1…d5 versus 1.e4 and the Center-Game–style set-ups with White fit a tactical player and yield early imbalances.

3. Recurrent issues that cost you points

1. Time management – five of the six listed live losses ended on time. Consider adopting a “move-every-10 seconds” rule in blitz and reserve the final minute for the endgame.
2. Premature pawn storms around your own king. The pushes …g5 (vs Litocm) and h4-g4-h5 (vs bifteck77) weakened dark squares. Learn the idea of prophylaxis: ask “what will my opponent attack if I push this pawn?”
3. Loose queen moves in the Center Game. In the loss to joramx you played 3.Qxd4 and 4.Qd3–h5–f3. Early queen excursions let Black gain tempi with …Nc6 …Nf6 …Bc5. Switching to 3.Nf3 or 3.exd4 Scandinavian-style may reduce this risk.
4. Endgame conversion. Against emdener61 you reached a winning rook ending but missed the technical plan (activate king, cut the enemy king, push passed pawn) and flagged. Endgames reward method over inspiration; 10 minutes of daily study will pay off quickly.

4. Micro-lesson from your most recent win

Position after 5…h6 6.Bh4 (Nimzowitsch Defence)

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Black’s last move 5…h6 weakens g6 and the dark squares. Instead of routine development, look for an immediate break: 6.Bb5+! c6 7.dxc6 bxc6 8.Bc4 and Black’s king is stuck in the center.
Spotting such intermezzo (Zwischenzug) opportunities will raise your ceiling. Train them via puzzle rush or the “Check, Capture, Threat” scan every move.

5. Action plan for the next two weeks

1. Opening tightening (30 min). Replace 3.Qxd4 with 3.Nf3 in the Center Game lines; review one short YouTube clip or opening article and create a flash-card with your first 10 moves.
2. Clock discipline drill (15 min daily). Play 3-minute games but force yourself to move within 5 seconds for the first 15 plies, no matter what. This builds automatic pattern recognition.
3. Endgame habit (15 min daily). Work through 10 rook-endgame positions (e.g. “Lucena”, “Philidor”) until you can explain the plan out loud. Use the built-in drills or Chess.com endgame trainer.
4. Post-game reflection (5 min each game). Immediately after finishing, ask: What was the first move I didn’t fully evaluate? Write it down; patterns will emerge.

6. Motivational closer

You have already demonstrated tactical sharpness and a fearless style. By adding stricter time discipline and a bit of defensive sobriety, crossing the 1200 daily and 2000 blitz thresholds is realistic in 2025. Keep the passion, keep analysing, and enjoy every move!