Fabian Reyes Zavaleta FM

Performance Feedback for Fabian Reyes Zavaleta (fly_21)

Snapshot

• Peak Blitz Rating: 2694 (2024-04-09)
• Typical Style: Dynamic, initiative-oriented, enjoys pawn storms with f- and h-pawns.
• Recent Results: Strong conversion rate when ahead, but several games lost on the clock despite playable positions.

What You’re Doing Well

1. Active opening choices. The constant 1.d4 systems and occasional English/Sicilian show a good grasp of piece activity. Your win vs Dan Shapiro (September 17) displayed textbook development and central control.
   
   
2. Tactical alertness. Sequences such as 26.f6! and 36.Rh8# against Yurii Khodko illustrate quick calculation in sharp positions.
3. Endgame technique when focused. In several wins you transitioned smoothly into favorable rook endings, keeping pawns mobile and rooks active.

Growth Opportunities

1. Clock Management – three of the last six losses were on time in roughly equal or better positions. Practise the “safe-move” habit: when under 10 seconds, play an obviously safe move every 1–2 seconds before looking for the best continuation.
   • Try one-minute “move-on-beep” exercises.
   • Use pre-move for forced recaptures.
2. Handling Early Exchanges – In the French Exchange loss you traded queens on move 12 without a concrete plan, leading to a dry position where White squeezed you. Before exchanging, ask “does this trade improve my worst piece?” If not, keep tension.
3. Budapest/Benoni-type pawn structures. Both recent defeats (Budapest vs Vadim Bobkov and A41 vs Alexandre Pinto De Miranda) featured …e5 gambit ideas where you fell behind in development. Spend a session reviewing:
   • Critical line: 4…Ng4 5.e3 in the Budapest.
   • Typical plans after …c5 in Queen’s-Pawn sidelines (…e6/…c5 vs g3 systems).
   Aim to reach setups with solid pawn chains instead of loose hanging pawns.
4. Prophylaxis & king safety. Several losses featured slow moves (e.g., 17…Kh8? in the French) that conceded dark-square weaknesses. Add a “candidate check”: before playing, scan for opponent threats on forcing moves and weak squares. Study games by Karpov to internalise prophylaxis.

Suggested Training Plan (4-Week Micro-Cycle)

Progress Tracker

Monitor your improvement with:

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• Win Rate by Day of Week:
• Re-evaluate the four metrics (clock losses, early queen exchanges, Budapest results, endgame conversion) every Sunday.

Motivational Note

Your tactical vision already competes with titled players – tightening a few structural and time-management screws could easily push you to the next rating bracket. Stay disciplined, keep analysing your own games, and remember: every click of the clock is a chess move too.