Rodolfo Garbarino IM

Overall Performance & Progress

Rodolfo, your recent daily games show solid progress with a strong positive rating trend over the last 6 to 12 months, with an increase of 108 points which reflects consistent improvement. Your current performance, boasting a zero loss record with 14 wins and 5 draws, indicates excellent resilience and capacity to avoid defeats.

Your strength adjusted win rate of approximately 61% is good, indicating you are not just winning against weaker opponents but performing well against players of varied skill levels. Keep focusing on consistency as you climb higher.

What You're Doing Well

• Strong opening preparation demonstrated by successful results in a variety of openings, including 100% win rate in openings like the Czech Defense, English Opening: Closed, Alekhine Defense, and several Sicilian variations.
• Excellent endgame technique as evidenced by your last win where you concluded the game with a precise checkmate despite the material tension.
• Good patience and strategic understanding, highlighted by your choice to play solid, classical systems that build pressure gradually rather than risky or speculative lines.
• Maintaining composure and capitalizing on opponents’ mistakes, shown by your attacks inducing resignation and winning maneuvers.

Areas to Focus for Improvement

• Opening Diversity and Win Rate: While you have explored multiple openings with decent success, certain lines like the Sicilian Defense: Nyezhmetdinov-Rossolimo Attack show no wins yet and only draws. Consider deepening your understanding and preparation here to convert those draws into wins.
• Conversion of Advantages: Some of your drawn games may stem from missed opportunities to press advantages. Practice visualization and calculation to increase accuracy in critical moments.
• Time Management: In longer daily games, analysis time can be a resource; try to balance deep thinking in critical positions with efficient decisions in less complex ones to maintain focus throughout the game.
• Middle Game Planning: Work on improving tactical awareness and positional plans that bridge your solid openings to effective endgame transitions. For example, more tactical drills and study of typical pawn structures can help here.

Next Steps & Recommendations

• Review and analyze your drawn games, especially in openings you want to improve, to identify recurring mistakes or missed chances.
• Continue practicing tactical puzzles daily to sharpen calculation speed and accuracy.
• Study master games in your favorite openings to deepen your strategic plans and typical ideas against different defenses.
• Experiment with new variations cautiously in casual practice games to expand your repertoire without compromising your rating stability.
• Consider keeping a chess journal where you record lessons learned from each game to track your growth and areas needing work.

Keep up the great work, Rodolfo! Your upward rating trend and unbeaten run are signs of strong fundamentals and determination. With focused study on converting draws and diversifying your winning chances in openings, you will continue improving steadily.