JUN NICOLAS

Quick summary

Nice work, Jun Nicolas — you showed good tactical instincts and an ability to convert a passed pawn into a decisive advantage in your recent blitz wins. Your overall adjusted win rate (~50.1%) says you’re solid against similarly rated opponents. Recent short-term numbers are encouraging (positive change last 1–3 months), but the 6‑ and 12‑month swings show inconsistency to fix.

What you did well (patterns to keep)

• Creating and advancing a protected passed pawn — you converted a pawn all the way to promotion in your last win. That shows good recognition of a long-term advantage and willingness to push for it.
• Active rooks and piece activity — you used rooks on open files and invaded the enemy camp instead of passive piece shuffling.
• Clean tactical execution in the middlegame — when a tactic appeared you acted decisively rather than hesitating in blitz.
• Varied opening play — you’re comfortable in many d4/c6 and Queen’s-pawn setups which keeps opponents unprepared (your Openings Performance shows breadth).

Recurring issues & where you lose points

• Time management: several games show both clocks dropping low. In blitz the difference between winning and blundering is often the clock — avoid long think-sprints on non-critical moves.
• King safety after pawn thrusts: pawn pushes like early f- and e- advances helped create space but also left holes around your king in a couple of losses — watch for counterplay down open lines near your king.
• Conversion in rook endgames: in the loss vs meliton you reached a late rook-heavy phase and couldn’t hold/improve — practice typical rook endgame themes (active rook, cutting the king, pawn races).
• Occasional loose pieces / hanging tactics — clean up checks for undefended pieces before you move, especially when you’re low on time (LPDO — loose pieces drop off).

Concrete, short-term plan (next 2–4 weeks)

• Tactics daily: 10–15 minutes of mixed tactics puzzles (focus on forks, pins, promotion tactics and back-rank themes). Blitz games reward sharp pattern recognition.
• Endgame drills: 3× week, 15–20 minutes focused on rook vs rook + pawn, Lucena/Philidor basics and pawn‑racing conversion — these will turn close losses into draws/wins.
• Opening simplification: pick 2 reliable setups with c6/d4 and learn 3 typical plans each (one attacking plan, one safe equalizing plan, one simple endgame/transition). Use your best scoring systems (your data shows good results in some c6 systems and the Modern/Czech family).
• Blitz clock habits: practice playing 10 games with the goal “think 5–10s per move unless a concrete tactic/critical decision” — avoid burning time on quiet moves. Practice using the increment effectively (2s+ increment).

Technical tips to apply immediately

• Before every move, ask two quick questions: “Is my king safe?” and “Is any of my pieces hanging?” If yes to either, spend the extra seconds.
• When you see a passed pawn, calculate only the key pawn-race lines first — check opponent checks and rook infiltration squares — then decide to push or escort the pawn.
• In rook endgames look for activity first: cut the opposing king off before chasing pawns. If your rook can get to the seventh or lift to the 3rd rank, consider it.
• Against c6/d6 systems, aim for straightforward plans — trade one minor piece if you’re unsure and push the central majority — clarity beats memorized theory in blitz.

Game highlight — study this win

Replay the game where you promoted a pawn and pressured the enemy king: it’s a great model of turning a middlegame advantage into a decisive passed pawn. Watch how you:

• Converted central space into a passed pawn.
• Used rooks and queens to support promotion threats.
• Forced simplifications that made the promotion unstoppable.

Open the game below and step through the critical moments.

Opponent: luzganoem

Weekly micro-plan (easy to follow)

• Mon/Wed/Fri: 15m tactics + 10m endgame (rook basics)
• Tues/Thu: 20m opening work (pick plans, not long lines)
• Sat: 5 blitz warmup games with focus on time management
• Sun: Review 2 recent games (one win, one loss) — annotate the turning point and one thing to improve.

Next steps & short goals

• Goal 1 (2 weeks): stop blundering in the last 5 moves — aim to reduce hang/loss rate by slowing 5 extra seconds per critical phase.
• Goal 2 (1 month): +50% success in converting pawn promotions in training positions (set up 10 pawn-promotion exercises).
• Goal 3 (6 weeks): solidify 2 opening lines so you reach comfortable middlegames without guessing.

If you want, I can produce a tailored 4-week workout (daily tasks + example exercises) and analyze 1 of your losses in depth. Which loss should I annotate first — the long rook game vs meliton or the earlier abandoned game?