Hana Pirklová WFM

Hi Hana! 👋

Below is a tailored progress report based on your last 25 games (3 | 2 “Live Chess”). 
Keep the attacking flair, but let’s sand down a few rough edges.

✅ Your current strengths

• Dynamic pawn play. In your most-recent win you launched h3-g4-g5-g6 in a French Exchange (see capsule below) and ripped open Black’s king. Good sense for when to push pawns to gain space and initiative.
• Pressure against the f-file. Kings-Indian setups as Black (e.g. vs ricaslet) show you understand …f5 / …Qf6 / …Ng4 ideas, creating mate threats and forcing errors.
• Non-routine piece manoeuvres. Ideas like …Qa5-b6-b5-b4 (KID) or Nb5-c7-d5 (Italian) indicate you search for multi-move plans rather than one-move tricks.

🚧 Main improvement areas

1. Clock management (highest priority). Three of your last five losses were on time with playable positions. 
 • Aim to reach move 20 with ≥ 40 s. • Practise “ABCDE” thinking: Attack, Board safety, Checks, Defence, End clock.
2. Over-extension in Sicilians. Several losses (vs TAUbr16, cezaryfilozof) came after early a4-a5 or g4 without pieces behind. Spend two sessions analysing Scheveningen and Hyper-Accelerated Dragon model games; note when a4/a5 is strategic vs. premature.
3. Converting extra material. You sometimes push all pawns forward while already a piece up, letting counter-play sneak in. Insert a “safety scan” each move: “If I trade queens here, is the endgame trivially won?” prophylaxis.
4. Endgame fundamentals. In the Hungarian Defence win you allowed counter-play with 46…h1=Q+. Revisit king-and-pawn vs. rook-pawn endings; keep your king in front of passed pawns.

📊 Your playing rhythm

Use the charts below to spot when you’re sharpest. Schedule training during high-win-rate windows.

🕒 Seven-day training micro-plan

🧐 Key moment to remember

Your French win pivoted on 27.g6! — a textbook clearance sacrifice.

Store this as a mental pattern: open lines → bring pieces → break through.

🔍 Opening focus for June

• As White: Polish your Anti-Scheveningen: study 9.0-0–9.f4 plans and typical piece sacrifices on e6/f5.
• As Black: Keep the King’s Indian but add a solid backup (e.g. Slav) for opponents who avoid main lines.

🎯 Goal tracker

Current blitz peak: 2030 (2020-04-26). 
Set a realistic target: +50 elo by 30 July.

Motivation corner

“Attackers may sometimes lose games, but they will never lose their fighting spirit.” – Mikhail Tal

Keep the fire burning, Hana. Message me after you complete the seven-day plan so we can review the next steps!