Hassan

Hi Hassan, here’s some personalised feedback on your recent games!

What you’re already doing well

• Tactical alertness. You often notice loose pieces and hanging pawns (e.g. 8 Qxb7 vs beginner_playing). That opportunism wins material and decides games quickly.
• Confidence in dynamic openings. You’re comfortable in the Pirc as Black and with early Bf4/Bf5 set-ups as White, giving you positions you understand better than many opponents.
• Converting advantages. When ahead, you usually keep the pressure and push through to checkmate (see the instructive finish below).
• Clock handling. You rarely get into time trouble; having 3-5 minutes left in move 40 positions is a healthy habit at this stage.

Key areas to focus on next

• Opening discipline. A few quick queen adventures (e.g. 9 …Qd4+?? vs tireyad123) invite counter-tactics. Aim to castle and complete development before pawn grabbing.
  • Study classical development principles and the idea of tempo loss.
  • Pick one main line for each colour (Pirc & London are fine) and learn the first 8-10 moves.
• King safety. In several losses (June 2 series) your king was still in the centre or on the back rank with weak dark-square cover. Train yourself to ask “Is my king safe if I play this?” every move.
• Handling exchanges. Against LUKA1234454 you traded queens on move 5 and drifted into a worse endgame because piece activity favoured White. Before trading, evaluate resulting piece activity and pawn structure.
• Spotting opponent counter-play. Many defeats started after your plan ignored the opponent’s threats (21 …Qxf2# vs Hajannahatfim). Try the “blunder-check” routine: before pressing the clock, scan all checks, captures and threats for both sides.

Suggested training plan (3 weeks)

1. Daily tactics: 15 minutes on 2-3 move motifs – forks, pins, and zwischenzug ideas.
2. Structured opening review: Build a short “flash-card” of your main lines; rehearse them every other day.
3. Endgame basics: Spend two sessions on king-and-pawn vs king, and rook endgames. These will convert more of your winning positions cleanly.
4. Annotated self-review: Once per week, analyse one win and one loss without an engine for 15 minutes each, then compare with engine suggestions.

Inspiring highlight

The following miniature shows how quickly you can punish an exposed king. Keep these themes in mind when the opponent neglects development:

Stats & progress

Your current personal best: 470 (2025-04-09). Keep pushing, 500+ is within reach soon!

When your performance peaks

Consistency by day

Next step

In your very next session, try playing one Pirc game where you do not touch the queen until move 10. Compare the resulting middlegame activity to your earlier outings (you can even challenge luka1234454 for a rematch!).

Good luck, Hassan – steady practice and mindful reviews will quickly lift you to the next rating band. Enjoy the journey!