Henri Lahdelma FM

Overall Performance and Trends

Henri, you are showing a solid and consistent performance in your bullet games, with a strength-adjusted win rate of about 50.6%. Your rating has improved by 28 points over the last month and three months, and by 19 points over six months. This upward trend is very encouraging, especially with the recent positive slope indicating good momentum.

Maintaining this trajectory will be vital. However, the 12-month trend slope suggests some fluctuations or setbacks earlier in the year, so focusing on steady improvement can help you sustain gains long-term.

Key Strengths

• Strong opening preparation: Your use of openings like the Modern Defense and King's Indian Attack demonstrates good theoretical knowledge.
• Effective attacking play: Several wins ended with checkmate or decisive tactical sequences showing your ability to find strong attacking moves in fast time controls.
• Resilience under time pressure: Winning some games by checkmate or opponent timeout shows good time management and composure in bullet.

Areas for Improvement

• Time management in tight positions: Losses on time and some close endgames indicate room to improve quick decision-making under pressure.
• Endgame technique: A few games were lost or drawn due to missed winning chances or defensive lapses in simplified endgames; practicing key endgame principles can help.
• Avoiding tactical oversights: Even in bullet, taking a brief moment to double-check forcing moves might reduce losses to tactical mistakes.

Opening Insights

You have used a variety of openings such as the King's Indian Attack, Modern Defense, and French Defense Exchange Variation. This variety is good for your overall chess understanding but consider deepening knowledge in your favorite or most successful openings. This can increase your confidence and give you sharper plans early on.

Next Steps

• Study common endgame patterns and practice typical scenarios relevant to your openings to convert winning positions more reliably.
• Work on quick visualization and calculation drills to sharpen your tactical alertness under time pressure.
• Analyze key moments from your recent games — both wins and losses — to identify decision points where different choices could improve outcomes.
• Continue to build on your opening repertoire with targeted study of variations where you scored well, such as the Modern Defense.

Keep Up the Good Work!

Your recent performances suggest you are on a great path. Keep training smartly, focusing on the points above, and you can expect to see continued improvement in your bullet chess results. Enjoy your games and keep pushing your limits!