herode14

Quick summary

Nice streak — you converted multiple advantages, created passed pawns and finished cleanly in several recent wins. Your opening play (especially the French Defense) and your pawn-race instincts are clear strengths. The biggest recurring leak is time trouble / Flagging in sharp positions.

Recent game highlights

Short, concrete takeaways from the latest results.

• Win vs kaoriapril — excellent pawn advancement and promotion technique; you forced exchanges that opened files for your rooks/queens and converted with precise promotions and mates.
• Win vs da_bad_pleyer — strong tactical finishing: you created forcing motifs (forks and discovered checks) and didn’t give the opponent counterplay.
• Loss vs xinglingmaster — ended on time. The position was messy but playable earlier; clock management turned advantage into loss.

What you're doing well

• Pawn play and promotion technique: you push connected passed pawns confidently and finish races accurately.
• Finishing ability: when a clear winning plan appears (promote, mate or win material), you execute almost without hesitation.
• Tactical instinct: you spot forks, pins and mating nets quickly — this wins a lot in bullet.
• Opening choices: you have high win rates with the French Defense and other aggressive lines — good to keep them as go-to weaponry.

Biggest weaknesses & practical fixes

• Time trouble / flagging — diagnosis:
  • You often end up under 10 seconds in complex positions and then either blunder or flag. That’s the largest swing factor in bullet.
• How to fix it:
  • When below ~10s, switch mindset: prefer simplifying moves or safe, quick plans (trade pieces, push passed pawns, activate king) over deep calculations.
  • Use pre-moves only for safe recaptures or forced responses; avoid pre-moving in positions where checks or intermezzi are possible.
  • Practice short sessions with the explicit rule: if you reach <8s twice in a session, stop and review the games to find recurring triggers.
• Tactical mis-evaluation under time:
  • Drill pattern recognition (forks, discovered checks, common mates) so you react correctly without long calculation when the clock is low.

Two-week training plan (practical)

• Daily (15–20 min): fast tactical solves — focus on mating nets, forks, promotions. Solve with a 3–5 second target per puzzle.
• Every other day (30 min): play 1|0 or 2|1 with the rule: stay above 10s in last 10 moves; if you drop below twice, stop and review.
• Twice weekly (10–15 min): endgame drills — queen vs rook, pawn races and basic technique for promoting under time pressure.
• Weekly: 10 training games with one opening (keep using the French Defense or try the Caro-Kann Defense for variety). Save typical traps and one middlegame plan.

Opening notes

• Your strongest openings in the dataset include the French Defense (very good win rate). Keep these as primary bullet repertoire choices.
• Against unknown sidelines, choose safe development and quick king safety rather than entering long complications when you’re low on time.

Tactical themes to drill

• Mating nets (back-rank, rook/queen lifts, decoy sacrifices).
• Forks and double attacks — your wins often come from these; make them reflexive.
• Pawn breakthroughs and promotion races — make the correct queening decisions automatic.

Practical bullet checklist

• Opening (60s→30–40s): develop, castle, pick a simple plan.
• Midgame (30s→12s): look for forcing lines; if ahead, simplify into a technical win.
• Endgame (<12s): pattern mode — checks, pawn pushes, fast captures. Avoid multi-move calculations.
• Pre-move rule: only when the capture/recapture is forced or the opponent has no intermezzo.

If you want next

Pick one and I’ll prepare it:

• Annotated mini-analysis of your win vs kaoriapril with 3–5 turning points highlighted.
• A refined 2‑week practice schedule that targets stopping Flagging and sharpening promotions.
• A drill pack: 50 quick puzzles (forks, mates, promotions) tailored to your recent games.

Recent opponents

• kaoriapril
• da_bad_pleyer
• taabiyaya
• nikolas3527
• xinglingmaster