Антон

Short summary for Антон

Nice run — your recent wins show a player who creates concrete targets, plays active piece chess and converts advantages reliably. Your rating trend is strongly upward and your strength-adjusted win rate (~0.53) is solid for blitz. Below are focused notes that will help turn that steady progress into more consistent performance.

Recent game viewer

Interactive replay of the most recent win vs salimskyi (Ruy Lopez lines):

What you're doing well

• Active piece play and initiative — you grab space and create threats (good use of pawns to open lines in the Ruy games).
• Conversion — when you get a material or positional edge you usually press it home instead of simplifying prematurely.
• Opening foundation — strong results in lines like Ruy Lopez: Closed and the Scandinavian indicate your opening choice gives you comfortable middlegames.
• Upward momentum — consistent rating slope and +87 in the last month show real improvement; keep riding that trend.

Areas to improve (highest impact)

• Sharp variation handling — your win rate drops in some sharp lines (for example the Moscow Variation). Work on typical tactical motifs and key defensive ideas so you don't get surprised in the opening middlegame.
• Time management in blitz — many decisive moments happen while you have little time. Practice keeping a small time buffer and quick pattern recognition to avoid rushed blunders.
• Pattern recognition for tactical themes — focus on forks, pins, back‑rank and discovered checks. These come up often in the lines you play and will win or save games quickly.
• Endgame technique / simplification decisions — a few wins were achieved by resignation rather than technical finish; make sure you can convert in simplified rook/pawn or bishop/pawn endgames when needed.

Concrete training plan (3-week cycle)

• Daily (15–20 min): 8–12 tactical puzzles focused on forks/pins/discovered attacks. Speed matters — solve with a 2–3 minute limit per puzzle to simulate blitz pressure.
• Every other day (15 min): Opening drills — review 1–2 critical Moscow Variation lines and one typical Ruy Lopez plan. Memorize 2 move orders and 2 typical plans for each side.
• Twice a week (20–30 min): Rapid practice games (5+3 or 10+5). After each game, spend 10 minutes on a short engine check and note one recurring mistake.
• Weekly (30 min): Endgame fundamentals — basic rook endings, king + pawn races, and opposition. Practice a single Lucena/LPP theme until you can convert with confidence.

Quick, tactical checklist to use during blitz

• Before each move: check all checks, captures and threats (3-second routine).
• If opponent plays a forcing move, verify immediate checks/captures before thinking about plans.
• When ahead materially, trade down if that eliminates counterplay — but check for back-rank and perpetual motifs first.
• In unclear positions, keep a 10–15 second reserve on your clock for critical moments (don't spend everything on routine moves).

Notes from the most recent win vs salimskyi

• You created a passed c-pawn and used it as a long-term asset — good pawn-play and understanding of when to trade into a favorable pawn-structure.
• You handled the open files and piece activity well after exchanging queens — active rooks and passed pawns forced concessions.
• Small improvement: on move 14–17 there were sharp tactical choices around the kingside; double-checking calculations when the opponent sacrifices or opens lines will reduce risk.

Next 2-week goals

• Win-rate target: maintain current momentum and try to convert 55–60% of your rated blitz games into wins by reducing time blunders.
• Fix one opening leak — pick the Moscow Variation (or another line with low win rate) and learn the 3 most common responses for your side.
• Do 50 tactical puzzles across the week focused on the motifs you most often miss in blitz.

Useful reminders

• Review losses: spend more time on annotated mistakes than on wins — losses reveal training priorities.
• Keep practice varied: a mix of puzzles, targeted opening work and rapid games gives the best transfer to blitz.
• Stay disciplined with the clock — a tiny time buffer prevents panicked blunders and improves endgame conversion.

If you want, next

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• Annotate any one loss or win in detail (you pick the game).
• Create a focused Moscow Variation cheat‑sheet tailored to your typical move orders.
• Build a 2‑week tactical/clock training schedule and send daily micro‑tasks.

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