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What went well in your recent rapid games

You’re showing steady progress and solid understanding in the middlegame, with good piece activity in several games. Your ability to keep pressure and create practical chances against different defenses is a strong sign of improving calculation and planning under time pressure.

• You have demonstrated resilience and the ability to convert favorable middlegame positions into decisive results when your plan comes together, especially in the longer sequences where piece coordination matters.
• Your opening selections often lead to solid, playable positions where you can dictate the flow of the middlegame rather than reacting passively.
• You’re comfortable navigating complex exchanges and trades that simplify into favorable endgames, which is a valuable strength in rapid events.

Areas to improve

• Time management: aim to keep a steady pace and avoid spending too long on non-critical moves. Build a habit of a quick, 30-second review before critical transitions to ensure you’re guiding the game rather than letting it slip into your opponent’s comfort zone.
• Pattern recognition in the middlegame: identify and practice themes you’ve encountered in losses, such as how tactical shots or piece activity from the opponent can tighten the squeeze. Regular tactic training that focuses on common motifs (back-rank ideas, overloaded pieces, and timely piece trades) will help you spot these sooner.
• Endgame technique: convert rook-and-pawn endings and other simplified endings more reliably. Practice common endgame rook maneuvers and pawn breakthroughs so you can press or hold wins in rapid time controls.
• Opening depth: while your high-performing lines show promise, Nimzo-Larsen Attack results are more variable. Consider consolidating two strong, repeatable openings (for example Colle System variation and a structured King’s Indian Attack approach) and learn their core plans, common middlegame ideas, and typical pawn breaks to reduce surprise responses.

Openings: quick snapshot and plan

Your data highlights two lines with strong performance: Colle System: Rhamphorhynchus Variation and King’s Indian Attack family styles. Lean into a repeatable, well-understood plan for these lines: develop smoothly, castle safely, activate the central pawns through timely breaks, and keep your king well-protected. You also have valuable results with the King’s Indian Attack variants that resemble a flexible, solid setup; deepen familiarity with typical middlegame ideas from these structures.

Practice plan and weekly focus

• Weeks 1-2: Drill the main lines of Colle System: Rhamphorhynchus Variation and King’s Indian Attack variants. Memorize key move orders and the typical pawn breaks that define the middlegame plans.
• Week 3: Tactics and endgames. Do 15-20 focused puzzles daily, emphasizing patterns that showed up in recent games. Practice rook endings with pawns and common king and rook maneuvers.
• Week 4: Review recent games with a critical eye. Identify one concrete improvement from each game and add a couple of backup ideas for tough defenses to your repertoire.

Recent game highlights (non-technical take)

From your latest results, your wins tend to come from clear middlegame plans and effective piece coordination, while losses often arise from sharp tactical responses that test your calculation under time pressure. Your draws show you can hold difficult positions when opponents push. The practical takeaway is to strengthen your middlegame planning and your ability to recognize and blunt tactical threats earlier in the game.

Next steps and short-term goals

• Choose two high-quality openings to rely on for the next 4-6 weeks and practice them with a clear, repeatable plan. Track results to confirm improvement.
• In every game, identify the opponent’s main threat by move 15 and respond with a simple, solid reply that keeps your king safe and develops a plan.
• Schedule a weekly game-review session to extract one concrete improvement from each game and one recurring pattern to reinforce.