Jamal Brizan

Recent Performance Overview

Jamal, your recent rapid games show a solid performance with a strength adjusted win rate close to 47.3%. Over the last 6 months, you've made significant progress with a rating increase of 157 points, indicating consistent improvement. The positive slope in your rating trend, especially over the last 3 months, reflects your upward trajectory. Keep focusing on steady development as your play is clearly evolving well.

Game Highlights & Feedback

• Strong tactical play: In your recent wins, you demonstrated good tactical awareness such as successful piece sacrifices and creating mating threats, leading to early resignations by opponents.
• Opening choices: You handled a variety of openings confidently, including the Pirc Defense, Queen's Pawn structures, and the Giuoco Piano. Your activity in these lines is encouraging, showing good preparation.
• Endgame resilience: In several games, you managed to convert small advantages and maintain pressure, which contributed to successful conversions.
• Areas for improvement: In your losses, there were moments where attention to defense and king safety could be enhanced, especially in sharp positions where your opponents managed to exploit weaknesses or launched successful mating nets.
• Time management: While generally solid, there were points of time pressure. Continuing to practice faster decision-making will support your accuracy especially in rapid games.

Rating & Performance Trends

Your 6-month rating growth of +157 points is excellent. The near flat change over the last month (-1) with a slightly positive trend slope suggests some recent stability, possibly balancing gains with learning moments. Your 3-month trend is particularly strong, showing sustained improvement.

Maintaining this momentum through targeted study and practice will likely lead to further gains.

Recommendations

• Review your recent losses to pinpoint key moments when defensive resources were missed or king safety was compromised.
• Continue exploring the openings you are comfortable with, deepening your understanding of typical plans and tactics in those lines.
• Practice endgame scenarios to improve confidence in converting advantages under time pressure.
• Use faster time controls or drills to hone rapid decision-making skills without sacrificing accuracy.
• Consider analyzing your games with a chess engine to find tactical opportunities and areas where you can improve calculation.