Jenmoves

Hi Jenmoves – coaching notes on your recent Bullet games

Your current profile at a glance

• Peak rating so far: 1988 (2021-10-11)
• Typical session pattern:
  
• Win rate by day of week:
  

Overall strengths

1. Fast, purposeful development
   In most games you bring pieces out quickly and castle early. This keeps your king reasonably safe and lets you attack with rooks (e.g. the Rd5-d6-d8 manoeuvre in your win vs sheeshmaboi).
2. Good grasp of the “London / Jobava setup” ideas
   You consistently place the bishop on f4, knight on f3/e5, and rook on d1. The structure is solid and gives you familiar patterns to premove in Bullet.
3. Tactical alertness when time is low
   Your back-rank mates (…Rh1# vs edward566) and counter-checks like 24.Qxf3! show you can spot winning tactics in seconds.

Key areas to improve

1. Time management – too many losses on the clock
   • 5 of your last 7 losses ended on time.
   • You often reach ≤5 s with a winning or equal position.
   Action plan:
   • Aim to be ≥25 s ahead after the opening. If you know the first 10 moves by heart, premove them.
   • When clearly winning, simplify/premove instead of searching for the “prettiest” mate.
   • Use one-click recaptures (Alt+left-click) and premove forced replies (e.g. automatic …Qxd5 after c4 dxc4).
2. Convert advantages more cleanly
   In the win vs SheeshMaBoi you were up a rook on move 31 but allowed perpetual-check attempts until move 40.
   • Trade queens when up major material.
   • Centralise your king in rook endgames earlier (e.g. …Kf7-e6-e5 instead of chasing pawns with rook).
3. Handling the Caro-Kann Exchange as Black
   Your two recent losses (vs libertadores1974 and n3shi) came from this line.
   Typical fixes:
   • After 4…cxd5 play 6…Nc6 before …Bf5 to avoid Bd3/Bf4 hits on c7.
   • Answer 15.Ne5 with 15…Rfc8 or 15…Rac8 instead of 15…Qe7, which pinned your own knight and wasted tempi.
4. Stop ignoring “annoying” pawn pushes
   …c5 (as Black) and …b4 (as White) repeatedly broke your pawn centres because you delayed a2-a4 / c6-c5. In Bullet, prophylaxis saves both time and positions.

Quick opening checklist (Bullet-friendly)

• White London: learn the Bf4–e3–h3 idea against early …c5 or …Qb6.
• Black Caro-Kann: memorise a 12-move “speed line” vs 3.e5 and the Exchange. Blitz it out and keep 50 s on the clock.
• Have one surprise Gambit (Englund or Stafford-type) for fun and free time on the clock.

Micro-training recommendations

1. Daily 5-minute puzzle rush: aim for 25+; focus on knight forks and back-rank themes (your two most frequent missed motifs).
2. Play one 10-minute rapid game per day to practise not premoving. Annotate two critical positions and compare with an engine.
3. Bullet warm-up: three berserked puzzles → one 30-second hyper game → then your main Bullet session. It sharpens reflexes before rating play.

Game capsule to review

Try analysing the critical moment below without an engine. Ask: “What is my opponent’s main threat, and how can I neutralise it in Bullet time?”

Keep it fun!

Bullet rewards instinct, but steady rating climbs come from pattern memory plus clock discipline. Combine your sharp tactical eye with faster decision-making and you will break the next rating plateau soon.

Good luck and happy playing! – CoachBot