Jemal Ovezdurdiyeva WFM

Hi Jemal! 🎯 Quick overview

Your current peak in blitz stands at 2392 (2021-08-31), and your overall trend (see

) shows that you score best in the late-evening sessions. That indicates you already have a solid base—let’s polish a few specific areas so you can push through to the next level.

What you are already doing well

• Dynamic play against the Sicilian. Your Alapin set-ups consistently neutralise …c5 and often leave you with a pleasant pawn centre.
• Conversion of material advantages. In several wins you simplified to rook+queen endgames and finished methodically—even with < 10 seconds left!
• Spotting tactical shots. Moves such as 20.c4!! (vs Tbeary) show good awareness of counterplay ideas and not being afraid to open lines at the right moment.

Key improvement themes

1. Early pawn pushes can back-fire
   Games versus BongKang and JoliyRoger reveal that pushing h- and g-pawns too soon leaves dark-square holes around your king. Before advancing side pawns ask: “Do I have enough pieces behind this pawn storm?” – Try delaying h4/g4 until you have both rooks connected and at least one knight ready to jump in. – Review the concept overextension; it will help you balance aggression with safety.
2. Handling central tension in the King’s Indian structures
   In a few losses you released the centre too quickly with …dxc4 or …e5xd4. Instead, keep the pawn on d6/d7 until you’re fully developed. Study model games by Ding Liren where Black waits, then strikes with …e5 or …c5 under favourable circumstances.
3. Piece coordination vs knight tours
   Several positions contained knights on the rim (Nb5–c7–d5, Ng5, etc.) that looked flashy but lacked backup. • Ask yourself after every knight leap: “Is this knight on an outpost or just en-prise next move?” • Drill the ‘knight-improvement’ exercise: place both knights in the centre within 7 plies before looking for tactics.
4. Clock management
   Your median remaining time on move 25 is under 15 seconds (data: last 20 games). • Treat moves 10-20 as “buffer building” moves—play the established theory faster to bank time. • Practise 1-minute bullet once or twice a week purely for mouse-speed; it spills over positively into blitz.

Opening focus for the next two weeks

You play	Against	Action item
Alapin (c3 vs …c5)	Sicilian	Add 6.d4 cxd4 7.Bc4 ideas to repertoire; they scored 75 % in your sample.
Classical set-up	Pirc/Modern	Replace early h4 with 5.Be2 & 6.0-0; study a short Kramnik video or book chapter.
Ruy Lopez	Berlin/Closed	Memorise the first 10 moves so you avoid early resignations; use chessable or flash-cards for quick reps.

Mini exercise (tactics & evaluation)

Take the position after 17…f6 in your loss vs BongKang and find three candidate moves for White. What is the objective evaluation after 18. fxg4? (Use a board or Lichess study; no engine for the first 5 minutes.)

Endgame nugget

Your technique is solid, but work on rook vs passed pawn themes (side-checks, building bridges). Nunn’s Practical Endgames chapters 2 & 5 are ideal; 20 minutes a day will do wonders.

Action plan summary

• Week 1: Re-watch 3 instructive games on the Pirc where White keeps the centre intact.
• Week 1-2: 20 tactics per day filtered for “double-attack” motifs.
• Week 2: Play 15 blitz games without any early flank pawn pushes unless your computer opening book says it’s theory.
• End of Week 2: Review performance via
  and send me the two toughest positions you faced.

Keep the energy, refine the structure, and you’ll be eyeing 2400+ blitz in no time. Good luck, Jemal!