Judit Juhasz WFM

Hi Judit, here is some personalised feedback on your recent games

What you are doing well

• Opening variety & understanding. In your last five wins you successfully handled the Sicilian (Black), Caro–Kann (White), King’s Indian (both colours) and the Petroff. That breadth forces opponents out of their comfort-zone and is a clear asset.
• Dynamic play. Your wins frequently feature pawn storms (…b5, h4–h5, g4–g5) and piece sacrifices that create practical problems. For example, in the latest win you found 20…Bg7! followed by 31…d3 and the passed pawn decided the game (
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• Clock skills vs slower opponents. Four of the five victories were secured by flagging your rival. Your instinct to keep the position complicated when you’re behind on material often pays dividends.

Where you can gain the most rating points

1. Convert won positions efficiently.
   Loss vs Juranoid shows you were a pawn up and still in control but let the clock run out while searching for the “cleanest” continuation. Recommendation: pick one winning line & play it. A +5 evaluation that wins in 15 moves is worth exactly the same number of rating points as a +9 that wins in 3.
2. Time management in equal/unclear middlegames.
   Your wins come with 4-5 minutes left; your losses often occur with <10 seconds. Try the “40-20-40” rule in 3-minute blitz: 40 % of the time budget for the first 15 moves, 20 % for the next 15, 40 % for the rest. It will guarantee at least 60 seconds for any end-game.
3. Sharpen one main line against the Sveshnikov.
   In both recent losses you chose the sideline 7.Bf4. After 10…a6 11.Na3 you spent >20 seconds per move and never achieved an advantage. Action plan:
   • Study the main line 7.Bg5 d6 8.Nd5 in depth; you can rely on theory instead of clock time.
   • Memorise the critical idea 11.Bxf6 gxf6 12.c3 with long-term kingside pressure.
4. End-game technique.
   Games vs Fischerev7 and Chessbard1972 reached pawn endings you could hold, but piece coordination (rook behind passed pawn, king centralisation) was rushed. Drill 50 basic rook & pawn endings this week; use “two-second touch-move” training to build muscle memory.

Micro-goals for the next two weeks

• Play 20 blitz games and do not allow any win on time; instead aim for checkmate or resignation by move 35.
• Solve 30 tactics that end in an end-game conversion (e.g. winning a pawn and then queening).
• Analyse every loss until you can name the first position where your evaluation slipped from equality to worse; tag that moment in your notes.

Stats & Progress

Your peak rating so far: 2276 (2025-02-25) – aim to break it by +50 within a month.

Winning rhythm:

Suggested study links (internal)

• Review the definition of Prophylaxis – it will help in those slow King’s Indian manoeuvres where you currently burn time.
• Spar with a friend at least once using the 30-second increment setting – use tothbarnabas if you both agree.

Keep the fighting spirit, tidy up the clock handling, and your attacking style will translate into an even higher conversion rate. Good luck!