Julio Diaz

Hi Julio!

You are already a strong bullet player (current peak: 2751 (2025-03-22)) and your recent streak proves you can beat 2500-level opposition consistently. Below you will find a quick overview of your strengths, the key areas that keep costing half-points, and a concrete improvement plan built around short, focused training blocks.

What you are doing well

• Flank-opening mastery. Whether it is 1.b3 or the King’s Indian Attack you reach middlegames you understand better than your opponents. Notice how in your win vs vatsalchess64 the early ...e5/…e4 pawn wedge gave you the kind of central tension you handle so well: after 18…Rxd3! the initiative never left your hands.
• Practical time management. In all five of your recent victories you were ahead on the clock after move 20. In ultra-fast time controls converting on the clock is a legitimate skill—keep it!
• Tactical alertness when attacking. Your eyes light up around the enemy king. Moves like 25.Ra8! (vs iotgo) and 17.Nbc7+!! (vs zsiiir) show excellent pattern recognition.

Recurring problems that hold you back

• King safety as Black in Caro-Kann structures.
  Three of your last four losses started with 1…c6/…d5. In every case the dark-square bishop left home early and you allowed Qh5-h7# or similar ideas. A single review session on the “Caro-Kann gone wrong” theme will pay enormous dividends.
• Over-eagerness to grab material.
  Example: against naigernaiger you played 9…Bxh2?! and ran into 10.Nxf6+! followed by a decisive initiative. When the opponent’s lead in development is two tempi or more, ask yourself “Is this pawn worth my king’s safety?”.
• Under-utilising quiet moves.
  Bullet encourages forcing play, but sometimes a single zwischenzug kills all counter-chances. In the loss to VNM_NguyenTriDung 21…g5? weakened dark squares; the simple 21…O-O! would have held everything together.

Illustrative positions

Black has just taken on h2. White’s lead in development turns into a direct attack after 10.Nxf6+! Think twice before pawn-grabbing when you are behind in development.

Your exchange-sac motif (…Rxd3, …Rxf3) shows how comfortable you are in dynamic positions. Keep refining these instincts—they win games against any rating group.

Training plan for the next 10 days

1. 90 minutes opening repair. • Watch one thematic video or chapter on “Caro-Kann: keeping the king safe” and create a compact file with your preferred setups.
   • Add three model games for each critical line.
2. Daily 30-minute tactics burst. • 15 minutes on high-rated puzzles filtered for “missed mates in 3–5”.
   • 15 minutes on “defensive resources”—force yourself to find only moves for the side under pressure.
3. End each bullet session with two 5|5 games. Slowing down forces you to spot the quiet consolidating moves you often miss in 1|0.

When to play

Your

suggests a higher win-rate late evenings UTC. If rating gain is the goal, schedule your serious sessions there. Otherwise vary your play-times to avoid pattern fatigue. For longer trends check .

Next checkpoint

After you complete the 10-day cycle, send me three annotated games (one win, one loss, one draw) and we will fine-tune the plan.

Keep enjoying your chess, Julio, and remember: disciplined defense plus your natural flair for attack is a deadly combination. Good luck!