Kacper Drozdowski IM

Recent performance snapshot

Your one month rating change is positive, showing you can capitalize on momentum in the near term. However, longer-term trends (three, six, and twelve months) are negative, which suggests you may benefit from focusing on consistency and addressing recurring patterns in your middlegame and endgame.

What you are doing well

• You demonstrated a solid short-term uptick, indicating you can seize initiative in sharp positions and keep pressure on opponents in the near term.
• Your openings results show you can handle dynamic setups, particularly in flexible Sicilian-related lines where you can generate counterplay and maintain activity.
• You have a broad and adaptable opening footprint, which helps you meet a wide range of opponents and ideas while staying flexible in the middlegame.

Key improvement opportunities

• Build long-term consistency: review the past 3–12 months to identify recurring middlegame or endgame mistakes and create simple, repeatable plans to avoid them.
• Opening planning and transitions: some lines show mixed results (for example Najdorf, Kan Variation, and Alapin variants). Deepen study of typical middlegame plans and pawn structures for the lines you use most to improve conversion from opening to middlegame.
• Endgame technique: work on converting small advantages in rook and minor piece endings. Practice common endgames and consider a regular endgame drill routine a few times per week.
• Time management: ensure you allocate enough thinking time in critical middlegame decisions, and establish a quick pre-move check to reduce last-minute blunders when the clock is tight.

Opening performance snapshot

Your opening data shows strong results in several lines, notably Barnes Defense and a broad Unknown set. Some specific Sicilian branches show solid performance, while others (like certain Kan/Najdorf variants) have more variability. A focused, compact repertoire can help you convert more positions into favorable middlegames.

• Top performers: Barnes Defense, Unknown openings
• Areas to strengthen: Najdorf Variation, Kan Variation, Alapin Variation, Najdorf-related lines

To reinforce progress, you can explore curated studies of your preferred openings, for example: Barnes Defense and Sicilian Defense branches with a clear middlegame plan.

Practical training plan

• Compact repertoire: choose 1–2 solid White first moves and 1–2 Black defenses, each with a simple, repeatable middlegame plan to follow for the majority of games.
• Endgame focus: dedicate two short sessions per week to rook endgames and general king activity drills to improve conversion chances.
• Weekly review: pick your two most challenging losses from the past week, identify the critical decision points, and write a short corrective note for future games.

Next steps

If you’d like, I can tailor a 2– or 4-week training plan around your preferred openings and address the most frequent mistakes from your recent games. You can share more details or a few recent games for deeper, targeted feedback.

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