Kamaliya Bulatova WFM

Kamaliya, here is your personalised post-match review

Quick Glance at Your Numbers

Highest bullet rating so far:   •   Performance rhythm:

What you are already doing very well

• Tactical alertness – Your victories over prpicchess91 (Nxg6! tactic) and campylobater (kingside mating net starting with Qh4) show you spot shots quickly, even in 60 + 1 bullet.
• Active pawn play – Timely pawn storms (h-pawn vs the St George Defence, f-pawn vs the Englund Gambit) often give you the initiative.
• Practical decision-making – In the win against a333a you simplified to a won rook ending with …Rxe3 instead of chasing “prettier” mates – exactly the right bullet instinct.

Recurring issues that cost you points

1. Time management
   Three of the last five losses (e.g. vs fish_mango) were on the clock, not the board. You often have 8–12 moves where you drop below 5 s and still calculate “classical-style”.
2. King safety in your Modern Defence set-ups
   Early …g6/…Bg7 without timely …Nf6/…e5 can invite direct pawn storms (see Smith–Morra loss vs alexs tal and Modern loss vs jayjayn). Opponents broke through on g- and h-files before you castled.
3. Conversion technique in won endings
   In the loss to nishantjain44 you were an exchange up but allowed counterplay and flagging. Similar in the beqa008 time-forfeit after reaching a holdable rook ending.

Three-step action plan

1. Bullet time routine (10-minute drill, daily)
   • Play one 1|0 game focusing on moving each turn under 1 s.
   • Immediately analyse only the positions where you spent >3 s – ask “Could I have played an move faster?”
   Goal: ingrain intuitive moves for common patterns.
2. Patch the Modern Defence
   • Add the mainline break 1 e4 g6 2 d4 Bg7 3 Nc3 d6 4 f4 c5! to meet early f-/h-pawns.
   • After …g6, make exactly two developing moves (…Nf6, …d6/…e5) before touching flank pawns again.
   • Watch one 15-minute model game of Gawain Jones’ Modern each week.
3. End-game conversion weekly theme
   • Solve 20 “Side up a rook/piece with <30 s on clock” studies on Tuesday/Thursday.
   • Play two 3|2 games where you liquidate to a winning ending on purpose and force yourself to finish with ≥10 s left.

Opening menu – keeping what works, adding one new dish

• White: Your Accelerated London System and anti-St George lines score >70 %. Keep them.
• Black vs 1 e4: Keep the Modern as a surprise, but build a second, time-efficient option. A lean Scandinavian 2…Nf6 gives instant activity and forces early trades – perfect for bullet.
• Black vs 1 d4/others: Consider a Nimzo/Queen’s Indian move-order; set-ups are solid and you already like fianchettos.

Mini check-list before every bullet game

1. First 8 moves in <15 s total.
2. Ask once: “Is my king safe for the next three moves?”
3. If ahead material, trade once every five moves. No exceptions.

Keep the creativity, add a pinch of clock discipline, and your next peak will come quickly. Enjoy the journey!