kediberat

Hi kediberat!

Great job pushing your Rapid rating above 1274 (2025-04-18) and keeping an active playing schedule – the volume of games you play is giving you plenty of practical experience.

What you already do well

• Tactical alertness. Your wins often come from spotting one–move shots such as Ng5–Ne6 or timely queen infiltrations. The miniature against kushagra8002 is a textbook demonstration of activity over material.
• Piece activity out of the opening. You usually develop quickly and castle early. That habit keeps the king safe and lets you reach middlegames with all pieces in play.
• End-game technique. Several victories show patience in converting extra pawns (e.g. the rook & pawn ending vs Narbek_Bai).
• Time management. You finish most games with 2-4 minutes left, so clock pressure is not costing you points right now.

Biggest improvement themes

1. Opening economy – avoid unnecessary queen moves

In your most recent loss you played:

The queen spent two moves to reach her original square while Black developed a piece. Whenever you consider an early queen sortie, ask yourself:

• “Does this create a concrete threat?”
• “Can I reach the same position without losing a tempo?”

Recommendation: for the Sicilian play either the main line 3.♘f3 or commit to the Smith-Morra with 3.c3, but avoid hybrid systems that hand the initiative back.

2. King safety & prophylaxis

Several losses (e.g. against Zholdas00 and Danijoke) came after you allowed a rook lift or queen invasion on the g-file. Before pushing wing pawns or exchanging dark-square bishops, spend a moment on “What is my opponent’s next move?” – a good habit of prophylaxis.

3. Calculating forcing sequences to the end

Your adventurous style is a strength, but sometimes the follow-up is missing. For instance, in the loss to Danijoke you sacrificed a knight with 21.♘f6+?! without a forced continuation, and Black consolidated.

Drill short puzzles that require you to see 3-5 ply clearly. When you feel an attacking idea, verbalise the full line until the position is quiet or a clear win is visible.

4. Handling the Caro-Kann Two Knights as White

Against Nemesis78370 you achieved a great position but then let Black untangle. Study model games where White keeps the pressure after 6.d4 ♞c6 7.♗e3 and notice typical plans: long-castling, g-pawn storms and occupying e5.

Action plan for the next month

1. Opening focus. Pick one line with 1.e4 as White (e.g. Italian Game) and one defence with Black (e.g. 1…e5) and create a mini-repertoire of no more than 10 moves deep. Repeat it daily for 10 minutes.
2. Tactics. 20 puzzles/day, but only those you can calculate in 3 minutes. Track accuracy rather than volume.
3. Post-game review. For every game, mark one critical moment where you didn’t spot an opponent reply. Re-play that branch against the engine until you understand the resource (that’s deliberate practice on zwischenzugs).
4. Play schedule optimisation. According to
   your best results come when you play between 18:00-22:00 UTC. Try to cluster rated games in that window and use off-peak hours for study.

Encouragement

Your current strengths give you a solid platform; ironing out the early-move inaccuracies and tightening calculation will propel you toward 1400+. Keep the fighting spirit, review each battle, and celebrate incremental gains. See you at the next milestone!