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Quick summary

Nice run — you converted several sharp kingside attacks and won a few messy, tactical games. Your recent wins show a taste for double-edged play (opposite-side castling, pawn storms) and good pattern recognition in the tactical melee. The losses highlight a few recurring issues: counterplay left unchecked, and trouble converting or defending in endgames/quiet positions.

What you did well (repeat these)

• Active piece play in attack — you consistently bring knights and rooks into the fight quickly (examples: sacrificial Nxe6 and the g-pawn storm in your win vs pdleal1983).
• Playing with initiative — when you open lines toward the enemy king you follow up accurately and keep pressure instead of giving your opponent easy breathing room.
• Opening choice and familiarity — you play lines that lead to practical, unbalanced positions (the Scandinavian Defense structures and related pawn storms) and your win rate there is strong.
• Clock awareness — you force complications that sometimes win on time; you create practical problems for the opponent under blitz pressure.

Here’s a replayable excerpt of the attack that worked well recently:

Recurring weaknesses to fix

• King safety after opposite-side castling — you generate strong attacks, but sometimes allow counterplay on open files (watch the opponent’s rook and queen activity before launching the final pawn push).
• Handling passed pawns and promotion threats — in your loss vs viktornovus you were overwhelmed by a passed pawn and mating threats; practice defending and blockading passed pawns with pieces rather than chasing material.
• Transitioning to the endgame — several games show you trading into endgames where the opponent’s connected passed pawns or better piece coordination decide the game. Improve technique in queen/rook vs pawn endgames and in handling outside passed pawns.
• Over-reliance on practical flagging — winning on time is a skill, but aim to reduce games that only end because the opponent flagged; make your wins cleaner so they don’t depend on the clock.

Concrete training plan (4-week cycle)

• Week 1 — Tactics & speed: 30 minutes daily of mixed-motif puzzles (forks/pins/discoveries). Emphasize calculation to mate and winning material in 2–4 move combos.
• Week 2 — Endgames: 3 drills (rook vs pawn, queen vs pawn, basic king+rook vs king). Practice converting with a tempo advantage and defending a lone king from passed pawns.
• Week 3 — Opening + typical middlegames: study 2 main lines of your preferred Scandinavian/related set-ups. Review typical breaks and how to neutralize your opponent’s counterplay before launching pawn storms. Use Scandinavian Defense to label your study.
• Week 4 — Practical blitz work + review: play 10 blitz games with focus (one goal per game: e.g., “avoid allowing doubled rooks” or “don’t go all-in if opponent can trade queens”). After each session, review the worst 3 games for recurring mistakes (10–15 minutes each).

Immediate checklist before your next blitz session

• Is my king safe if I castle long? If not, postpone the pawn storm.
• Before sacrificing, count checks and captures and ensure there is no easy perpetual or decisive counter-attack on an open file.
• If you get a passed pawn in the endgame, centralize your king and use rooks behind the pawn or blockade with knights/bishops.
• Keep an eye on time — if you can, practice a control with small increment to avoid games decided purely by flagging.

Small technical tips

• When attacking with pawns (g/h/f pushes), ensure a minor piece or rook controls escape squares — don't push blindly.
• Swap queens only when the resulting king safety and pawn structure are clearly better for you.
• In positions with opposite-side castling, always ask: “Where is the enemy counterplay?” and neutralize it first.

Follow-up & resources

If you want, I can:

• Annotate 2 of your recent games move-by-move (one win, one loss) with concrete improvements — tell me which two and I’ll return a short annotated PGN.
• Build a 30-minute blitz warm-up routine based on the weaknesses above.

Useful study anchors: tactical drills, basic rook endgames, and a short Scandinavian primer. If you’d like I can link an example line from your win to a typical Scandinavian Defense idea or create a short practice set.

One final encouragement

Your recent form shows steady improvement (positive rating trends and a ~50% strength-adjusted win rate). Keep sharpening tactics and endgame technique and you’ll turn many of those close, messy wins into clean, repeatable victories.