Radomír Volek

Radomír, here’s your personalized feedback

Quick Stats

Your current blitz peak rating is 2194 (2025-04-05). Most of your games are played in short sessions; see

What you’re already doing well

• Confident initiative-play. In the Najdorf/Dragon positions you regularly seize space with g- and h-pawns (e.g. wins vs bucksarampo and Knight_in_the_Corner). This leaves Black under constant pressure.
• Piece activity before material. In your most recent win you calmly returned a pawn with 18. Rxf4!! to keep the attack flowing. Good understanding of initiative > material.
• Conversion when you simplify early. Games where you trade queens around move 25 (e.g. 31.Qxf7+ …) usually end in clean technical wins. Keep looking for those liquidating moments.

Key growth areas

1. Pawn grabbing & king safety as Black.
   In the loss to sillycon11 (…11 Rxb2?!) your queen-side became a target. Ask yourself the “three-question drill” before capturing loose pawns:
   ① Will my king become exposed? ② Can the piece retreat? ③ What happens after the forced sequence?
   If any answer is unclear, consider a quieter move instead.
2. Over-extension in attacking structures.
   When the g- and h-pawns roll, your e-center occasionally collapses (loss vs hoklopan). Study model games in the Keres Attack and the English Attack to learn the typical exchange sacrifice on c3 / e3 that your opponents may use.
3. Time-management discipline.
   Seven of the last ten losses featured <20 s on your clock by move 30. A simple rule: “Aim to have ≥⅔ of the starting time after move 10 and ≥⅓ after move 20.” Use the opponent’s turn to decide between candidate moves so your own clock is used mainly for calculation.
4. Endgame conversion against stubborn defence.
   In the Semi-Slav loss you were an exchange up but drifted. Practise king-and-rook vs rook endgames; challenge the “hard” settings on an end-game trainer 10 minutes a day.

Opening clinic

Training plan (4-week micro-cycle)

• Mon–Wed: 15 min tactics (Chess.com Puzzle Battle 3 runs) + 1 annotated master game in your opening.
• Thu: 20 min endgame drills (rook endgames) + rapid game 15 | 10 with post-mortem.
• Fri: Review one of your own losses with a friend or engine; write down one concrete takeaway.
• Weekend: Two blitz sessions. Between games, do the “three-question drill” on any tactical blunder you just made.

Next steps

• Re-visit the critical moment 14…c5? in the English game – annotate it yourself, then compare with engine suggestions.
• Play three sparring games starting from the position after 20…Qe2 in the same game. Use the sparring technique: restart from that position if you lose.
• Finally, add one “slow” (30 | 20) game per week to internalise strategic patterns.

Keep pushing, Radomír! Your attacking flair is your trademark – a little extra discipline in defence and time-usage will unlock the next rating plateau.