krumnonesymotStaraZagora

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1. Quick Snapshot

• Current strength: solid 2050-2100 range in 3 | 2 and 60 | 1 games.
• Consistency: noticeably higher win-rate in late evening sessions—see
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• Peak performance so far: 2126 (2023-06-22).

2. What You’re Doing Well

• Robust Black Repertoire: Regularly scoring with the French (C02/C11) and Caro-Kann (B12). Your pawn‐chain handling and thematic …c5 breaks are on point.
• Tactical Eye: You spot resourceful shots such as 27.Nxd5! and intermezzi (see miniature below) that swing the initiative in practical time controls.
• Fighting Spirit: Games rarely drift into bland equality—you actively push for imbalances, which is ideal for faster formats.

3. Main Improvement Targets

1. Time Management
   • Two recent losses (vs. Beljavski3 and Anfield_Road) were essentially flag-outs before move 20.
   • Adopt a “+20 sec rule”: if your clock dips below the increment × 20 (e.g., 20 s in 60 | 1), force yourself to make a move and rely on the increment to calculate on the opponent’s time.
   • Use a visible time marker—many players improve simply by activating the “move-timer” sound cue.
2. King Safety vs. Counterplay
   • Your attacking style occasionally ignores back-rank or dark-square weaknesses (see 41…Rb2+ in the Torre loss).
   • Drill the theme “[[$|term|Back-Rank Weakness]]” for 15 minutes daily; tactical repetition will make defensive resources intuitive.
3. Handling Off-beat Openings as White
   • Losses vs. Alekhine (B05) and Reti/Torre setups show hesitation once out of mainline theory.
   • Pick one universal system (e.g., 1.e4 cede space? Play 2.Nc3 French 2.Nc3 vs e6; vs. 1…Nf6 keep 3.Nc3 & 4.Bg5) and memorize typical pawn structures rather than move orders.
4. Endgame Conversion
   • In your July 18 French win you needed 60+ moves to convert an extra rook.
   • Solve two practical rook-endgame studies per week; recommend “Blitz Endgame Drills — R vs. R&P” set on Chess.com.

4. Opening Benchmarks

French Defense – keep expanding the 3…c5 Advance repertoire; consider adding 6…f6 (Steinitz gambit) for surprise value.
Caro-Kann Short Advance – you reach pleasant IQP endings; review the plan …f6 & …e5 breaks to finish games earlier.
White vs. Alekhine – your 11.dxc5? allowed …Qxd1+. Instead adopt 11.c3 and meet …c5 with Be3, Qg4 and long castling for a thematic space bind.

5. Training Plan (4-Week)

• Week 1–2: 30 min/day tactics with rating > 2700, focus on Zwischenzug and back-rank motifs.
• Week 2–3: Analyse every loss for 15 min, annotate three critical moments, and store in a personal “red-flag” PGN.
• Week 3–4: Play 10 rapid games (10 | 5). During each game verbalize at least two candidate moves before choosing.
• Continuous: One endgame study every breakfast. Small habit, big rating gain.

6. Motivation Corner

Your rating graph already shows a clear upward trend on weekends

. Keep that momentum: deliberate practice > sheer volume. Hit the “review” button after wins as well—future you will thank present you!

See you at the board, and good luck in your next encounter with Dragan Stojanovic—revenge games are the sweetest training!