Kylen Joy Mordido WIM

Hi Kylen Joy! 🌟 Overall assessment

You are an ambitious, initiative-seeking player with a clear preference for active pawn structures (Samisch vs. King’s Indian, Maroczy-style English, sharp Alapin-type Sicilians). Your best games show:

• Excellent piece activity and willingness to sacrifice tempi or pawns for the initiative.
• Good conversion skills once you obtain a stable extra piece or unstoppable passer.
• A repertoire that already suits your tactical style and can keep growing organically.

Key strengths to keep nurturing

1. King-side attacks. In the win against attractorstrange you exploited the h-file with 21.Rxh6! and never let go. Keep revisiting these themes – bishop on d3/b2 + queen lift + rook swing.
2. Piece coordination in the English/Sicilian structures. Your model game versus kishaflores (Black, A29) featured …Nd4, …Nb3! and a smooth conversion with doubled rooks.
3. Practical instincts in Bullet. Even with 60-second clocks you find creative swindles and resource checks.

Biggest improvement priorities

1. Time management & end-game technique.
   Three of your five most recent losses (e.g. vs. tahakhalili2023 and badyl518) were on time in technically drawn or winning endings.
   • Adopt a “30-second rule”: if the position is equal or better but converting is non-trivial, bank 30 s first, then calculate.
   • Drill simple rook & pawn vs. rook, B+N mate, and king + pawn races daily (5-minute end-game trainer).
2. Transition from middlegame to end-game when ahead.
   Against SyphilisKakalakis you had healthy pawns yet allowed …c4! and knight invasions. Ask yourself: “Is exchanging queens helping my opponent activate pieces?”
   Practical tip: before every simplifying trade, spend one tempo on prophylaxis (e.g. 22.h3 instead of 22.Bg1? in the Nimzo game).
3. Handling the French-type Sicilian as Black.
   The loss versus HouseMDisBack stemmed from 9…Qb6?! allowing Qe5+ and a king hunt. Study the mainline …h6 and …Bd7 setups or switch to a Najdorf/Accelerated Dragon where you already feel comfortable.

Opening clinic (next 2-week micro-goals)

Illustrative tactic – your style at its best

Replay the decisive sequence from your latest win (notice the clearance sacrifice on move 21):

Training dashboard

• Current peak blitz rating: 2352 (2023-07-15)
• When do you score best?

Next steps & suggested study routine

• 3 rapid (15|10) games per week – annotate instantly, then compare with engine.
• 15 min tactics every day focusing on zwischenzug motifs → zwischenzug.
• Twice-weekly end-game flashcards; mix theoretical positions with practical rook endings.
• Review every time-forfeit game, identify the moment you stopped pre-moving/calculating, and write one sentence on how to simplify faster.

Motivation boost

Your dynamic style already produces sparkling games. By adding clock discipline and a clearer conversion framework you will cross the next rating bracket soon. Keep the energy, refine the technique, and enjoy the climb!