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Overall Performance and Trends

Your current strength adjusted win rate stands at approximately 49%, which is a solid baseline for rapid games. There has been no rating change in the past month, but looking back over 6 months, you have seen a significant improvement of 194 rating points. This indicates that you have been steadily working on your game and making substantial progress over time.

However, over the last 3 months, your rating trend shows a slight decline with a slope of -5, while recently (last month) there is a small upward slope of 3.07. This suggests some inconsistency which is common as you face stronger opponents or adjust your style. Keep focusing on steady improvement to overcome these fluctuations.

Recent Wins: Strengths to Build On

• Effective Use of Tactics: Your wins often feature tactical plays such as capturing key material and delivering decisive checkmate threats. For example, you capitalized on piece activity in the game against "MlagaPower06" to force a checkmate quickly.
• Opening Preparation: You show good adherence to sound opening principles like controlling the center and piece development, both in e4 and d4 openings.
• Endgame Technique: You converted advantages well in several games by coordinating rooks and bishops in the endgame to secure victories.
• Attacking Play: Your games display an aggressive approach, especially with kingside attacks and pushing passed pawns when possible.

Games to Learn From: Recent Losses

• King Safety: In some losses, such as against "doubleb0007" and "lacomete2lyon," weaknesses around your king led to checkmate threats. Improving vigilance over king safety, especially against counterattacks, will help reduce losses.
• Handling Opponent’s Threats: Some games saw you giving up key squares or allowing your opponent to create threats that were difficult to parry. Focus on anticipating opponent tactics and strengthening defense.
• Time Management: Managing your clock more effectively can improve your decision-making under pressure, as blitz and rapid games require quick yet accurate moves.
• Positional Understanding: Enhancing your grasp of positional play such as pawn structure, piece coordination, and controlling key squares can improve your resilience.

Recommendations

• Review your recent losses and look for critical moments where king safety was compromised; practice defensive techniques and tactical vision exercises.
• Study common plans and motifs in the openings you use regularly, such as the Four Knights and Caro-Kann openings, to deepen your understanding.
• Focus on endgame training to convert more winning positions consistently.
• Consider working on time management strategies to balance speed and accuracy in rapid time controls.
• Keep playing regularly with targeted review sessions to maintain your momentum and foster continuous growth.

Next Steps

Continue analyzing your game collection with a focus on both tactical patterns and strategic understanding. If possible, annotate your games or use a chess coach to highlight critical errors and plans. Use the momentum from your recent successes to build confidence and address recurring challenges.