Your Key Strengths
Your recent games show a clear pattern: you are a dangerous converter. In your win against nicofdez2012, you punished a loosely defended king and struck while every piece of your opponent was placed badly. And in your win against AndreyBergamotovP, you kept full pressure on the king and did not slow down when he wanted to trade pieces. That is how to win from the front.
- Your piece activity is often better than your opponent’s.
- You recognize when your opponent has weak squares and you go straight to them.
- In long endgame battles, especially against JobbyKing, you do not panic and you still push hard for winning chances.
Biggest Concern: Do Not Rely on the Flag
In two points in this recent list you waited for your clock to decide the game. You won on time against both Bas van de Plassche and JobbyKing, but that is not what real improvement looks like. In winning positions you often spend time trying to find the deepest tactical finish instead of the shortest. Against a faster player, that same time pressure will backfire.
When you are a better piece, a better rook, or a converted pawn, ask yourself one question at every move: Can I trade into a simpler endgame? Use a few seconds to look for a path that ends the action, not a long king-hunt. The win is important, but your time trouble should be avoided when the game is already logically won.
Openings That Need Small
Your record in the French Defense and Alekhine's Defense is very positive, and that shows in your games the attacking setups. But you also meet some lines that you clearly do not know as well. For example, your matches in the Slav and doubly in the London form score worse. If you want stable increases, spend a little more opening preparation on those lines. You do not need to memorize long lines: just know what the enemy wants to do after castling, and where your pieces should go.
In your win against UAstrong, your French setup with your king stayed safe and then you broke the centre at the right moment. That same middle-game idea can be used against London or lower scoring systems if you know where the bad squares are in those openings.
A Practical Training Plan
- When you win a piece, protect: first look for any candidate with a queen ending. Not every finish needs to be elegant.
- In quick blitz, set yourself a rule: if you are over the 50% ending, you have only ten seconds left to decide a plan, not half a minute.
- Play a few games with the low-scoring openings as [[by-force]]; you will not lose rating and you will see what your opponent tries.
Keep hunting, but make your attack efficient. The player who converts a winning position with three extra minutes on the clock is the stronger player, and you are already that close.