Danyyil Dvirnyy GM

Hi Danyyil!

Below is a snapshot of what you are already doing well, followed by concrete, GM-level tweaks that can lift your blitz performance from “very strong” to “consistently elite”.

1. What’s working

• Opening variety. Your recent streak shows you comfortably switching between 1.c4, 1.b3, the KIA and queen-pawn systems as White, while defending with the Sicilian, Pirc and Caro–Kann as Black. This keeps opponents guessing and plays to your tactical strengths.
• Tactical eye under pressure. The conversion against puz2010 in the B50 Sicilian (…♞d4 jump; …b5 break) is a good example. You sensed the right moment to open files and kept calculation concise. (
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• Endgame confidence. The rook-pawn win vs Macho_2006 shows clean technique despite very low time, a trademark of top blitz specialists.

2. Patterns that are costing points

1. King safety in the Pirc / Modern.
   Three of the last five losses started with 1…g6 and featured early …c6/…c5 plus …h6 allowing White to steamroll the h-file. Once the pawn duo (g-/h-) became fixed, attacks with h4-h5 or g4-g5 were decisive (see loss to Barcelona_Guy – position after 20.Ng3 Bg4; also the 40-move miniature ending 40.Qc7#).
   Action: study the “150-Attack” setups and vet a reliable antidote (…h5 lines, the Czech Pirc, or a transposition to the King’s Indian with …e5). Add five annotated model games to your opening file.
2. Over-optimistic pawn pushes in Caro-Kann / solid structures.
   In the B10 loss to Pomegranate988 you forced the pawn break …e5/…d4 too early, weakening d5/f5 squares. The resulting piece play was one-way traffic.
   Action: review the “Fantasy set-up” plan with …c5 & …Nc6 before committing the e-pawn. A short ChessBase search will give you GM games (e.g., Vitiugov) to model.
3. Clock management.
   Five of the last ten results (both wins and losses) were decided by the clock. Your average remaining time at move 25 is under 15 seconds. Even tiny improvements (~0.3 sec/move) will translate into +30 seconds per game.
   Action: play one session/day of 3|2 instead of 3|0 to ingrain “move → increment → think” rhythm, then port the habit back to 3|0.
4. Converting material edges when the opponent has dynamic compensation.
   The Ragozin loss vs GZQSH07 reached +4.0 according to the engine, yet Black’s minor-piece activity grew until mate. You occasionally postpone consolidation moves (♖d1, ♘e3, etc.) in favour of extra pawn grabs.
   Action: adopt the rule “anchor one defender before the next capture.” Training: give yourself the side with material advantage in a random endgame and win against the engine in ≤90 seconds.

3. Opening scoreboard

Your current blitz peak: 3015 (2025-05-16)
Feel free to explore the interactive dashboards:

4. Immediate study plan (2 weeks)

5. One game to annotate in depth

Pick the Carlsbad-structure win against Barcelona_Guy (A01 b3 system). It already shows an instructive minority-attack reversal. Full PGN below—annotate with “why” not “what”.

6. Motivation corner

“The grandmaster sees what is important.” – Philidor (paraphrased)

Keep the big picture: safe king, healthy clock, and only then fireworks.

7. Shout-outs

Thanks to frequent sparring partners like Bella Khotenashvili and Barcelona_Guy who expose the critical edges in your repertoire—ideal data for targeted repairs.

Good luck polishing the next few Elo off your already-impressive blitz peak!