lm13wnh WFM

Hi lm13wnh – here is your personalised post-match report!

🏆 What you already do well

• Piece activity out of the opening. In several wins (e.g. against vyathinreddy and skyfish_cty) you fought for the centre early and brought rooks to open files before your opponent could coordinate.
• Converting material edges. When you are clearly ahead you usually keep it clean: the rook endgame in the D00 win is textbook work.
• Practical attitude in time-pressure. Even with clocks running low you keep posing problems rather than drifting – an underrated skill.

🔍 Repeating patterns that cost you points

• Risky pawn thrusts (…g5/…h5 and g4/h4 as White). • In both losses to apoll26 you advanced wing pawns before your pieces were ready, weakening your own king.
  • When the opponent kept the centre closed you had no counter-play and ended up defending long endgames.
• Over-optimistic sacrifices. The Bxh7⁺ idea vs handldk looked attractive but was unsound. A quick computer check shows Black already winning after 22…Rf4.
  
  
• Endgame defence vs. passed pawns. In the long knight-and-pawn endgame you resigned against ApolL26, your technique of stopping connected passers (and using your own king actively) can be tightened.
• One-dimensional White repertoire. Seven of the last ten White games started 1 Nf3 b3. Opponents around 2200 will come prepared; a second main weapon will make you less predictable.

🎯 Action plan for the next four weeks

1. King-safety checklist. Before pushing a wing pawn ask: “Will two minor pieces be able to hit my king if the centre opens?” – physically write the question on a post-it next to your screen for 20 games.
2. Structured calculation drill.
   • 15 min/day of “woodpecker” tactics (solve → repeat wrong ones).
   • Add one defensive puzzle set – you blunder less when you train spotting your opponent’s resources.
3. Endgame week. Work through the rook-and-pawn and knight-vs-pawn sections of any classic manual (e.g. Silman or De la Villa). Then set up the critical positions from your own losses and try the defence against an engine.
4. Freshen opening choices.
   • With White, learn a simple 1 d4 d5 2 c4 Queen’s Gambit line; play it at least five times.
   • With Black, add a solid answer to 1 Nf3 besides …d5/…g6 (e.g. the symmetrical English setup) to avoid entering the same structures every game.
5. Review cadence. After each session pick one critical moment where the engine evaluation swung >1.0 and write a two-sentence summary in a notebook. Quality over quantity!

📊 Snapshot of your current form

Peak rapid rating: 2237 (2025-06-19)  |  Charts:

👍 Motivation boost

You are already strong enough to beat 2200-rated opponents regularly. Ironing out the handful of recurring errors outlined above will push you to the next plateau. Enjoy the journey and keep asking good questions over the board!