Your strengths
Your recent wins show exactly why you are tough to play in blitz. In each win you hunted the initiative, accepted material imbalances, and kept creating problems for your opponent. In the Sicilian Defense win against oleksiiderypasko, you handled a complex structure, simplified to a winning endgame, and trapped the enemy knight with your king and pawns. Against singchesser, you turned a wild Alekhine line into a decisive attack, and against MandragoraP you won with a nice rook sacrifice and a final knight fork.
You also clearly have deep opening knowledge. You are comfortable in sharp schemes like the Benko Gambit, the Modern, and the Sicilian, and you rarely get worse out of the opening. That is a real weapon, especially in blitz where most opponents do not want to defend all game.
The main issue: time management
Your biggest leak is the clock. In the loss to Borodetoro, you flagged after a fantastic fight. You invested large chunks of time to calculate tactics early, and by move 18 you were under 11 seconds. That forced you to play the entire middlegame and endgame on the increment, and you eventually lost on time in a position that still held resources. You repeatedly fell into time trouble because you tried to calculate every detail.
Another clear example is the loss to LondonTom. After your opponent misplayed, you had a winning queen-versus-rook-and-bishops position, but your clock fell below 20 seconds and you could not find the safest path. When you are winning, the clock becomes more important than the best computer move. Move quickly, keep the advantage simple, and make your opponent find the tricks.
Try this in blitz: before playing a move, ask yourself if the move you want is forcing or based on a long calculation. If it is not forcing, pick something natural and play it. Reserve long thinking only for forced variations that decide the game. This will save 15 to 20 seconds per game, which at 3+2 is a huge edge.
Converting winning positions
The LondonTom game is the one to study for conversion. After winning the queen for a rook and bishop, you were up material and in control. The position still required care because the black bishops were active, and the rook gave black counterplay. The key is to centralize your queen, cut off the black king, and force an exchange of the remaining pieces when possible. Do not chase pawns with the queen while your king stays passive; bring the king up first in endgame positions.
When you are ahead, use the principle of simplification. Trade pieces, not pawns, and avoid allowing counterplay. A good exercise is to go into the endgame section of the game review and try to find the three safest winning moves instead of the most flashy ones.
Practical advice for your next block of blitz games
- Set a rule: when you are winning, spend at most a few seconds per move. Keep your pieces centralized and invite trades.
- Work on queen-versus-rook-and-minor-piece endgames in study mode. This will give you confidence in positions like the one you had against LondonTom.
- In sharp openings like the Benko Gambit, cut your early think time in half. You already know the ideas, so trust your intuition and save time for later.
- After winning a big exchange, pause mentally for one second to identify your opponent's plan, then make a safe, natural move. This reduces the chance of a cheapo.
Keep it up
Your fighting spirit and tactical vision are big strengths. You are very close to the next level: if you can protect your clock and sharpen your conversion skill, the wins against stronger opponents like londontom and Borodetoro will start coming regularly. Review those two losses with the clock in mind, and watch how many positions you actually win objectively.