loloicb

Hi loloicb! – Your personal post-match report

What you already do well

• Tactical alertness. Many of your wins come from spotting forks, pins and back-rank ideas (e.g. 14…Qe1# against Santoburger).
• Speed management. You finish most 10-min games with 4-7 minutes left, so time pressure is rarely the reason for mistakes.
• Courage to sacrifice. In your longest win you played 17.Rxf8+ and 19.Nxd5, showing you’re willing to give material for activity when you see a clear follow-up.

Biggest areas to improve next

1. Opening discipline.
   • In several losses (vs joyboyy33, zhamza44) you put the queen on b3/b4 or exchanged it early while the rest of your pieces were undeveloped. • Follow the three basic rules: develop minor pieces, fight for the centre, castle before launching pawn or queen raids.
2. King safety.
   Ignoring castling allowed opponents to open files against your king (see diagram after 15…Nh6 vs nachoo4p). Make castling by move 10 your default plan unless you have a concrete reason not to.
3. End-game resistance.
   The loss to joyboyy33 shows a common pattern: one outside passed pawn decided the game. Learn the “Rule of the Square” and practise rook-and-pawn endings so you know when to stop a passer and when to counter-attack.

Key concept spotlight

• The value of tempo: every time you move the same piece twice in the opening (e.g. 9.Bb5–13.Bxc6–20.Bxg7) you give the opponent a free developing move. Try to complete development in 8–9 moves.
• Typical tactical motifs: fork, pin, discovered attack. Review one motif per day and solve 10 puzzles featuring it. Example fork from your game:

Action plan for the coming week

• Solve 25 tactics puzzles daily rated 300-600; aim for 80 % accuracy.
• Play one “slow” (15 | 10) game, then spend 20 minutes analysing it yourself before using an engine.
• Study the first 8 moves of a sound opening for both colours: • As White: Italian Game (1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4). • As Black: French Defence (you already play …e6, so learn the mainline 3.Nc3/Nd2).
• Practise the basic mates (king & queen vs king, king & rook vs king) until you can deliver them in ≤ 30 seconds.

Stats & trackers

Peak rapid rating: 570 (2025-03-27)
Activity chart:

Keep the momentum!

You’re improving quickly – your tactical eye is already above average for the 400-500 range. Tighten your opening structure and end-game technique, and 600+ will come soon.
Good luck, and enjoy the journey!