Lorenzo Brito Morales

What’s going well in your blitz play

You show a willingness to fight for dynamic, tactical positions and to press the initiative when the position allows. In the recent win, you created pressure on the opponent’s king with active piece play and sharp forcing moves, which shows you’re comfortable navigating complex, fast games and converting pressure into a win.

You also keep contesting in difficult middlegame and endgame moments, which is a valuable strength in blitz where the clock and occasional inaccuracy can tempt players to drift. Your ability to stay in the fight and look for practical chances is a solid foundation to build on.

Key opportunities to improve

• Improve handling of tactical responses from stronger opponents. In recent losses, sharper counterplay by the opponent led to material swings. Strengthen a habit of quickly identifying immediate threats and concrete forcing lines you must meet before committing to long calculations.
• Memorize and practice a compact opening repertoire for blitz. The openings data suggests you perform well in certain families (for example, a Queen’s Gambit Accepted line with early central control), but you also encounter riskier lines that can backfire under time pressure. Stabilizing a couple of reliable White plans and a couple of Black defenses will reduce decision fatigue.
• Endgame technique and simplification. When you’re ahead or reach simplified endings, a few standard endgame patterns (king activity, opposition, pawn majorities, and simplified pieces) can convert more wins from near-equals and secure draws when worse positions arise.
• Time management in blitz. Occasional time pressure can tilt the evaluation; practice a short, repeatable thought process that helps you pick a solid plan early and avoid over-searching in risky lines.

Opening strategy and plan for blitz

Your openings data shows some strong ideas and a few lines that require caution. In particular, the Queen’s Gambit Accepted style with early central control has an above-average win rate, suggesting it’s a good core White weapon to rely on. For Black, the Döry Defense shows solid results and can be a dependable way to reach balanced positions without getting into overly sharp lines in blitz.

Suggested focus to build a practical blitz repertoire (in plain language):

• White: lean on the Queen’s Gambit Accepted family with a straightforward plan to contest the center and develop pieces quickly. This can lead to flexible middlegames where you decide between keeping tension or simplifying on favorable terms. Placeholder term: Queen’s Gambit Accepted
• Black: incorporate a compact defense such as the Döry Defense to reach solid, straightforward structures where your pieces coordinate well. Placeholder term: Döry Defense
• Avoid overly long theoretical lines in blitz. Commit to a couple of trusted branches you know well, so you can play quickly and stay accurate under time pressure.

Training plan for the next few weeks

• Week 1: Choose two go-to openings (one White plan, one Black plan) and study the typical middlegame ideas from those families. Learn 6-8 representative middlegame plans for each opening.
• Week 2: Practice 15 tactical puzzles per day that reinforce the motifs you’re likely to see in those openings (tactical shots, piece coordination, and typical pawn breaks).
• Week 3: Do endgame focused drills for 20 minutes a day (king activity, basic rook endings, and pawn endgames) to improve conversion and save draws from worse positions.
• Week 4: Blitz clock discipline. Play short sessions (3+2 or 4+2) with a strict time budget. After each game, write a one-line note on the biggest mistake and one improvement for the next game.

Recommended next steps and check-ins

After two weeks, we’ll review progress and adjust the repertoire and drills as needed. If you want, you can share a couple of recent games for a quick review focusing on time management and decision points. You can also explore the following placeholder resources to support your plan: Lorenzo Brito Morales, Queen’s Gambit Accepted, Döry Defense