Daniel Fernandez GM

Hi Daniel, here’s some tailored feedback based on your latest blitz sessions.

At-a-Glance

• Current performance trend:

Your Competitive Edge

• Dynamic pawn storms. You willingly launch …g5/…h5 strikes in the Sicilian (see wins vs itsCryptoKnight and Momchilgradcity). This keeps opponents on the back foot and shows good tactical vision.
• Tactical resourcefulness. The conversion in your Scandinavian win (27.Bxa7+!) shows you spot hidden tactics even in sharp time scrambles.
• Practical speed. You often keep 10–20 seconds while opponents are already in single digits; that buffer wins games in the final melee.

Patterns to Refine

• Delayed development in the O’Kelly. In the loss to Georgios Ketzetzis your queen wandered to a2 & a1 before pieces were out, leaving the king in the centre.
• King safety vs the Rossolimo h-pawn battery. Against Angel Jesus Marquez Ruiz you allowed h4-h5-Rxh8 ideas without creating counter-play on the queenside.
• Handling of 1.b3 as White. Three recent defeats (two vs andrejic_10) came from over-optimistic pawn pushes and an exposed king. The opening is playable, but you’re entering middlegames you don’t fully control.
• Endgame technique under 15 seconds. In several wins you needed 70+ moves to mate won positions. That’s fine once, but against faster opponents it will backfire.

Illustrative Missed Moment

Compare what happened vs Beawuids (Black):

Instead of 13…Qa5?! (queen drift) consider 13…Bd7 completing development; after 14.f4 Qa5 you’re ready for …0-0-0 and the rook joins via g4.

Action Plan for the Next Week

1. Mini-repertoire tune-up (30 min).
   • Prepare a safe line vs the Rossolimo (e.g. …e6 & …Ne7) to avoid early h-file hacks.
   • Add a crisp alternative to 1…a6 in the Sicilian—perhaps the Classical 2…d6—until your queen-side plans are iron-clad.
2. Development priority drill (15 min/day).
   Play unrated games starting from move 5 of your loss positions, forcing yourself to complete development before launching pawn storms.
3. Bullet endgame ladder (10 min/day).
   Use a trainer to convert K+Q vs K, K+R vs K, and basic pawn endings in <5 seconds. This will save you precious blitz time.
4. Review all games where your king castled last.
   Ask: “Could I have tucked the king away earlier?” Make a note of recurring reasons you postpone castling.

Motivation Corner

Your aggressive style is a huge asset—polish the mechanics around it and your rating ceiling will jump another 100 pts quickly. Keep striking first, but with all pieces ready to join the party!