Dimitri Petrenko

Quick summary

Dimitri — good session overall. You scored several clean wins with direct kingside pressure and finished with accurate technique. Your recent form shows a short-term uptick (1 month +29) but a mixed medium-term trend. Strength‑adjusted win rate ~50% — you win as often as you should against similarly strong opposition, which is a solid baseline for blitz.

What you did well (concrete examples)

• Active, forcing play: you create direct threats and punish inaccurate replies — several wins came from quick king‑side attacks and piece activity (see the mating finish versus Suan Bruno Fernandes Lira).
• Rook and open‑file play: you consistently get rooks to active files and seventh‑rank targets instead of letting them sit idle.
• Finishing technique: when ahead you convert without unnecessary risks — good calm conversion to mates and decisive material wins.
• Opening repertoire depth: you have repeatable success in QGD lines (your database shows strong results in QGD: 3.Nc3 Bb4 and the Queen's Gambit family).

Want to replay a clean example of the typical attacking pattern you executed? Try this winning game from the session:

Recurring weaknesses to fix

• Time management in the critical phase — you often reach decisive midgame positions with less than a minute on the clock. That increases the chance of tactical oversights or unnecessary simplifications. Practice keeping 20–30 seconds for the last 10 moves in blitz.
• Tendency to simplify into lines where the opponent gains counterplay. In the loss to el-corsario-negro you traded into a structure where the opponent’s passed pawns and active bishop became decisive. Be cautious about trades that give the opponent a clear outside passer or activity edge.
• Occasional hanging of pawns/pieces after an attack — your attacking style is good, but sometimes you push too fast and leave a loose piece behind when the opponent counters. Double‑check for undefended pieces before committing to pawn storms.
• Opening-specific blowups: your database shows weaker win rates in some Sicilian systems (Alapin/Taimanov family). If you play these, tighten a 1–2 move refutation plan so you don’t get early equality or structural problems.

Concrete drills and micro‑habits (15–30 minute routines)

• Tactics warmup: 10 minutes daily of mixed mate/fork/pin/skewer puzzles. Aim for 8/10 accuracy at 5–10 seconds per puzzle to build pattern recall under time pressure.
• 5 + 3 blitz with deliberate thinking: play 6 games of 5|3 where you force yourself to spend 10–20 seconds on every critical decision — no auto‑premoves. Focus: do I create a concrete threat or am I just “hoping”?
• Endgame sprint (10 min): run 10 Lucena/Rook vs rook scenarios and 10 king & pawn vs king conversions. These sharpen conversion and defense when material is simplified.
• Opening prep (15 min): pick your two most-played problem openings (your stats show issues in the Sicilian Alapin/Taimanov). Build a 6‑move “if they play X, I play Y” cheat sheet and drill it by playing the position from move 6 vs an engine or a training partner.

Practical game plan for the next 10 blitz games

• Round 1–3: Play with a slightly slower clock (5+3) and focus on not dropping material — aim for 0 blunders per game.
• Round 4–7: Return to your usual blitz but enforce the “20-second reserve” rule — if you fall under 20s, don’t accept complications unless they win material immediately.
• Round 8–10: Try one opening change if you faced the same painful line twice — test the backup plan from your 15‑minute opening prep.
• After each game: one-line self‑note — what was the turning point? (takes 20–30s, do it while the next game pairs you).

Opening and strategy notes

• You do very well out of QGD structures — keep practicing the typical minority attacks and piece trades in those lines. (QGD: 3.Nc3 Bb4).
• Sicilian systems: when you play Alapin/Taimanov structures, prioritize king safety and avoid premature pawn pushes that open lines for the opponent’s bishops. Consider a short anti‑Sicilian sidestep if you meet consistent trouble (Sicilian Defense: Alapin Variation).

Mini post‑mortem of a loss (how to learn from it)

Against el-corsario-negro you ended up with structural concessions and passive pieces. Quick checklist to prevent repeats:

• Before exchanging: ask “does this trade improve the opponent’s pawn structure or activate their bishops/rooks?” If yes — reassess.
• If you open the long diagonal/file near your king, ensure you have a tactical refutation or safe escape squares for the king.
• When the opponent has a passed pawn on the flank, consider creating counterplay on the opposite side rather than simplifying into king-and-pawn races that favor them.

Replay that losing game to identify the one move that changed the evaluation — you’ll get the biggest learning in the single turning move.

Here is the game so you can step through it:

Short checklist before each move (blitz-friendly)

• T = Threats: what does my opponent threaten this move? (1–3 seconds)
• S = Safety: is any piece hanging after my move? (2–4 seconds)
• P = Plan: does this move fit a clear short plan (improve a piece / create immediate threat)? (5–10 seconds)

Next steps

• Run the 15–30 minute drill block for 6 days this week (tactics + endgame + 6 blitz with deliberate thinking).
• Keep an opening cheat sheet for the two toughest Sicilian lines and the QGD replies you face most often.
• After each session, mark the single biggest recurring error (time scramble, a specific tactical motif you miss) and focus the next session on removing it.

If you want, I can: create a 2‑week daily practice plan tailored to your openings and generate 20 training positions (tactics + endgame) based on the mistakes above. Tell me which you'd like first: focused endgames, Sicilian refutations, or blitz time management drills.