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Quick recap of the recent wins

Nice run — you converted complicated, tactical positions into wins and punished opponents who grabbed material too greedily. Highlights from the most recent win vs. mrckchaudhary:

• You punished an early pawn grab and kept the queen active with repeated checks, forcing the enemy king into awkward squares.
• You exchanged at the right moments to simplify into a winning configuration and used your queen plus minor piece activity to finish the job.
• Good practical play: checks and infiltration on the a-file and second/third ranks were decisive.

Replay the full game:

What you’re doing well

• Capitalizing on opponents' mistakes — you spot and punish Loose Piece opportunities quickly.
• Active queen play: you use checks to gain tempi and force the king into awkward positions — excellent in rapid games.
• Good decision-making about simplification: you trade when it makes winning clearer instead of overcomplicating.
• Your opening choices match your style; QGA and French Advance are strong lines for you.
• Recent rating trend shows fast improvement — your study and practice volume are working.

Key areas to improve (practical, short-term)

• Time management: several games ended with tight clocks or time wins. Practice keeping 30–60 seconds for critical positions — consider more 15+10 games to build increment usage.
• Tactical consistency: keep doing quick tactical warm-ups before sessions (10–15 puzzles) to reduce missed forks and discovered attacks.
• French Defense refinement: the opening shows mixed results — pick 1-2 main responses for opponents and learn typical pawn breaks and piece posts deeply.
• Endgame technique: practice queen/rook endgames and basic rook endgames so simplifications consistently convert without surprises.

Concrete corrections from the last game

• Continue prioritizing checks when the opposing king is exposed — you did this well and it forced winning simplifications.
• When the opponent tried counterplay with knight jumps (Nf4 / Nc2), double-check for forks and tactics before moving pinned or overloaded pieces.
• If you have a passed pawn or active king in the endgame, prioritize king activity and restricting the opponent over hunting extra pawns.

4-week practice plan (focused & realistic)

• Daily: 10–15 tactical puzzles (mix of forks, pins, skewers, discovered attacks).
• 3× week: one rapid game (15+10). After each game, mark 3 critical moments and guess the best move before checking with an engine.
• Weekly: analyze one win and one loss deeply (no engine first). For the win vs. mrckchaudhary try finding defensive tries you missed for Black.
• Opening work: choose one French line and one QGA line; learn 3 typical middlegame plans and 3 model games for each.
• Endgames: twice a week, 15–20 minutes on rook endgames and queen vs rook scenarios.

Small motivational finish

Your recent +164 month jump and long-term slope show real progress. Keep the tactical drills, focus your opening study, and maintain a simple post-game review habit — you’re on an excellent trajectory. If you want, I can create a personalized 4-week drill schedule for your French and QGA lines or walk through one of the losses (vs. dysseas) move-by-move.