Quick summary for Jesús Manuel Vargas Pereda
Nice fighting streak in your blitz: you push on the kingside, create tactical complications and convert practical advantages. Your recent wins show good attacking instincts and ability to sacrifice for initiative. Main weaknesses to fix: time management (several games lost on time), some endgame technique under time pressure, and occasionally drifting into risky pawn storms without clearing tactical back-rank or queen checks.
What you're doing well
- Active, aggressive play — you consistently seek the initiative with pawn storms and piece sacrifices to open the enemy king.
- Good pattern recognition in the kingside attack — you use pawn pushes, piece lifts and sacrifices to crack the opponent’s shelter.
- You convert complicated positions into wins — opponents often resign or flag when under constant pressure from your attacking plan (example: heart_breaker143).
- Strong opening repertoire in several lines — your stats show excellent results in lines like the Caro-Kann Exchange and Closed Sicilians, so you have reliable opening choices to reach playable middlegames.
Key areas to improve
- Time management: you lost multiple games on time. In blitz, finishing with usable time is as important as the position. Practice fast decision rules and flag-saving habits.
- Endgame technique under pressure: some endings were lost or allowed swings when the clock ran low. Learn a few essential king-and-pawn and rook/rookless endgames so you can convert with little time.
- Tactical oversights in the transition: when you trade into simplifications check for queen checks, forks and passed-pawn races. A quick "safety check" before pressing the clock helps (see drills below).
- Selective pawn storms: your kingside pawn pushes often work, but make sure your pieces and king are safe from counterplay on open files before committing.
Concrete examples from recent games
Win vs heart_breaker143 — you played an energetic long-castle kingside-storm, sacrificed to open lines and finished with a decisive piece activity. (You can replay a key sequence below.)
Loss vs euvaldo85 — the game ended with a time loss in a complex queen-and-pawn race. The position had counterplay from your opponent’s queen; with more clock you could have traded or simplified earlier to reduce their practical chances.
Actionable training plan (weekly)
- Time management drills (3× per week): play 10+0 or 5+3 games focusing on keeping 30–60 seconds on the clock by move 20. Consciously make 5–10 second decisions for safe moves.
- Tactics (daily 15 minutes): short, high-frequency tactics (forks, pins, discovered attacks). Aim for speed and accuracy rather than depth.
- Endgame basics (2× per week, 20 minutes): study king-and-pawn opposition, basic rook endgames and queen vs pawn races. Practice one Lucena-like and one queen-checkline scenario each session.
- Game review (after each session): review all blitz losses that were on time or had decisive tactical turns. Ask: "Could I trade, simplify, or repeat a position to buy time?"
- Opening focus (weekly): reinforce your highest-performing lines (you have good results in Caro-Kann Defense: Exchange Variation and closed Sicilian lines). Learn one typical middlegame plan for each opening so you play quickly out of book.
Practical tips to implement immediately
- Before each move ask: Is my king safe? Any immediate checks or captures for the opponent? This 2-second checklist reduces blunders.
- When ahead on the clock: simplify into a technical endgame if opponent has counterplay. When behind: keep complications and keep the opponent thinking.
- Use increment when possible — in training play +2 or +3 increments to habituate to think-for-seconds patterns and avoid flagging.
- In pawn storms, pause and verify there is no back-rank mate or decisive queen check on the other side before committing the pawn push.
Short checklist for post-game review
- Did I lose/win on time? If yes — what could I have simplified or pre-moved?
- Where did the tactical balance change? Mark the first inaccuracy that led to the swing.
- Was my king exposed by my pawn pushes? If so, track alternative move that keeps the king safe.
- Save one instructive position as a study problem — repeat it until you find the best plan in 30 seconds or less.
Closing — realistic goals
Short term (2–4 weeks): reduce time losses by 50% and increase average remaining clock at move 30. Medium term (2–3 months): stabilize rating, convert more winning positions into full points by practicing key endgames and tactical speed.
You're already creating chances — tighten the clock and endgame side of your play and you'll convert many more of those chances into wins.