Md Hasnain RAZA

Quick overview

Nice work, Hasnain — your blitz play shows energy and a taste for sharp, tactical positions. You keep putting pressure on opponents, win a lot of games by forcing uncomfortable positions, and you’re getting good mileage from offbeat/unbalanced openings (Scandinavian, Barnes, Bishop’s Opening). A few recurring leaks are limiting consistent progress — fixable with focused practice.

What you’re doing well

• Active piece play: you bring rooks into the game quickly and use rook lifts / rook swings to generate threats (good instincts — keep that). See the finish in your recent win where the rook activity decided the game:
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• Good at creating imbalances — you do well with surprise or aggressive lines (your opening win rates for Scandinavian / Barnes lines are strong).
• Tactical alertness: you win many games by spotting a forcing continuation or opponent oversight.

Recurring problems and how they cost you

• King safety / back-rank mates: in your recent loss you got hit by a decisive mating tactic on the second rank. Before each move, ask: “Does my opponent have checks or mate threats?” Consider the simple fix of giving your king a luft (one square) when the back rank is exposed. Back rank
• Loose pieces and second-rank tactics: allowing rooks or queens to invade (for example Rd2 / Rxb2 in the loss) is often the immediate cause of tactical loss. When pieces trade, re-evaluate threats on both sides of the board rather than moving forward automatically.
• Time management / tunnel vision: in several games you either flagged opponents or got flagged — blitz rewards speed but not at the cost of overlooking simple tactical shots. Use a short pre-move checklist: checks? captures? hanging pieces? king exposed?

Concrete next steps (practice plan)

Do this over the next 4 weeks. Short, focused sessions beat long unfocused study.

• Daily (10–20 minutes): tactical puzzles (pattern-focused: forks, pins, skewers, back-rank motifs). Start with 3–5 good puzzles and review mistakes.
• 3× per week (20–30 minutes): play 5+3 or 3+2 games treating each game as training — pick one theme (king safety, rook endgames, opening traps) and force yourself to check that theme each move.
• 1× per week (30 minutes): game review — pick one loss and annotate three turning points: the moment you missed a tactic, the moment you changed plan without verifying safety, and the move that lost material. If you want, I can annotate a game move-by-move.
• Opening focus (15–30 minutes total/week): keep the lines that work (Scandinavian, Barnes, Bishop’s Opening). Drill 2 typical move orders and the common tactical traps. For example, review common replies to early queen sorties so you don’t get chased or trapped yourself.
• Endgame basics: learn simple back-rank prevention (pawn luft, king lift) and basic rook vs rook endgame ideas — 10–15 minutes weekly.

Practical blitz tips you can apply immediately

• Before you move, scan opponent threats for checks and captures — make that a habit even in 1–2 seconds.
• If your opponent is about to infiltrate the second rank with rook/queen, consider trades or immediate defensive moves (create luft or block with a minor piece).
• When you’re attacking, don’t overextend pawns (for example premature f-pawn pushes) if they open your king to tactics.
• Use simple, reliable moves in time trouble — fewer candidate moves that are obviously legal and safe are better than many “maybe” moves.
• If you like surprise openings (you do well with them), memorize typical tactical patterns that arise from those openings so you recognize them instantly.

Mini tasks for your next session

• Solve 10 back-rank style puzzles in one sitting.
• Play three 3+2 games where you never make a pawn move that weakens your king without double-checking safety.
• Review your last loss and write down the single rule you broke (example: “I allowed a rook penetration on the second rank”).

Want me to annotate a game?

I can create a short move-by-move annotation of any one of your recent games (point out 3 critical mistakes, 3 strong moves, and suggested improvements). Pick one match below and I'll analyze it in depth:

• Recent win vs shahidarkp — view game:
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• Loss vs here12 — I can show where the mating net started and how a single defensive idea prevents it.

Tell me which one and I’ll prepare a focused, move-by-move coach’s note.

Final note — encouragement

You’ve made excellent progress over recent months and your win-rate in sharp openings shows good intuition. Tighten the checklist before each move and add short tactic/back-rank practice to your routine and you’ll convert more of those advantages into consistent rating gains. Want a 2-week drill plan I can print for you?