Cherry Ann Mejia WFM

Overall Performance

Cherry Ann, your recent bullet games show a balanced strength with a Strength Adjusted Win Rate around 50%, indicating you are competitive at your level. You've had a strong upward rating trend over the last six months with a gain of 94 points and positive slope, showing solid improvement. Despite a recent rating dip of 39 points in the past month, your three and twelve-month trends remain positive, suggesting resilience and ongoing progress.

Strengths in Your Recent Play

• Strong tactical awareness leading to decisive wins, especially noticeable in quick attacks and exploiting opponent mistakes.
• Effective opening preparation, especially with the Sicilian Defense and Queen's Gambit lines, leading to comfortable middlegame positions.
• Good time management under bullet conditions, demonstrated by winning some games on the clock pressure to opponents.
• Solid defensive skills – holding your ground in challenging positions before capitalizing on errors.

Areas for Improvement

• Endgame Technique: A few losses occurred in complex endgames where precise calculation is critical. Focusing on common endgame patterns could improve your conversion rate.
• Opening Consistency: While your openings are effective, deepening understanding of certain lines where you've suffered losses, such as the Scandinavian and Queen's Gambit Accepted variations, may help reduce early disadvantages.
• Time Pressure Management: Some losses on time indicate the potential to refine your speed and intuitive play, especially in tight time scrambles typical of bullet games.
• Capitalizing on Small Advantages: There were opportunities to convert slight positional or material edges that slipped away. Training on evaluating and pressing small advantages can help.

Recommended Focus and Study Plan

• Practice endgame drills that emphasize pawn structures, king activity, and basic checkmating patterns.
• Review key opening lines where losses occurred, such as the Scandinavian Defense and Queen's Gambit Accepted, to reinforce your repertoire.
• Engage in speed calculation exercises to improve quick, accurate decision-making under time pressure.
• Analyze your games where small advantages were lost to identify decision points and alternative plans.
• Maintain playing regular bullet games to apply improvements and continue developing your instincts.

Additional Notes

Keep leveraging your tactical intuition and solid opening preparation while addressing the highlighted areas. Your consistent upward rating trend over the long term is a testament to your dedication and potential.

Feel free to revisit this feedback periodically as you continue improving your skills!