Linda Krumina WFM

Personalised Feedback for Linda Krumina

1. Quick Performance Snapshot

• Peak blitz rating: 2298 (2024-10-15)
• Activity overview:

2. What You Are Already Doing Well

• Opening consistency with 1.d4 systems. In most wins you reach familiar middlegames quickly, e.g. the Colle-type structure in your game versus EILAPPI.
• Piece activity & rook lifts. The h-file rook swing (Rh1-h4-g4) appeared more than once and scored well (see move 41 in the win against “Sicillianenthusiast2”). Spotting these aggressive manoeuvres is a real strength.
• Tactical alertness in favourable positions. When you have the initiative, you calculate concrete lines accurately – the conversion in your Chess960 win is a good example:
  
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• Practical time usage. You generally keep ~30–40 seconds for the final phase, giving opponents the chance to blunder under time pressure; two recent wins came on the clock.

3. Repeated Trouble Spots

1. Early central tension as Black.
   Several losses (e.g. vs aly_khalel) featured …c5/…e5 breaks that you met passively. After 14…Bb7 you drifted into a cramped position and never equalised.
2. Pawn-structure awareness.
   In the loss to “crazypelerin” the sequence 6.Nb5 d6 7.dxc5 allowed White a protected passed d-pawn and the Nc7+ fork. Accepting an IQP or hanging-pawn structure is fine, but only when your minor pieces are active enough to compensate.
3. King safety vs opposite-side play.
   Games where you castle short and push the h-pawn work well, but remember that the same plan can boomerang against you. The resignation against “henrider” started with 20…c3 opening files toward your own king.
4. Converting extra material.
   You were a pawn up in the endgame against lucian_gl yet resigned after pressure on the second rank. Extra material is useless if pieces are passive; prioritise piece activity over pawn-grabbing when ahead.
5. Tactical blunders in quiet positions.
   In the KIA loss you overlooked 33.Nc5! removing the queen’s defender. These oversights often happen after a long sequence of manoeuvring; a 15-second “blunder check” before committing can save half your games.

4. Targeted Action Plan

5. Opening Notebook (first steps)

• Add a direct antidote to early …c5 systems: consider the London Anti-Benoni plan with c4 → Nc3 & Qb3.
• As Black versus 1.d4 experiment with the Nimzo-Indian; it fits your dynamic piece-play style and prevents passive pawn structures.
• Store critical lines in your private study; revisit them weekly.

6. Mindset & Practical Tips

• 90-second post-game review. Immediately tag one critical position and one missed resource; quick feedback reinforces patterns.
• “Seat-belt move”. Before leaving any piece en-prise, ask: “What is my opponent threatening if I pass?” This one-sentence ritual will curb spontaneous blunders.
• Stamina. Your win rate climbs in late-evening sessions but dips mid-afternoon – data proves it (see charts above). Schedule rated streaks during high-focus hours, casual games elsewhere.

7. Inspirational Moment

Replay the finish of your Chess960 victory – a masterclass in converting an outside passed pawn while controlling knight forks:

Keep Going!

Your tactical eye and fighting spirit already put you in the 2100+ bracket. Ironing out a few structural misunderstandings and tightening calculation in quiet positions will push you toward 2200 faster than any new opening surprise. Enjoy the climb!