Quick summary
Nice fighting games lately — you’re creating attacking chances and you convert concrete opportunities (see your recent win against naresh4121). At the same time a few recurring tactical and king-safety issues are costing you losses. Below is focused, practical feedback you can use right away.
Interactive replay — recent win (study this)
Walk through this game slowly and pause at the moments I call out below.
What you did well
- You build attacking pressure on the kingside — advancing the h‑pawn and using rooks and queen actively (Rh5 → Rh3 → Rxg6 in the win was decisive).
- You convert tactical sequences when they appear: you spotted and executed exchanges and sacrifices that opened lines to the enemy king.
- You create passed pawns and use them practically (the h‑pawn became a real threat and distracted the opponent).
- Your opening repertoire has several reliable lines — the data shows strong results with lines like the Two Knights Defense and some gambit play — use those strengths.
Recurring problems to fix
- Back‑rank and king safety: multiple games ended in mates or decisive tactics on the back rank (examples: mate by Qxg2# and Qxb2# in recent losses). Make luft or develop a defensive plan before launching all-out attacks.
- Loose/hanging pieces: you sometimes allow captures like Nxb4 / Nxc4 or Qxc2 — before moving pieces, check opponent threats and defenders (look for pins, skewers and forks).
- Tactical oversights under simplifying exchanges: trades that open files for the enemy queen/rooks cost you (watch when you trade rooks or allow open files toward your king).
- Time management & attention: a few very short games / quick resignations suggest tilt/disconnects or snap resigns. Give yourself a 3–5 second verification habit on every move that changes the king’s pawn cover or opens a file.
Concrete things to practice (short-term)
- Daily tactics: 15–25 puzzles/day focused on mates, forks, pins, and discovered attacks. Prioritize patterns that lead to back‑rank mates and queen forks.
- Back‑rank checklist: before every move ask — “Does this create/leave a back‑rank weakness?” If yes, either make luft, trade down, or add a defender.
- One‑game postmortem: after each loss, quickly annotate the first 15 moves to spot where the opening plan went off track. For the Kearnage game, study the final sequence where Qxg2# occurred and identify the missed defence.
- Opening consolidation: pick 1 favorite black and 1 favorite white setup. Learn the common tactical themes and the typical endgames that arise. For example, review the key ideas in the Modern Defense and Sicilian Defense lines you play often.
Simple habits to adopt during games
- Three second rule: when you make any pawn move in front of your castled king (g, h, f or advancing central pawns), pause and scan for opponent checks or queen invasions.
- Before captures: count all attackers and defenders. If the capture opens a file to your king, re-evaluate.
- When you see a winning attack, also verify the escape squares for the enemy king — don't tunnel on attack and miss counterplay.
30‑day improvement plan (practical)
- Week 1: Tactics 20–25 min/day (focus mates in 2–4 and forks). Play 10 rapid games applying the back‑rank checklist.
- Week 2: Openings — pick 2 lines to memorize main theory and 5 typical pawn structures. Continue tactics 15 min/day.
- Week 3: Analyze 10 losses quickly: find 1 recurring mistake per game and write the correction (post‑mortem habit).
- Week 4: Play a mini‑tournament of 15 rapid games. After each, annotate 2 key moments. Reassess progress and repeat what worked.
Immediate actions after your next game
- Load the game and find the first move where the evaluation changes by more than one pawn — annotate why it shifted.
- If you lost to a mate or tactic, make a short note: “I missed X because I didn’t see Y.” This builds pattern memory.
- Keep a short log: 1 line per game — opening, mistake, lesson. After 10 games you’ll see patterns quickly.
Final notes & encouragement
Your long‑term numbers show clear ability to climb (good months and a steady average). Small changes — better back‑rank awareness, 15–20 minutes daily tactics and disciplined post‑game reviews — will convert many of those close losses into wins. Study the win vs naresh4121 move-by-move and ask yourself where the opponent ran out of counterplay; you’ll spot repeatable motifs to use again.
If you'd like, I can produce a 12‑game study routine tailored to your openings (choose two openings you want to focus on) or annotate one of the losses move‑by‑move. Which would you prefer?