Alberto Martin Fuentes FM

Game Review and Feedback for Alberto Martin Fuentes

Hi Alberto! I've reviewed your recent games and would like to share some constructive feedback to help you continue improving your chess skills.

Strengths

• Opening Choices: You show a good variety in your openings, including the Scotch Game, Closed Sicilian, and French Defense structures which help you explore different types of positions and middlegame plans.
• Active Piece Play: In several games, especially your wins, you demonstrate good piece activity and initiative. Moves like Nb5 and tactical pressure on weak squares show good understanding.
• Endgame Technique: Your ability to convert advantages in technical endgames is promising. For example, pushing passed pawns effectively and using rooks well in open files.

Areas for Improvement

• Opening Awareness: Watch out for early inaccuracies that can concede the initiative to your opponent. For example, in the Scotch Game and French Defense games, consider reinforcing your knowledge of common plans and key tactical motifs to avoid getting into passive or cramped positions.
• King Safety: In some games, moves like early exchanges of queens or neglecting king safety provided your opponent with chances. Always ask yourself if your king is safe, especially after castling, before initiating exchanges.
• Positional Understanding: Although you play actively, sometimes the balance between attack and defense can be improved. Avoid unnecessary weaknesses like hanging pawns or weak squares and look to improve control over central squares consistently.
• Time Management: Several moves indicate you managed your clock well, but keep practicing to balance your thinking time, especially in critical moments.

Suggested Focus for Training

• Study main lines and common traps in your favorite openings to build confidence early in the game.
• Work on tactics regularly — combinations and calculation exercises will enhance your ability to spot opportunities quickly.
• Analyze your lost games in more depth to identify critical turning points where the evaluation shifted.
• Practice endgame theory, especially rook endings and pawn breakthroughs, to increase your conversion rating.

You are making great progress with solid fundamentals. Keeping consistent training and review of both wins and losses will steadily raise your performance.

Keep up the hard work and enjoy your chess journey!