mockingjay598

Hi mockingjay598! 👋

Great work staying active and fearless on the board. Your willingness to play sharp lines (Englund Gambit, St George, etc.) shows real fighting spirit. Below is some targeted feedback to help you convert even more of those exciting positions into wins.

Your current snapshot

• Peak blitz rating so far: 800 (2023-05-20)
• When you win most often:
• Your best day of the week:

What you already do well

• Tactical eye – you spot mating nets and back-rank tricks quickly (e.g. 57.d8=Q# in your latest win).
• Active pieces – you rarely leave rooks or queens sleeping on their starting squares; they get involved fast.
• End-game resilience – when material is equal you often outplay opponents with connected passers (see the h-pawn sprint in the win vs strange35620g).

Key improvement themes

1. Early king safety

Three of your recent losses ended with your king stuck in the center after 15-20 moves. Aim to castle by move 10 in most games unless there is a concrete reason not to.

• Black vs dreweason: you castled long but then played …Ke6 and …Kd6 walking into a mating attack. Consider keeping the king behind pawns instead of marching it yourself.
• Drill: play ten 10-minute games where you force yourself to castle before move 10; review positions where you wanted to delay it and ask “was it necessary?”

2. Don’t over-extend the queen

In several games you allowed Qb5+, Qa5, or Qe7+ tactics against you because your own queen left too early to chase pawns. Remember: development first, pawn grabbing later.

Typical sequence to avoid:

3. Piece coordination vs. loose pawns

Pushes like a6, b5, g5 are fun, but each pawn move is a square your pieces no longer guard. In the loss to spacedaddd the pawn storm left dark-square holes your opponent exploited.

• Before any flank pawn push ask: “Which of my pieces becomes stronger and which square becomes weaker?”

4. End-game conversion

You often reach winning rook endings but sometimes allow counterplay (e.g. vs nanipapisan: passed d-pawn plus two rooks overwhelmed you).

• Rule of thumb: activate the king first, create an outside passed pawn second, then push.
• Practice the “Lucena” and “Philidor” rook-endgame setups for 10 minutes each day.

Drills & study plan (2-week mini-boot-camp)

1. Opening hygiene – 20 puzzles on “Punish the early queen”. Goal: recognise how opponents might punish your early queen too.
2. Tactics – 30 minutes daily of mixed motifs. Focus on discovered attacks and zwischenzug opportunities.
3. Model games – watch two annotated games on the London System (if you want a solid alternative as White) and two on the Scandinavian (a safer gambit-free reply with Black).
4. End-games – play rook-and-pawn vs. rook against the computer at least five times; try to build a bridge each time.

Quick reminders during play

• Check checks, captures, threats on every move – even in blitz.
• Count attackers vs. defenders before capturing on an unguarded square.
• If you are up material, simplify; if down, complicate.
• With seconds left, play forcing moves (checks, captures) to avoid blunders.

Keep enjoying the game and embrace steady, small improvements each session. Your tactical flair already wins plenty of games – add a dose of positional discipline and your rating will climb fast. Good luck, and have fun on the 64 squares!