Mohammed Yasen

Quick summary

Nice work, Mohammed — your bullet play shows confident tactics and strong attacking instincts. Your recent wins contain clean finishing patterns (a decisive queen invasion to mate, good exploitation of back-rank weaknesses) while your losses mostly come from time pressure and some awkward simplified positions. Below I’ll highlight concrete, bite-sized improvements you can apply next session.

What you're doing well

• Finishing ability: you spot mating nets quickly (example: the Qg7 mate in the Center Game). Try replaying that mini-sequence to lock the pattern into muscle memory.
• Sharp opening choices: you pick active, unbalanced openings (Scandinavian, Center Game, Alapin, French) that frequently give you practical chances in bullet.
• Practical play in complications: you convert tactics and create forcing lines under short time — a huge advantage in bullet.

Main areas to improve

• Time management / flag risk — several recent games ended on the clock. In bullet the clock is part of the weapon: stop and ask yourself “am I about to flag?” when below ~10 seconds. If yes, switch to safer moves (simplify or pre-move only when safe).
• Premoves and safety — avoid automated premoves in unclear positions where the opponent can change the capture/response. Use premoves mainly for obvious checks, recaptures, or forced captures.
• Endgame conversion under clock — you sometimes reach simplified rook/pawn or king-and-pawn endings where the win slips or the clock becomes critical. Practice a few common endgames so you convert faster and with less calculation.
• Avoid speculative pawn grabs that open your king unnecessarily. In fast games it’s easy to get greedy; when you take a pawn, quickly evaluate king safety and counterplay risk before committing.

Concrete drills (15–30 minutes/day)

• 2 x 5-minute tactic sprints: solve 10 high-frequency mate/tactical puzzles (forks, skewers, pins, back-rank) on a tactics trainer or puzzle set. Focus on speed and pattern recognition.
• 3 x 3-minute endgame drill: run through king + pawn vs king, basic rook endgames, and a pawn-promotion race. Time yourself so conversions become instinctive.
• 10 rapid opening-review reps: take your top two openings (for example, Center Game and the Scandinavian Defense) and memorize 4–5 standard moves/ideas and 2 common opponent replies. In bullet this removes hesitation on move 4–8.
• Flag-proof sessions: play 10 unrated games with no increment (or play hyperbullet) and aim to survive with >10 seconds on average. This conditions you to manage the clock better.

Practical checklist to use during a bullet game

• If your clock < 12s: prefer safe, non-calculation moves; swap tactics for simplification if you already have an advantage.
• Before a pawn grab: 1-s check — “Does this open files/diagonals to my king?” If yes, decline or prepare the king first.
• Use premoves only for forced captures/checks, and never for quiet positional moves.
• When winning material, trade pieces quickly to reduce tactics and speed up conversion.

How to review your recent games efficiently

• Pick the three most recent losses and find the single turning move in each — ask: was it a blunder, time pressure, or a strategic oversight?
• For each win, identify the one decision that created the decisive weakness (e.g., forcing the opponent’s king into a mating net). Repeat that decision in a short training game against yourself.
• Keep a short notes file: 1 line per game with “mistake / cause / fix” — review it before each session so your brain remembers the fixes.

Small tactics & pre-game habits

• Warm up 2 minutes on tactics before starting a bullet block — gets pattern recognition firing immediately.
• Check your mouse/hand posture once between games to reduce Mouse Slip / Fingerfehler; a single slip in bullet decides games.
• If a game becomes a long piece endgame, switch tempo: reduce thinking depth and prioritize practical, fast moves.

Follow-up plan (next 7 days)

• Days 1–2: 4 x 5-minute tactic sprints + 10 practice premoves in safe positions.
• Days 3–4: 6 flagged/no-increment games focused purely on time management; take notes.
• Days 5–7: play normal bullet sessions but apply the checklist (simplify when ahead, premoves only when safe). Review 5 games (3 losses, 2 wins) for turning points.

Small encouragement + next steps

You already have the tactical eye and attacking instincts that win bullet games — most feedback is about clock discipline and a few conversion tricks. Tighten the little habits above for a week and you’ll see the -time losses fall and your win rate climb. If you want, send 2 games you lost on the clock and I’ll mark the exact moves where to change decisions.

Opponent you faced recently: clauditox — review that Qg7 finish and your time usage around move 25–40.