Nino Khomeriki WGM

Hi Nino (ninullia)!

Great work maintaining a strong online presence around 2300 blitz (2529 (2020-04-05)). Your ability to create imbalanced pawn structures and seize the initiative is apparent from your recent win against asserfelt:

What you’re doing well

• Early pawn breaks. Pushes like ...c5, d5-d4 or e4 arrive at just the right moment, catching many opponents off-guard.
• Piece activity over material. Trading queens on move 12 versus Asserfelt showed confidence in converting a static edge.
• Broad repertoire. You comfortably switch between 1.d4 and 1.e4 systems and handle both Colle structures and Benoni pawn chains.

Growth opportunities

1. Time management in Daily/Correspondence games.
   Four of your last seven rated losses were timeouts. Consider enabling mobile reminders or reducing simultaneous games so the clock stops costing you Elo.
2. Maintaining focus in won positions.
   Games against lower-rated players (e.g., vs. garykasparpovgm) ended as “abandoned.” Set a personal rule: No resigning/abandoning when not lost.
3. Petroff & Scotch sidelines as Black.
   In the timeout loss to whi123 you entered a passive Petroff/Three-Knights line and soon faced space issues. Refresh the mainline ideas:
   • After 3...Bb4 4.Bc4 d6 5.O-O O-O 6.d3, consider …c6 & …d5 schemes.
   • In the Scotch Classical, study 6...Nge7 plans versus 6...Bc5 to avoid cramped positions.
4. Endgame accuracy.
   Many advantages convert to rook+pawn endings. Revisit basic rook techniques (Lucena, Philidor) and minor-piece vs. pawns endings where zwischenzug (zwischenzug) motifs appear.
5. Systematise your opening preparation.
   Your Colle and Benoni knowledge is solid. Now script 10-move “branch files” for each colour so you waste less blitz time recalling move orders.

Suggested weekly routine

• 30 min tactics rush (aim >40 puzzles/day).
• Review one of your own wins and one loss with the engine, focusing on the first surprising evaluation swing.
• Play two 15 + 10 games with the sole goal of reaching a rook endgame, regardless of result.
• Update your opening file; add one annotated example game per line.

When do you play best?

Explore your performance graphs for extra insight:

Keep it up!

Your tactical vision is already master level; polishing the “boring” parts—time control discipline and technical endings—will push you to the next rating bracket.

Good luck and enjoy the journey!