ofuzkado

Hi ofuzkado!

Snapshot

• Current rapid rating: ~1287
• Best recorded peak: 1416 (2024-04-07)
• Style: ultra-aggressive, frequent early g-pawn thrusts (Grob & Modern-like systems).
• Recent streak: 5 wins on the trot (all decisive tactical games) but most losses came from the clock.

What’s working well

• Tactical punch. Your most recent win vs. bortekan ended with a neat queen-swing mate on h8. You spot mating nets quickly and punish loose kings.
• Fearless attitude. Unorthodox openings keep opponents out of book and produce complex positions where your calculation skills shine.
• Piece activity. You rarely leave pieces idle; once they’re out, they swarm the enemy king.

Biggest improvement levers

1. Opening discipline & king safety

The Grob and early …g5 surprise weaker players, but stronger ones will occupy the centre, open lines toward your king and punish you. Try balancing surprise weapons with one solid main-line repertoire so you always have a fallback plan.

• As White: Add one classical line (Italian, Queen’s Gambit or London) to learn basic plans like development, castling and central pawn breaks.
• As Black vs 1.e4: Your French setup is fine; study 20 model games to feel typical pawn breaks (…c5, …f6) without weakening dark squares.
• As Black vs 1.d4: Consider the Queen’s Gambit Declined or the Nimzo/Queen’s Indian instead of immediate wing pawn moves.
• Review the concept of king safety—only push flank pawns after castling or when you have a concrete tactical reason.

2. Time management

Five of your last six losses were flag-outs—often from winning positions. Suggestions:

• Adopt one slower time control (15|10 or 10|5) for 20–30 games to internalise decision patterns without clock panic.
• When ahead materially, simplify. Trade queens, steer into endgames you can convert quickly instead of searching for a brilliancy.
• Use the “Plan/Move” habit: spend most of your time formulating a plan; once it’s clear, play the next 2–3 obvious moves quickly.

3. Endgame & conversion

Because many wins come by checkmate before move 20, your endgame hasn’t been tested. Start with the “basic seven” endings (king & pawn vs king, opposition, Lucena, Philidor, etc.) so you’re comfortable when tactics fizzle.

Illustrative game (your strength)

Notice how early activity snowballs once Black’s king is stuck in the centre:

Training plan (4 weeks)

1. Week 1: Daily 15-min tactics + 5 model Italian games; play 10 rapid games focusing on early castling.
2. Week 2: Learn French Exchange & Tarrasch structures. Annotate 3 of your own games, checking each flank pawn push for necessity.
3. Week 3: Endgame basics (King & pawn vs King, Lucena, Philidor). Solve 20 endgame drills.
4. Week 4: Record every timeout; write one sentence on what caused the time trouble and how you’ll fix it next game.

Progress trackers

• Hour-by-hour momentum:

Final thought

Keep the creativity—it makes chess fun—but add a layer of structure around it. Solid openings, better clock control and basic endgame technique will lift you from the 1200s into the 1500s while still allowing you to fire off the occasional g-pawn rocket. Good luck and happy hunting!