Kacper Cieślik

Overview of your blitz progress

Kacper, your blitz results show positive momentum over the last several months. In the last month you gained 33 rating points, in the last three months about 203 points, and in six months about 184 points. The three-month momentum is especially strong, suggesting you’ve been on a good run. Your strength-adjusted win rate sits around 0.50, which means you’re earning about as many expected points as you’re losing, but there’s room to convert more opportunities into wins. This is a good sign and a target for improvement: push to flip near-wins into clean wins and minimize overpressing in sharp moments.

What you’re doing well

• You show solid consistency and positive momentum in blitz, with a notable ability to keep pressure in many games.
• You handle a variety of openings and still reach playable middlegame positions. This flexibility will help you adapt to opponents’ choices in fast games.
• Your opening performance highlights strong results in several lines, particularly in well-structured setups like the London System: Poisoned Pawn Variation and the Amar Gambit. These indicate you can steer the game toward favorable structures and plan ahead. London System: Poisoned Pawn Variation Amar Gambit Caro-Kann Defense: Exchange Variation

Areas to improve (practical targets for blitz)

• Time management in blitz: set a comfortable pace and avoid spending too long on a single move early. Aiming to keep several seconds to think per move around the first 15-20 moves helps reduce rough time pressure later.
• Endgame awareness: a number of blitz losses come if you reach rook endgames and pawn endings with unclear plans. Practice simple rook endings and technique for converting small advantages into wins.
• Consistent calculation under pressure: practice short tactical puzzles and quick pattern recognition to cut down on missed tactics in sharp moments.
• Opening consolidation: while you have good results in several lines, consider focusing your blitz repertoire on 1-2 main options with clear plans, and keep a reliable backup for surprise opponents. For example, you could lean more on Caro-Kann Exchange Variation and London System: Poisoned Pawn Variation. Caro-Kann Defense: Exchange Variation London System: Poisoned Pawn Variation
• Avoid overcomplications in the early middlegame: in fast games, simpler, more direct plans often outperform deep, tactical lines where mistakes can creep in under time pressure.

Openings performance snapshot

Your openings show a mix of strong and weaker results. Notably:

• Caro-Kann Defense: 54.55% win rate across 154 games.
• Caro-Kann Defense: Exchange Variation: 56.45% win rate across 62 games.
• Australian Defense: 48.48% win rate across 33 games.
• QGD: 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.e3: 46.67% win rate across 30 games.
• Amar Gambit: 58.62% win rate across 29 games.
• King’s Indian Defense: Larsen Variation: 42.11% win rate across 19 games.
• Amazon Attack: Siberian Attack: 31.58% win rate across 19 games.
• QGD: 3.Nc3 Bb4: 55.56% win rate across 18 games.
• QGD: Ragozin: 38.89% win rate across 18 games.
• London System: Poisoned Pawn Variation: 71.43% win rate across 14 games.

Takeaways: Prefer the lines with solid, clear plans and decent to strong win rates in blitz, particularly London System: Poisoned Pawn Variation and Amar Gambit. Consider focusing your blitz repertoire on 1-2 high-quality setups and use the rest as flexible tools for specific opponents. London System: Poisoned Pawn Variation Amar Gambit

Momentum and trend interpretation

The rating history shows positive momentum over 1, 3, 6, and 12 months, with a strong slope in the recent 3-month window. This suggests you’ve been practicing well and translating study into practical results in blitz. To keep this momentum, pair your on-board play with structured practice: targeted puzzles, review of recent losses, and a short post-game summary after each blitz session.

Actionable plan for the next 4 weeks

• Choose 1-2 openings to rely on in blitz: Caro-Kann Defense: Exchange Variation and London System: Poisoned Pawn Variation are solid candidates with favorable stats. Caro-Kann Defense: Exchange Variation London System: Poisoned Pawn Variation
• Create a simple middlegame plan for those openings: develop pieces smoothly, control the center, and look for clear pawn breaks within 12-15 moves.
• Engage in a weekly puzzle routine (15-25 puzzles per week) to sharpen pattern recognition and reduce blunders in fast time controls.
• After each blitz game, write down two mistakes and one improvement to carry into the next session.
• Schedule one longer analysis session per week (15-30 minutes) to review a drawn or lost game and identify critical turning points.