Oreokakor

Hi Oreokakor! 👋 Here is some constructive feedback based on your recent games.

What you already do well

• Practical fighting spirit. Even when positions are unclear you keep playing quickly and often win on time (e.g. against travbot and lowelojoe). This resilience is an asset.
• Basic tactical awareness. You often spot forks such as 11. Nc7⁺ vs DexterMorda and 17. Nb5-d6⁺ in the win over omarnahhas9. Keep nurturing this eye for tactics.
• Central pawn breaks. You look for …e5 / e4 breaks (20.e5! in your latest win) which is exactly how to punish passive pieces.

Key areas to improve next

1. Opening discipline: develop pieces before the queen.
   • In your loss to DexterMorda the move 2.Qf3 let Black gain tempos and quick development.
   • Guideline: Knights and bishops out, then castle, then only consider queen adventures.
   Action plan: limit yourself to the “four-move checklist” in every game:
   1. Fight for the centre (pawns on e4/d4 or …e5/…d5).
   2. Develop minor pieces quickly.
   3. Castle early.
   4. Connect rooks.
2. King safety & back-rank awareness.
   You were checkmated down the back rank three times on 17 April. Get into the habit of giving luft (h3/h6) after castling and keeping at least one rook near the king until the centre is stable.
3. Piece coordination vs. material grabbing.
   Grabbing the a8-rook (game vs DexterMorda) or stray pawns is tempting, but it cost you time and let your opponent activate pieces. Ask before every capture: “Will my pieces be better or worse afterwards?” If worse, look for development moves instead.
4. End-of-game time management.
   Four of your defeats were on time while still playable. Practical tips:
   • Use premoves for forced recaptures.
   • When ahead on the board but low on the clock, simplify (trade queens, rooks).
   • Spend the first 20 seconds building a healthy position, then switch to increment mode: play faster, rely on intuition, and use your opponent’s time to plan.
5. Tactics first training routine.
   At your current level (967 (2025-04-12) ≈ 550) tactics decide most games. Twenty minutes of daily puzzles focusing on
   fork, pin, and skewer motifs will give the fastest rating gain.

Illustrative example – your latest win

Notice how you followed principles almost perfectly: quick centre strike (e4-d4), rapid development, and using open lines (Rfe1–Rad1) before finishing the game.

Next steps for the coming week

• Play one 10 + 5 game daily and annotate it yourself before checking the engine.
• Solve 30 tactical puzzles (<20 sec each) every other day.
• Choose one simple opening system as White (e.g. the London with d4-Nf3-Bf4) and one as Black (Scandinavian with …d5 or Caro-Kann with …c6) and stick to them for 20 games to build pattern recognition.

Keep the fighting spirit, add a bit of structure, and the next milestone (600 + rating) will come quickly. Good luck and enjoy the journey!