Михаил Пашинский FM

Quick summary

Михаил, nice fighting games — your recent win shows sharp attacking instincts and willingness to hunt the enemy king. Your losses point to a recurring practical issue: time management (two games were lost on the clock) and a few missed defensive resources in complicated middlegames. Your short-term rating trend is very positive (+52 last month), so small, focused fixes will give immediate returns.

Highlight — what you did well

• Fast, accurate tactical vision in the win: you sacrificed on the h-file and completed a king hunt with a neat queen mate. Good sense for when the opponent's king is vulnerable. See the game replay:
  
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• Opportunistic opening play — you steer games into dynamic, unbalanced positions where you outplay opponents (opening in that win was a flexible system: Van).
• Good win conversion when you have initiative: you look for forcing continuations and mates instead of slowing down — that is a real blitz strength.

Main issues to fix

• Time management / increment usage — two recent losses ended by flag. You often reach severe time pressure (Zeitnot). In blitz, that costs more than single moves: plan and simplify your decision tree in familiar positions.
• Sometimes you leave a target or allow forks/penetration when the position gets chaotic — watch for Loose Piece tactics and pins when the opponent opens files against you.
• Endgame technique vs. active attackers — when positions simplify into rook/pawn or minor-piece endgames you occasionally mis-evaluate who has practical chances and don’t trade when you should.

Concrete, short-term next steps (this week)

• Clock drills: play 10 games of 3+2 and force yourself to have 20–30 seconds after move 15 (practice making simple moves instantly — develop one or two “go-to” safe moves in typical structures).
• Tactics bursts: 15 minutes daily of mixed tactics (forks/pins/discovered checks). Focus on puzzles that end with winning material or mate in 2–4.
• Practice one conversion rule: when you have a clear initiative and extra activity, trade down into a winning endgame only if you can calculate the resulting pawn structure. If calculation is long, keep pieces and use the clock to pressure.

Opening & middlegame adjustments

• Leverage the systems you’re already successful with (your best win rates are in Sicilian Closed and Accelerated Dragon lines). Prefer lines that create kingside attacking chances where you outscore opponents.
• Against less-theoretical replies, avoid speculative material grabs early if they blow your development — instead build a quick plan (develop, castle, open one file, then strike).
• When you sacrifice on the h- or g-file (great in your win), check two things quickly: does the opponent have defensive intermezzo or a flight square for the king? If yes — re-evaluate. If no — go for it and use the clock advantage to keep pressure.

Practical drills (2–4 week plan)

• Week 1: 30 minutes/day — tactics (mixed), 10 rapid review games (3+2) focused on time control and avoiding flagging.
• Week 2: 20 minutes opening review of your top three lines (Sicilian Closed, Accelerated Dragon, Scandinavian). Add one simple, low-theory line for each side to reduce calculation cost in the opening.
• Weeks 3–4: Endgame micro-sessions (15 minutes, king+pawn, rook endgames basics) + 20 blitz games emphasizing conversion and safe simplification.

Notes on specific recent games

• Win vs vladislav_lipetsk — textbook king hunt. You created kingside weaknesses by pushing g-pawn and then used rooks decisively. Keep practicing these motifs (Rxh sacrifices, queens entering on f7/f6).
• Loss by timeout vs vladislav_lipetsk (game where a6 passed pawn appears) — you reached a complex endgame but let the clock become the deciding factor. In similar positions: if you’re ahead on the board but low on time, simplify or pre-move safe recaptures (with care).
• Earlier resignation in a Scandinavian line — you got into tactical trouble around the first 20 moves. Try to avoid accepting structurally weakening captures when your pieces are undeveloped; defend first, then exploit.

Practical checklist to use during blitz games

• Before each move: 1) Is any piece hanging? 2) Any checks/captures/attacks for me? 3) Do I have 10–15 seconds? If not, simplify or make a safe waiting move.
• If ahead on the clock: increase pressure with forcing moves; if behind, trade pieces or choose simpler plans.
• Avoid speculative long sacrifices unless you have at least 25–30 seconds to calculate follow-ups.

Resources & next actions

• Replay the win and tag the key pattern — king on e8, rook on h-file, queen infiltration on f7 — save it to your training set for repeat practice:
  
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• Openings you use often: check refresher lines for Scandinavian Defense and your Sicilian systems — pick one novelty to surprise opponents each week.

Closing — short encouragement

You’re trending up and have a strong tactical edge. Fix the clock habits and tighten a couple of defensive basics and your win-rate in blitz will climb quickly. If you want, I can produce a 2-week training calendar tailored to your preferred openings and available practice time — tell me how many minutes/day you can commit.