Aron Pasti IM

Overall Performance

Aron, your recent rapid games show a solid and consistent performance with a strength adjusted win rate of about 50.1%. Your rating is on a strong upward trend:

• +67 rating points in the last month
• +216 rating points in the last six months
• Positive trend slopes across 1, 3, 6, and 12 months, indicating steady improvement

This steady progress shows good work on your chess skills!

Recent Game Highlights

In your winning games, you showed excellent attacking play and good tactical awareness. For example, in your recent victory against ChristianPeter21, you capitalized on central tension and coordinated your pieces aggressively to force a checkmate.

Your handling of the Budapest Gambit and Scandinavian Defense in those games displayed sharp and confident play, using strong pawn pushes and piece activity to gain the initiative early.

However, your recent losses point out some areas to improve:

• In some losses, such as the game against cheuker, difficulties appeared around maintaining pressure in positional battles, especially in the Queens Pawn Opening structures.
• There were challenges defending against aggressive attacking ideas from opponents in openings like the Ruy Lopez Jaenisch Gambit and Caro-Kann Advance variations.
• Time management was an issue in some games, notably where you lost on time despite a playable position.

Focus Areas for Improvement

Based on your latest games, here are some recommendations:

• Opening Preparation: Continue to deepen understanding of common lines in your preferred openings like the Caro-Kann, Slav, and Scandinavian. Improving familiarity will help you avoid early inaccuracies.
• Defense Under Pressure: Practice defending against aggressive opponent plans and look for ways to neutralize their attack effectively.
• Time Management: Work on pacing your moves evenly, especially in critical moments. Avoid spending too long on early moves and save time for complex positions later.
• Tactical Sharpness: Continue practicing tactics to capitalize on opportunities that arise, as shown in your winning games.
• Endgame Technique: Review common endgame scenarios to confidently convert advantages and avoid mistakes.

Next Steps

To keep building on your progress, consider:

• Analyzing your recent losses in detail to understand key turning points
• Exploring video or coach-guided lessons in openings and defense
• Playing thematic or training games specifically focusing on weak areas
• Maintaining your tactical and endgame training routines

You're clearly on a great learning path. Keep up the good work, and good luck in your upcoming games!