Fernando Oliveira

Hi Fernando!

Great to see the progress you’ve been making lately. Below is a personalised assessment based on your most recent bullet games.

What you already do well

• Creativity in the opening. You’re comfortable with off-beat set-ups (Mieses, King’s Fianchetto, Clemenz, etc.) and often succeed in surprising opponents rated 2400–2500.
• Tactical alertness under time pressure. Conversions such as 45.fxe8=Q+ and the mating net against uragan_na_doske show you can spot forcing continuations quickly.
• Centralisation in middlegames. In several wins you doubled rooks on the c- and d-files and took over completely once the c-pawn fell (see move 23 in your second most-recent win).

Recurring issues holding you back

1. Pawn storms without a follow-up. Early thrusts with flank pawns (h- and a-pawns) often leave holes around your own king.
   Example – loss vs liamchess2005:
   
   
   After 40…Qd6? the c-file collapses and your king side has no defenders.
2. Playing “system” openings that concede the centre. The repeated sequence 1.d3/1.g3/1.h3 gives opponents an easy …d5 / …e5 centre. Against strong players this puts you on the back foot immediately.
3. Time management. In most losses you had <10 sec while the opponent still had >20 sec. Bullet is unforgiving – spending >3 sec on several early moves leaves you with no buffer for the critical phase.
4. Ignoring counter-play on the last rank. Several defeats came from sudden back-rank mates (e.g. 48…Qxg2# vs JankyDongle). Basic “luft” (h- or g-pawn) was delayed until too late.

Action plan for the next two weeks

Key technical focus

• When you play an off-beat first move, follow up by immediately striking in the centre (…e5/…d5) rather than developing behind your pawns.
• Add an automatic blunder-check: before every capture ask “What will his zwischenzug zwischenzug be?”
• If your queen crosses the 5th rank, make a habit of giving the king an escape square on h2/h7 within the next two moves.

Motivation corner

Your current 2669 (2023-12-26) is already impressive, and the data shows a clear spike in performance late at night – check the interactive charts:

Keep the momentum, apply the structured training above, and breaking into the 2600-bullet club is absolutely realistic.

Good luck in the next session, and feel free to message me right after your first batch of rapid games – we’ll fine-tune openings together!

Coach Daniel