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
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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. - 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.
- 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.
- 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
| Theme | Exercise | Target |
|---|---|---|
| Opening discipline | Adopt one mainline per colour (e.g. Catalan as White, Caro-Kann as Black). Play it in 15 + 10 rapid to learn ideas, then re-use in bullet. | 20 rapid games |
| King safety | Daily tactics filtered for “mate-in-2/3” & “back-rank” motifs. | 50 puzzles / day, 85 % accuracy |
| Time handling | Play 10 bullet games with the rule “move within 2 sec for the first 15 moves”. Review only the final 30 seconds phase. | Log average time per move <2.5 sec |
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