piernas

Hi piernas! 👋 Let’s build on your recent progress

Your current profile at a glance

• Favourite openings: Italian Game as both colours; frequent early h-pawn pushes.
• Typical time control: 60 + 1 blitz — many games decided on the clock.
• Progress trend: steadily climbing (see
  ), with a personal best of 1256 (2025-02-28).

What you are already doing well

1. Activity & initiative. In your win versus empatov you quickly developed and seized space with …c6-c5, …b5, then infiltrated on the c-file. Good appreciation of piece activity!
2. Tactical alertness. You spot basic motifs such as the fork (e.g. 18 b4 … Nxd3 19 cxd3 in the same game) and are not afraid to sacrifice material for counter-play, as shown by 20 exf8=Q+ in the 1-0 game against user341080015.
3. Playing for the opponent’s time trouble. You keep the position complex and move fast, which has yielded several “won on time” results. This is a practical skill worth keeping.

Key areas to focus on next

1. King safety & opening choice vs 1.d4.
   The loss to thatmaverickguy stemmed from the risky Englund Gambit. After 9 O-O-O your king was stuck in the centre and tactics followed:
   
   ➜ Action plan: adopt a sound reply to 1.d4 such as the Queen’s Gambit Declined or the Slav; study the first 10 moves until you feel secure.
2. Pawn-structure awareness.
   In several defeats (Caro-Kann Exchange, Alekhine’s Defence) you advanced flank pawns (h4-h5, a-pawns) without completing development, allowing counter-strikes in the centre (…e5, …c5).
   ➜ Drill: after every pawn move, ask “What squares did I weaken? Can my opponent occupy or attack them?”
3. Calculation depth.
   You often see the first tactic but not the follow-up. Example: in the Englund game 13 Rxd4? overlooked …Rb5 trapping the rook.
   ➜ Training routine: 20–30 daily puzzles at 5-minute limit, followed by full line verification on a board. Focus on “defence puzzles” where you play the side that must refute a tactic.
4. End-game conversion.
   Several wins required the clock because the technical win (extra pawn, queen vs rook, etc.) was not executed smoothly.
   ➜ Resource: practise basic king-and-pawn endings until they are second nature. Aim to convert within 20 seconds on a fresh board.
5. Time management.
   Use the +1 s increment: spend at least 5–7 seconds in critical positions (checks, captures, threats) and trust your opening prep for the first moves.

Concrete next-week checklist

• ✅ Play three 15 + 10 rapid games and analyse them without an engine first; then compare with the engine.
• ✅ Memorise the first 8 moves of your new line vs 1.d4.
• ✅ Solve 150 tactical puzzles (≈ 20 per day).
• ✅ Review Italian Game plans (castling, typical sacrifices, end-game tendencies).

Keep up the good work!