Piotr Nguyen IM

Feedback for Piotr “piongu” Nguyen

What you are already doing very well ⭐

• Dynamic piece play. In several Modern/Pterodactyl games you generated quick activity with …c5 and …f5, then switched gears with breaks such as 18…e5! (vs RobbertJames) to open lines at the right moment.
• Practical pressure. Three of your last five wins came from opponents flagging or resigning in worse positions. Your fast, forcing style clearly stresses people in bullet.
• Confidence in sharp structures. You are comfortable giving up pawns (e.g., 27.b5!? in the English) for long-term initiative and open files. That courage is an asset—keep it!

Biggest improvement levers 🔧

1. Time management. Four recent losses were on time, often in won or defendable endgames.
   • Adopt a “red-zone” policy—when the clock shows ≤10 s, switch to simple plans: push passed pawns, trade queens, or force perpetuals.
   • Train bullet premove patterns (e.g., king → corner + rook checks in basic mates) for the last seconds.
   • Consider a small increment pool (1|1 or 2|1) to practise keeping at least 3 s on the clock.
2. End-game conversion. Good positions drift when the tactic sequence ends. Build an end-game warm-up (10 min/day):
   • “100 Endgames You Must Know” Drill 2 positions/night.
   • Lichess “Tablebase drill” with 6-piece endings—set the side you often misplay (e.g., rook + two pawns vs rook).
   • Play a weekly 10 + 5 session focused only on endings.
3. Simplify the Black repertoire versus 4.d5 lines.
   Early …Bxc3+ followed by …f5 is double-edged but leaves the dark squares fragile, as seen vs gacoss. An alternative is:
   1 d4 g6 2 c4 Bg7 3 Nc3 c5 4 d5 d6 5 e4 Nf6 6 Nf3 O-O 7 Be2 e6 → Classical Pirc/Pseudo-Benoni structure, keeping bishop pair and safer king.
4. Add a calmer White system for bullet.
   Your English with g3, Nh3 and quick f3 is fun but time-consuming to calculate. Mix in the “Botvinnik setup” (g3, Bg2, e3, Nge2, d4) where piece placement is pre-set—fewer decisions, more clock.

Concrete tactical moment to review 📌

piongu – gacoss (loss on time). Position after 22.Bxe4 Rxe4 (diagram in PGN).
Instead of 23.Rxe4? you had the stronger 23.Qxe4! winning a pawn and forcing queen trades. A quick “forcing-move scan” (checks → captures → threats) before every recapture will catch tricks like this.

Suggested study plan ⏰

Your stats at a glance

Peak bullet rating: 2528 (2025-04-25)
Hour-by-hour performance:

Glossary link

If you are new to the idea of prophylaxis, read the short note here → Prophylaxis.

Full PGN of your latest highlight

Next step

Keep the attacking spirit, but balance it with quicker simplified decisions when the clock runs low. With a little end-game polish and repertoire tightening, breaking the 2600 bullet barrier is realistic within a month. Good luck!