piotrekkum

Quick summary

Nice run in recent blitz: you show consistent attacking instincts, good tactical vision when the kingside opens, and a willingness to simplify into winning lines. Keep building that momentum while tightening up time management and conversion technique.

What you did well

• Aggressive, purposeful play on the kingside — you push the f-pawn and open lines quickly, which often forces your opponent into defensive mistakes. See this in your recent win where you pushed f-pawn, opened the g-file and finished with a queen infiltration Review this win.
• Good tactical spotting — you find forcing moves and captures that lead to material or mating nets. The quick tactical finish in the game against malysowajunior is a good example Quick tactical win.
• Comfort in simplification when it helps — you trade into favorable material situations and convert, or you trade into positions that are easier to handle under time pressure.
• Opening familiarity — you play many Sicilian-type positions and are getting consistent results from those lines Sicilian Defense.

Main areas to improve

• Time management. A number of endings ended because of time or with opponents flagging. Practice keeping a small time buffer (10–20 seconds) for critical moments. Try to avoid long think sessions in clearly equal positions.
• Conversion in endgames. In long games you sometimes simplify into dead drawn material or miss chances to keep a tangible advantage. Work on basic rook and pawn endings and techniques to convert one-pawn or two-pawn advantages.
• Handling counterplay. When you launch a kingside assault, be careful not to under-defend your own back rank or loose pieces. A quick scan for opponent counter-thrusts before committing to a sacrifice helps prevent surprises (for example, double-check king safety and hanging pieces after a pawn storm).
• Opening move orders. Your repeated use of e4 then f4 in Sicilian structures is effective, but small move-order subtleties can give opponents tactical options. Spend targeted time on the critical one- or two-move sequences in your most-played lines so you avoid unnecessary early concessions.

Concrete drills and practice plan (next 2–4 weeks)

• Tactics: 20 minutes daily on mixed-level puzzles, focus on forks, discovered attacks and mating patterns you already find in games. Track accuracy rather than speed.
• Low-time training: Play 10 blitz games at 3+2 but force yourself to use at least 5 seconds per move for the first 15 moves. This builds a time cushion habit.
• Endgame micro-sessions: 3× per week, 15 minutes each on rook endgames, basic king+pawn vs king and opposition. Learn the ideas of cutting off the king and creating passed pawns.
• Opening study: pick one Sicilian sub-line you play most (for example the Alapin/closed setups) and learn the 3–6 most common reply ideas and a single, safe anti-counterplan. Use short model games to memorize typical plans rather than memorizing long theory.
• Post-mortems: after each session, review 2 losses and 2 wins. First try to find candidate moves yourself, then check with engine. Focus on recurring mistakes rather than isolated slips.

Specific suggestions from recent games

• Against sakhn786 (your recent win) you did the right thing: open the f-file and use piece activity to create decisive threats. Rewatch the sequence where you capture on g7 and then use the queen to invade. Study similar patterns to speed up recognition Review this win.
• In the quick finish vs malysowajunior you exploited a tactical target and ended the game fast. Drill pattern recognition for knight and queen forks — it will help you convert similar opportunities more often Quick tactical win.
• The drawn game that ended by insufficient material shows long fight and resilience. Next time you reach an endgame with chances, ask yourself before simplifying: Am I improving my worst piece? Is there a plan to make a passed pawn? If not, avoid simplifying too early Review the drawn game.

Next steps for your training week

• Day 1–2: Tactics + 2 quick opening review sessions (10–15 minutes each) on your main Sicilian lines.
• Day 3: Play a 3+2 mini-match of 8 games with a post-mortem on each game (5 minutes each).
• Day 4–5: Endgame drills (rook endings and king+pawn) and continue tactics.
• End of week: Pick two instructive wins and one loss from the week and do deeper analysis (try to stand in your opponent's shoes and find their best defense).

Closing encouragement

Your attacking instincts and familiarity with the Sicilian are real strengths. With small adjustments to time control habits and focused endgame work you should convert more of those advantages into rating gains. Keep reviewing the games linked above and try the drills for two weeks — you will notice improvement in both conversion and time use.