pjuh

Hi pjuh! Here’s some tailored feedback based on your latest blitz session.

What you are doing well ✅

• Consistent game plan with White. Your 1-e3, 2-g3 setup steers play into quieter waters, where you often out-maneuver opponents who over-extend (see the conversion versus kjerid, moves 24-41).
• End-game poise. When you reach simplified positions with time on the clock you convert confidently (e.g. the knight & pawn endgame vs dankok123, game #2).
• Practical use of the fianchetto bishop. Several wins were triggered by long-diagonal pressure (…Bxf6 in the first win, Bxg7 in game #5).

Biggest improvement areas 🔧

1. Clock management
   • Six of the last nine decisive games were lost on time.
   • In several wins you still reached <10 seconds!
   Action plan: Play a few 5 | 5 games every day for a week; force yourself to spend ≤20 seconds on the first 15 moves. You’ll learn to trust your intuition and save time for critical moments.
   
2. Early king safety and loose pieces
   • Loss vs Dr_Blessed: 15…Kb8?! left c6-knight pinned and the a-file weak.
   • 0-1 vs RichardTheThirdSounds: 15 Kb1?? walked into …Qxd1#.
   Action plan: After every move, run a 3-step blunder check:
   1. “Are any of my pieces en-prise?”
   2. “What are opponent’s forcing checks, captures, threats?”
   3. “If the queens come off, is my back rank safe?”
   Doing this for just 20 games forms a habit that stops one-move tactics.
3. Too many knight sorties in the opening
   Example from your win vs kjerid: 10.Nd4-b5-a3-b1 burned four tempos and let Black equalise. Aim to touch each knight once before move 10 unless it wins material.
   Drill: Play 10 blitz games where your self-challenge is “develop ALL pieces before the first re-move”. Track results with
   afterwards.
4. Black repertoire clarity
   Your hybrid “Pirc + Queenside fianchetto” (1…d6 2…b6) positions are playable but unfamiliar to many opponents—and to you. Misplaced pieces (…Bb7 then …Bg7) cost several tempi.
   • Consider the classical Pirc (…g6, …Bg7, …Nf6, …O-O) or a pure French Defense after 1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 to simplify decision-making.
   

Key tactical motif to study 🔍

The following mini-diagram (from your loss to Dr_Blessed) highlights the power of a double-check fork on c7/c6. Load it into your board and ask “How could Black have prevented Nb5-c7?”

Micro-goals for the coming week 🎯

• Solve 20 intermediate tactics each day (theme: double attacks & back-rank mates).
• Log 10 rapid (10 | 0 or 15 | 10) games focusing on the opening principles above.
• Review your best game nightly and annotate one critical decision in your own words.

Motivation boost 🚀

Your current peak is 1655 (2024-01-03). Raising accuracy by just one blunder per game is worth ~100 rating points at this level. Keep the board simple, keep the clock healthy, and that new peak will show up quickly!

Enjoy the journey and reach out any time you want deeper lines or custom exercises. Good luck!