PrinceJordanTheFirst

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What you are already doing well

• Tactical alertness. Your most recent wins show sharp combinations such as 31. Qxb6 in the Old-Indian and 35. Qxc7+ in the Veresov game. Keeping the initiative suits you.
• Opening variety. You comfortably switch between 1.d4 structures (Veresov & Jobava-London style with Bf4/Bg5) and 1.e4 (Sicilian, Caro-Kann, Alekhine). This makes you harder to prepare for.
• Practical fighting spirit. Several victories were scored in inferior or equal positions thanks to persistent resource hunting and clock pressure.

Priority areas to improve

1. King safety & pawn storms around your own king

In your recent Caro-Kann loss to Tanmay Chopra you played …g5 and …f6 early, inviting weaknesses that White exploited with piece sacrifices on g6/h6. Compare 9…g5?! 10.Bd2 Bg7 11.Ne1 f6 vs. the main line 9…c5 or simple development with …Ne7 & …Nc6.

Tip: before pushing pawns in front of your castled king run a quick “if my opponent opens lines in two moves, where will my pieces hide?” check. Train this habit in puzzle rush by refusing moves that fatally weaken dark squares around your king.

2. Converting winning positions

The Ruy Lopez game against bouboule02 reached a table-base draw (KR vs. KR) but you flagged on move 76. Your technique improves rapidly once you know a road-map; devote 15 minutes a day to Philidor / Lucena rook-endgame drills.

A simple rule: if you are two clear pawns up in a rook ending, trade a pair of rooks or force an outside passed pawn instead of chasing checks. That keeps the conversion short and the clock happy.

3. Time management

• Four of the six recent losses were decided by the clock.
• Adopt a “30-20-10” split: 30 s for the opening phase, 20 s for the middlegame plan, 10 s for each move in the final 30 seconds.
• Try one session a week with a small increment (3 + 2) to practise playing winning on the board rather than flagging races.

4. Openings: tighten one repertoire

Being versatile is great, but elite Blitz players usually have one go-to system to fall back on under pressure. Consider polishing your Jobava-London (Nc3 + Bf4) as White and your Sicilian: Najdorf or Taimanov as Black. Building depth in one line will also help you recognise zwischenzug opportunities faster.

Two concrete exercises for the week

1. Critical pawn break replay.
   Load the position after 13…g5?! from your Caro-Kann loss and play it against the engine from both sides until you hold the fortress as Black.
   
   
   
2. Endgame speed run.
   Solve 20 basic rook-and-pawn mates on Lichess/Chess.com drills under 30 seconds each. Note how often the correct plan is “cut the king off, push the pawn, build a bridge.”

Stats & Progress

Peak Blitz Rating: 2845 (2025-02-09)   |   Peak Bullet Rating: 2021 (2023-01-19)

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Final encouragement

You are hovering in the 2650-2670 blitz range — a single improvement cycle can push you past 2700. Focus on king safety discipline and clock management this week, and your natural tactical flair will shine even brighter. Good luck, and enjoy the journey!