Aaron Quevedo

What you’re doing well

You show sharp tactical awareness and comfort in dynamic, double-edged positions. In your recent win against Taleti, you kept the pressure steady and finished with precise endgame technique, demonstrating strong calculation and the ability to convert advantages into a clean victory.

Highlights across your blitz play include:

• Active piece activity and willingness to press when you have momentum.
• Calm, methodical decision making in complex middlegame situations, helping you preserve initiative.
• Good nerve in tactical exchanges, spotting practical opportunities to gain material or create threats.

Key moments from your recent games

• Your endgame conversion in the win shows you can translate long-term planning into concrete gains. Look for similar paths in other games, such as advancing a distant passed pawn or simplifying on your terms when you have the balance.
• Your loss on time in the heavy time-control game indicates a need to optimize clock management. In blitz, prioritize quick, safe continuations when you’re uncertain and reserve deeper calculations for critical moments.
• You maintained pressure in several positions without overcommitting. Strengthening your ability to initiate exchanges on favorable terms will help you keep the initiative more consistently.

Areas to improve

• Time management: establish a simple time budget for each phase (opening, middlegame, endgame). Practice choosing two solid candidate moves and commit to one, revisiting only if a forcing line appears.
• Endgame technique: sharpen rook and king endgames and pawn endgames, focusing on creating winning pawn structures and activating the king earlier in the endgame.
• Opening plan and repertoire: aim for a compact, repeatable core. Develop clear middlegame plans for your main lines so you spend less time deciding and more time exploiting advantages.
• Tactical pattern fluency: regular puzzles focusing on pins, forks, discoveries, and back-rank motifs will speed up your recognition of decisive tactics in blitz.

Practical drills and plan

• Weekly plan: two sessions on endgames, two on tactics, one session on reinforcing a simple opening repertoire.
• Daily tactics: 15 minutes of focused puzzle practice to improve speed and accuracy under time pressure.
• Post-game review: after each blitz session, identify the three most critical moments and consider better alternatives and time-saving ideas.
• Opening consolidation: choose two primary openings you use most often and outline a straightforward middlegame plan and typical pawn structures for each.
• Timed practice: play training games at a fixed pace (for example, 5+0 or 3+2) to build practical speed and reduce clock worries in real blitz.

Opening perspective

You show willingness to explore dynamic lines, which is a strength. To sustain energy in blitz, aim for a tight, repeatable core repertoire and a simple plan for each main line. For example, with Scandinavian-related ideas or Queen’s Pawn structures, have a clear development plan and a few standard pawn breaks to target. If you’d like to compare ideas with a coach, you can view your profile here: Aaron Quevedo. You can also explore ideas for your top openings in Opening names.

Next steps and reminders

Commit to the month-long practice plan with a focus on a compact opening repertoire, consistent endgame practice, and structured post-game analysis. If you want, I can generate a focused practice Pgn to target a specific motif you want to improve.