Hi Rasa Norinkevičiute!
Great work on consistently keeping your rating around 2116 (2020-05-16) and showing fighting spirit in every game. Below is a personalized, constructive review based on your recent results.
1. What you’re doing well
- Active piece play vs. weaker opponents. Your wins often arise from mobilising rooks and queens quickly (e.g. 28…Rbg8!! in the 0-1 win vs. Higanbana-Onmyoji).
- Confidence in the Lion/Pirc setup. …d6, …Nf6, …Nbd7, …c6 structures feel natural for you and you rarely blunder early.
- Good calculation in tactical flurries. In several games you converted tactical complications into decisive material advantages (see moves 34…f3–40…Qh4 in your best win).
2. Key growth areas
- Clock management. Four of the seven listed losses were on time. Treat each 60 + 1 game as a rapid session: use the increment to stay above 10 s at all times.
- End-game technique. Even after reaching won endings you occasionally allow counter-play (e.g. vs. Dragonlouis you were up material but ran out of time). Spend 10 min a day on basic king-and-pawn and rook endings.
- Central control when playing 1.e3/1.f4 systems. Early queen sorties (2.Qf3/Qg3) invited strong counterplay. Consider a classical setup: e3, d4, Nf3, Be2, O-O before expanding on the wings.
- Exchange evaluation. In several Pirc/Lion games you swapped a good bishop for a knight without clear gain. Before exchanging ask: “What squares will become weak after this trade?”
3. Opening suggestions
With Black keep the Lion/Pirc but add an early …e5 break idea:
1.e4 d6 2.d4 Nf6 3.Nc3 Nbd7 4.Nf3 e5!
This scores well at master level and fits your style.
With White try the London-system structure to limit early tactics against your queen:
1.d4 2.Nf3 3.Bf4 4.e3 5.Nbd2 6.c3
4. Tactical pattern of the week
Spot the interference idea in the diagram below. It occurred (missed) in your time-loss vs. Dragonlouis:
Instead of 9…Qxe3+ black had 9…Be6! deflecting your queen. Recognising such zwischenzugs (Zwischenzug) will save you material.
5. Training plan (next 4 weeks)
- Endgames: 3 Chessable end-game drills per day (15 min).
- Tactics: 20 puzzles on Chess.com with the “rush” timer off to focus on accuracy.
- Model games: Study two GM Pirc/Lion games weekly; note when …c6/e5 breaks are prepared.
- Opening clean-up: Build a 15-move “White repertoire” PGN and play only those lines for a month.
6. Performance snapshots
You tend to perform best late-evening and middays:
7. Motivational note
Your attacking instincts are excellent; once your clock handling and end-game technique catch up, 1800+ is realistic. Keep enjoying the journey—every game adds a brick to your chess foundation!