Hi Ravan!
You are playing lively, aggressive chess and are already capable of beating 2800-level blitz opposition. Below is a concise review of your recent play together with concrete action items to help you climb even higher.
Your current profile snapshot
- Peak blitz rating:
- Typical winning time slot: see
- Best weekday performance: see
What you already do well
- Early initiative. In many wins (e.g. vs. PracticeMakesOK) you seize space with pawn storms (h-pawn, f-pawn) and keep the initiative until abandonment or mate.
- Tactical alertness. Your combination 22.Nf7! in the same game shows sharp calculation and confidence in piece activity.
- Conversion under time pressure. You often manage to finish won positions with seconds left, demonstrating cold nerves and fast pattern recognition.
Three focus areas
1 · Clock management
You lost on time twice last session (vs. Vladimir Hamitevici, A11, and vs. Saidov_B, D40). In both games you reached playable endings but fell below three seconds.
- Adopt a “+5 rule”: make sure you have at least five reserve seconds before entering any forcing calculation.
- During openings you know well, move instantly to build a cushion.
2 · Endgame technique
Against Hamisandwich (A15) you reached the diagram below a pawn up yet the advanced g-pawn became a target and the rook endgame collapsed.
[[Pgn|[FEN "4r3/2p5/1p3k2/pPbB1P2/P1P3p1/5K2/4R3/8 w - - 0 39"] 39.fxg6? Rxe2+ 40.Kxe2 Kxg6 41.Ke3 Kf5 42.Kd4 g3–+]- Before pushing wing pawns, ask, “Can my king support them?”
- Spend 15 min per day on basic rook-endgame drills (Philidor, Lucena, Vancura).
3 · Opening depth (pick depth over breadth)
You switch freely between Reti, English and 1.d4 systems and sometimes enter sideline structures you haven’t fully studied (e.g. 14…cxd4 15.Qxd4 !? in the B12 loss to TopGeahr). Streamlining your repertoire will save both prep time and clock time.
- Choose one main weapon with White (e.g. 1.d4 + Catalan structures) and analyse 10 model games.
- With Black, your Caro-Kann scores well; keep it, but refresh critical lines after 4.h4 and 5.Bd3.
- Keep a notebook of pet tabiyas; revisit it before each session.
Suggested weekly routine
| Day | Task | Time |
|---|---|---|
| Mon / Thu | 30 blitz games, annotate two losses | 1 h |
| Tue / Fri | Endgame drill set (rook & pawn) | 20 min |
| Wed | Opening study (update repertoire file) | 40 min |
| Weekend | Play a 15 | 10 rapid game, self-annotate | 45 min |
Micro-tips for next session
- Add the move-confirmation sound for low time; it subtly reminds you not to premove blunders.
- If a position turns quiet, look for improving moves (king safety, piece reposition) before pawn breaks. This prevents self-inflicted weaknesses.
- Whenever you feel it’s zugzwang, ask whether you can pass with a useful waiting move instead of forcing matters.
Keep enjoying the game—your attacking style is entertaining and effective. With sharper clock control and cleaner endgames you are on track for 2900-blitz soon.
Good luck and good moves!
—Your Chess Coach