Ojasva Singh FM

Overview of your blitz progress

You’ve shown solid consistency in blitz, with the strength-adjusted win rate around 0.507, which means you’re roughly on par with expectations given the opponents you face. This is a good baseline to push beyond with targeted refinements focused on decision quality, time management, and endgame technique.

What you do well in blitz

• You create and recognize tactical opportunities, often converting pressure into favorable trades or attacks before the clock gets tight.
• Piece activity and king safety in your opening setups show resilience, especially when you steer into solid, less theory-heavy lines in fast time controls.
• You can capitalize on opponents’ mistakes in the middlegame and transition into practical endgames when material balance is unequal but the position remains dynamic.

Key areas to improve for faster, cleaner wins

• Decision quality under time pressure: aim to reduce risky or long forcing lines in blitz. When uncertain, fall back to 1-2 solid plans instead of trying to force complex sequences.
• Opening choice and repertoire: focus on a compact, reliable set of lines that you understand well in blitz. This reduces memorization load and lowers the chance of early inaccuracies.
• Pattern recognition and tactic automation: practice common tactical motifs (pins, skewers, double attacks) with quick drills so you spot them faster in real games.
• Endgame conversion: practice simple rook endings and king+pawn endings to improve your ability to convert slight advantages and hold drawable positions.
• Time management discipline: develop a habit of allocating a consistent amount of time per phase (opening, middlegame, endgame) to avoid sudden clock pressure in the later moves.

Opening performance guidance

From your openings data, the French Defense shows strong results, while other modern defenses and aggressive lines vary in success. For blitz, lean into openings that give you solid structure and clear plans rather than relying on heavy theoretical lines. A practical approach could be:

• French Defense: continue with a compact, plan-focused version that emphasizes solid pawn structure and queen-side counterplay rather than deep theoretical battles.
• Caro-Kann or Queen’s Gambit-related setups: consider these if you prefer solid, structure-based games with clear strategic goals.
• Avoid overly sharp Najdorf or heavily theoretical lines in blitz unless you’re comfortable with the typical tactical themes that arise.

Targeted 4-week training plan

• Week 1 — Tactics and quick pattern recognition: 15–20 minutes of puzzles daily, focusing on common motifs like forks, pins, and discovered attacks.
• Week 2 — Time management and decision making: practice with a clock, setting fixed move-time targets (e.g., 15 seconds per move early, then gradually increasing).
• Week 3 — Endgames and conversion: study basic rook endings, king and pawn endings, and practical methods to convert small advantages.
• Week 4 — Opening discipline: pick 1–2 openings with solid, non-theory-heavy lines and build a short repertoire that you can recall quickly in blitz.

Next steps and how I can help

If you’d like, I can tailor a personalized plan based on your recent games and walk through a few critical blitz positions from your games to identify specific, actionable changes. We can also review a recent win, loss, or draw to pinpoint a single improvement focus for your next session.

Quick links to get started: ojasva_singh Endgame Principles