SENATEUR1

Quick summary

Nice run — your rating and form are trending up (big gains in the last month and six months). You’re clearly comfortable in the Scandinavian and similar structures and you convert advantages well in blitz. Below are clear, actionable items to keep that improvement going and to fix the recurring mistakes that cost you games.

What you’re doing well

• Good opening familiarity: you play the Scandinavian Defense a lot and get playable middlegames where you understand typical plans (win rate ~50% in that line — solid for blitz).
• Active piece play: in several wins you pushed on the kingside (pawn storms and knight jumps) to open lines and activate rooks and queen — that pressure created decisive chances.
• Endgame / technical conversion: you win positions with rook activity and passed pawns; you trade into favorable rooks-and-pawn endings effectively instead of letting counterplay revive.
• Tactical alertness at many moments — your Strength Adjusted Win Rate (~0.512) shows you’re finding practical chances even against strong opposition.

Most important weaknesses to fix

• Occasional tactical oversight in the middlegame: your most recent loss ended with a mating tactic by the opponent. Double-check tactics when opponent knights and queen are near your king — look for forks, pins, and sacrifices that open your king.
• King safety / back-rank risk: in blitz you sometimes leave light back-rank weaknesses or allow enemy pieces to invade the 7th/6th ranks. Prioritize luft or active escapes when pieces trade off.
• Reactive vs proactive play: sometimes you react to opponent threats rather than creating your own counterthreats; aim to make forcing moves that limit your opponent’s tactical options.
• Time allocation: clocks show you sometimes play quickly into sharp sequences. Spend an extra second or two on critical checks/captures — those seconds buy tactic spotting and avoid cheap losses.

Concrete, short-term training plan (1–2 weeks)

• Daily: 12–18 tactics (focus on forks, pins, discovered attacks). Prioritize puzzles that end with a mate or win of material.
• 3× per week: one 10–15 minute review session — pick a loss and do a 10–15 minute engine-assisted post-mortem. Find the one move that changed the game and learn the theme behind it.
• 2× per week: one 5+0 or 3+0 practice game where your only goal is king safety — practice making luft, avoiding back-rank traps, and only pre-moving in safe, non-tactical positions.
• Weekly opening tune-up: 20–30 minutes on one Scandinavian variation you play. Know the key pawn breaks and one typical tactical idea to watch for from opponents.

Blitz checklist — what to verify before you press the clock

• Are any of my pieces loose or hanging? (If yes, fix it.) — think Loose Piece.
• Does my opponent have a tactical trick (fork/pin/discovery) next move?
• If I capture, what is the opponent’s best reply — do I hang a back-rank or mate threat?
• Is my king safe? If the answer is “not sure”, create luft or trade a piece to reduce mating threats.

Opening notes tailored to your games

• Scandinavian (your main line): keep practicing the typical plan: quick development, exchange of queens when it reduces opponent’s tactical chances, and use rooks on open d- or c-files. Study the common knight outpost squares and how to prevent opponent outposts on e4 / d5.
• If you play ...Bg4 / ...Bh5 lines, watch for the opponent forcing trades that open files toward your king — don’t reflexively retreat pieces without checking tactics first.
• When you exchange queens in the opening (you do this often), be mindful of resulting tactics with minor pieces — exchanges can both help and create mating nets depending on king placement.

Study idea: 30 minutes on one Scandinavian sub-line and 15 minutes solving tactical motifs that appear in those positions.

Practical game adjustments

• When you see a knight jump to g5/e5/f7 or when the opponent plays Nxg5 ideas, pause — those moves often start tactics that end in checkmate or large material swings.
• In positions with pawns pushed on the kingside (g4/h4), ensure the rooks and queen have escape/cover squares — pawn storms are strong, but they can open your own king if done recklessly.
• Use small increments of time in critical moments: in 3+0 or 5+0 games, use 2–6 seconds extra on checks/captures that change the evaluation dramatically.

Example: short look at a recent win and a loss

Win highlight: you converted a position with active rooks and a passed pawn, keeping your pieces on strong files and preventing counterplay. That’s textbook conversion — keep doing it.

Loss highlight: the opponent created a mating net after a combination of knight jumps and queen infiltration. Your king had limited escape squares and a decisive tactical shot happened on e6. Remedy by checking opposing knight forks and ensuring escape squares for your king.

Replay one of your recent wins to reinforce the right patterns:

Next 30-day goals

• Keep your rating trend: +100–200 points is realistic with focused training (you already have a strong recent slope).
• Reduce “cheap mates” and tactical oversights by solving 10–15 targeted tactics daily for two weeks.
• Analyze your last 5 losses and extract one recurring theme (then work on that theme for a week).

If you want, next steps I can help with

• Short annotated analysis of a specific loss (I can point out the exact turning move and suggest alternatives).
• Quick 7–10 move opening plan for your favorite Scandinavian line, tailored for blitz.
• Personalized 2-week blitz training schedule (tactics + game review + opening tune-ups).

Tell me which of the three you want and which game to analyze (use the opponent name like jontor123yes or vladddkong).