Tomas Pérez

Hi Tomas Pérez — quick coaching summary

Nice work in your recent blitz run. You show strong endgame instincts and tactical awareness. Below I’ve summarized what you do well, where to focus, and simple drills you can use in the next week to sharpen your blitz play.

Review these games

• Most recent win — Review this win
• Key loss to analyze — Review this loss

Open each game and replay the critical moments I mention below. Pause and ask yourself what the opponent’s threats are before moving.

What you are doing well

• Turning a passed pawn into a decisive advantage. In your win you patiently advanced the pawn and timed the promotion so it forced decisive tactics in your favor.
• Spotting forcing moves. You convert tactics into material or mating threats rather than drifting into long, unclear positions.
• Active piece play and rook coordination. You use rooks on open files and lift pieces to the 7th/8th ranks when the opportunity appears.
• Composure in messy positions. In several games you handled complications instead of panicking, which pays off in blitz.

Where to improve (high impact, practical)

• King safety vs opposite-side/early pawn storms. In a couple of losses you faced fast pawn pushes that opened lines toward your king. When the opponent advances pawns on your castled side, consider timely pawn locks or exchanging a pawn to blunt the storm.
• Preventing opponent passed pawns. The loss where White promoted started with a central pawn push that you did not block or exchange early. Look for ways to blockade, trade into a favorable piece ending, or bring your king earlier to stop the pawn.
• Decision timing for queen exchanges. Exchanging queens is fine when you have the outside passed pawn or a clear technical plan. Avoid automatic exchanges that leave you with worse king placement or a strong enemy passed pawn.
• Blitz time management. You tend to spend critical seconds on obvious moves. Build faster pattern recognition for typical pawn structures and endgames so you can reserve time for concrete tactics.

Concrete moments to study

• In your win vs josjaime look at the sequence where the opponent gave checks with rooks early and you simplified into an endgame that eventually promoted. Replay move 17 and the transition to the endgame and ask: what trade choices kept my passed pawn alive?
• For the loss vs sardidoqwertyuiopasm, follow the central pawn advance that reached d6 and led to a promotion. Ask: could I have traded earlier, or used my king/knight to blockade?
• Whenever you see an opponent push a pawn toward promotion, stop and calculate the simplest blockade plan first (king, knight, or rook depending on the type of endgame).

Weekly training plan (blitz-focused)

• Daily tactics: 12–20 puzzles, focus on forks, skewers, discovered checks and promotion tactics. Work on pattern recognition more than speed initially.
• Endgame drills: 20 minutes, three times this week — king and pawn vs king, basic rook endgames, queen vs pawn promotion scenarios. Practice the simplest winning plans and how to stop passed pawns.
• One longer game (15+10) every 2–3 days: force yourself to convert endgames without clock pressure. Replay the critical positions afterward.
• Opening maintenance: keep playing the Colle / Colle: 3...Bf5 lines and the Colle lines that you already score well with. Drill the typical pawn breaks and piece placements so you reach familiar middlegames faster in blitz.

Practical blitz checklist (use at the board)

• Before your move: 1) Is my king safe? 2) Is the opponent threatening a pawn push or a tactic? 3) Can I create or stop a passed pawn in one or two moves?
• If ahead materially: simplify with safe trades, then activate the king and create a passed pawn.
• If behind or equal: keep tension, look for tactical shots and swaps that reduce opponent’s winning chances.

Next steps — quick tasks (30–60 minutes)

• Replay these two games and add 2–3 notes per game about alternative moves (use the links above).
• Do a 20-minute tactics session with emphasis on promotion motifs and forks.
• Study one short rook endgame (Lucena or basic rook vs pawn) and practice the winning method once or twice.

Final encouragement

You already convert advantages and find tactics under pressure. Focus your study on stopping passed pawns and simple endgame technique and your blitz conversion rate will go up quickly. If you want, I can prepare a short, personalized puzzle set and a 2-week practice schedule based on these two games.