Victor Shumyatsky IM

Victor, here is your personalised post-match feedback

Quick snapshot

• Current form: solid 2600-range blitz player with a sharp, counter-punching style.
• Historical best: 2629 (2023-08-25)
• Playing schedule insight:

Your recurring strengths

• Dynamic counter-attacks – you thrive in Modern/Pirc structures and often seize the initiative with ...f5/ ...e5 breaks.
• Tactical alertness – sequences such as 31...Rf1# against Luis Guillermo Antúnez Soler show excellent calculation when pieces are flying.
• Practical defence – in the win vs. Ali Ekber Doğan you kept calm under pressure, found 20...Ne4! and flipped the evaluation.

Key growth points

• Clock control (your #1 leak)
  Five of the last seven losses were on time from playable or even better positions. Engage “hands-on-clock” habits:
  • Aim to keep >30 sec by move 30 (set a soft alarm on your mind every 10 moves).
  • Use safe pre-moves in forced recaptures; rehearse them in puzzle-rush to build confidence.
  • When ahead, simplify early – exchange queens or go to an endgame you can pre-move.
  Mastering Zeitnot conversion will instantly add 30-40 rating points.
• Opening move-order hygiene
  • As White you sometimes enter speculative Bxf7+ ideas (e.g., vs. filoksenia) that leave development lagging. Test the calmer 6.Bc4 followed by 0-0, Re1 lines in the Pirc instead.
  • With Black, delaying ...c5/...e5 in the Modern can leave you cramped. In your win vs. Deeper44, the engine’s first improvement is 10...e5!? rather than 10...Re8, seizing space.
• Conversion technique
  Games like the long grind against Ananda Saha show excellent endgame understanding, yet you spent >50 seconds on routines. Drill basic rook endings for speed; try “45-seconds-per-side, rook + four pawns” sparring to automate the winning method.

Opening lab – concrete homework

1. Modern vs. 1.d4: Add the flexible ...c5 & ...Qa5 set-up. Study 10 games by Aronian as a model.
2. Anti-Pirc weapon as White: build a main line with 7.0-0 instead of early sac ideas; annotate three recent GM games.
3. Prepare a “solid against everything” option – the Reti/London hybrid you employed on 24 July already scored well; polish it with a three-game themed match versus a sparring partner.

Tactical motif to remember

From your latest victory (moves 34–38): the interference & promotion idea 34...hxg3 36...g2 38...g1=Q! forcing a winning rook ending.
Digest it quickly:

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Final encouragement

Your aggressive flair creates winning chances against any opposition; polishing time management and a few opening subtleties will push you past the 2700 blitz milestone. Keep the energy, add a dash of discipline, and the results will follow!