Hi Elżbieta!
You play energetic, fighting chess that can overwhelm many opponents. Below you will find a quick score-card, followed by detailed, actionable advice drawn from your recent games.
Score-card
- Opening knowledge: Good foundation – you steer positions into familiar attacking setups (Grand Prix, Two-Knights, Advance Caro-Kann).
- Tactical vision: Sharp – your 19.Nd6# miniature against Komal_Kishore_Pothuri shows excellent calculation.
- Time management: Critical issue – 5 of your last 6 losses were on time.
- Endgame technique: Developing – you can convert extra material (see the long queen ending vs pokochajszachy) but sometimes miss faster, cleaner routes.
- Mood / streak tendency:
Key Strengths to Keep Leveraging
- Early initiative. Your pawn storms (g- and h-pawns vs Caro-Kann) regularly force passive replies.
- Piece activity. Knights often land on f5/d6/e6 with tempo, creating tactical chances.
- Confidence to sacrifice. Even speculative offers (e.g. 15.e6!! in the first PGN) frequently pay off because you follow through energetically.
Recurring Issues
- Clock trouble. Bullet-style time burns in the opening leave < 20 s for complicated middlegames. This alone cost you 60+ rating points.
• Example: Lost vs Trovita84 with a completely playable position and 7 seconds left on move 26.
• Example: Three consecutive time losses in the WSCC qualifier while still equal or better. - Over-extension without backup. Advances like 11.g4 in Caro-Kann or 10.f4 vs Scandinavian are powerful only if pieces can support them.
• In the loss to BitiaM the pawn lunge 6.g3 weakened e4 and g4 squares, allowing …Nxd4 …d4 forks. - Loose king safety as Black in the Sicilian. Early …h5/…g5 ideas left holes (game vs larisakalinina). Opponents entered with Qd4, Bf4, etc.
Training Plan (4-week micro-cycle)
| Focus | Tool / Drill | Target |
|---|---|---|
| Clock discipline | Play 10 min rapid with self-imposed 30 s/move cap for the first 15 moves. | Finish opening with ≥70 % of starting time. |
| Attacking patterns | Daily 15 tactical puzzles filtered for “initiative” and “mate in 3-5”. | 90 % accuracy for rating +100 over current puzzle rating. |
| Defensive technique | Annotate your own losses where opponent refuted your pawn storms; label each critical mistake with a theme (over-extension, loose piece, etc.). | Create a 10-game “defense study” PGN. |
| Endgames | Work through 20 basic rook- & pawn endings (Silman’s endgame course, Sections 4-5). | Be able to demonstrate Philidor & Lucena in under 30 s. |
Opening Refinements
• Grand Prix Attack: After 10…Qc7 you played 11.f5?! (vs Trovita84). Modern theory prefers 11.Qh4! or 11.Be3 maintaining structure.
• Advance Caro-Kann: Your 6.f3 line is fine, but study the model game Short–Timman (Tilburg 1991) to handle …c5 ideas.
• Black vs e4: Consider adding the solid 2…e6 Sicilian or Caro-Kann instead of adventurous …h5 lines until your king-side defensive technique improves.
Concrete Exercise
Replay the critical attacking sequence from your best recent win and try to find improvements for both sides:
Stats Snapshot
Peak blitz rating: 1898 (2022-02-22) — aim for +50 over the next 90 days.
Next Steps
- Follow the 4-week plan and track progress weekly.
- Upload one annotated game per week for coach feedback, focusing on time management decisions.
- Schedule a training game where you start with 3 min extra but must move under 20 s each turn to simulate better pacing.
Stay disciplined with the clock, keep your king safe before launching pawn storms, and your natural tactical talent will shine even brighter. Good luck, and enjoy the journey!