What is going well
You are clearly a dangerous attacking player. In your win against Kaivalya Sandip Nagare, you played the Nimzowitsch-Larsen Attack with confidence, created long term pressure on the kingside, and made a brave queen trade at the right moment to reach a winning rook endgame. That game shows strong tactical nerve and good calculation in a complex middlegame.
Your second win, against Harshavardhan GB, is another example of your ability to punish a weakened king. You calmly used your pieces to build a kingside attack, then finished with a nice knight fork after opening the h file. You did not rush, and you let the opponent's own pawn moves create targets for you.
Main area to improve
The clearest lesson from your losses is that king safety and development are not optional, even in fast blitz games. Against Mohammad Hossein Darvishi, you tried the Owen's Defense with an early queen adventure. The queen moved several times, pieces stayed on awkward squares, and you never castled. That allowed White to open the center and hunt your king before your pieces were coordinated. Ask yourself before each early queen move: does this help me finish development, or does it give the opponent a target?
In the King's Indian Defense game against Read Samadov, the opening itself was fine, but the game turned in the endgame. When the queens came off, the position became a technical fight where White's extra space and safer pawn structure mattered. You defended resourcefully for a long time, but eventually the outside passed pawns decided. This suggests your endgame technique can improve, especially in knight and pawn positions with passed pawns.
- Study endgames where one side has an outside passed pawn and the other side has a knight. Learn to blockade early and activate your own king first.
- Practice converting small advantages with rooks and minors from positions like the one in the loss_to_reader777. The computer may find several drawing or better defensive moves that you missed under time pressure.
- In positions with an exposed king, prefer to exchange pieces and simplify, especially when you are the higher rated player and can win a calm ending.
Time management in sharp positions
Your loss against Sina Movahed was not mainly about chess ideas. You reached a complicated middlegame with real winning chances, but you fell into severe time trouble while the position was still messy. In blitz with a small increment, the goal is not just to find the best move, but to keep the clock alive.
When the position becomes chaotic and both kings are unsafe, look for a forcing sequence that simplifies the board. In this game, after the heavy pieces started flying, you kept the tension high and spent too much time recalibrating every move. Sometimes a solid, safe move is better than the most ambitious one if it saves you thirty seconds.
- Set a personal rule: in mutual attack positions, if you have a good move and a safe move, choose the safe one unless you see a clear finish.
- Use the increment by moving with purpose. Do not spend more than ten seconds on a move that does not involve a check, a capture, or a direct threat.
- Review the loss_on_time and note exactly where you spent the most time. Often we think we are calculating, but we are simply replaying the same lines.
Opening approach
Your opening choices are interesting and you clearly feel comfortable in unusual structures. The Nimzowitsch-Larsen Attack with 1.b3 can give opponents real problems, and your win against Kaivalya Sandip Nagare shows you know how to handle the resulting pawn structures. That is a strength.
The issue is not the openings themselves, but the follow up. In the loss against Mohammad Hossein Darvishi, the opening with ...b6 and ...Bb7 was sound, but the early queen movements and the failure to castle turned it into a poor version. Work on your opening preparation for these fianchetto systems so that development comes before fancy ideas. A simple routine would be: finish development, connect the rooks, and castle before starting a pawn storm.
You could also spend a little time reviewing the game against Sina Movahed from the opening perspective. White got a pleasant space advantage with solid pieces, and Black was never in serious danger. That is the kind of opening you want to reproduce more often, because it gives you a steady base for your attacking skills.
Suggested next steps
- Replay your two wins and your three losses from this tournament, but stop before each critical decision and ask yourself: what is my opponent trying to do, and what is the greatest risk in my own position?
- Add a short endgame routine to your training, even fifteen minutes a day. Focus on king activity, opposition, and passed pawns. This will pay off directly in blitz games that reach simplified positions.
- When you play an opening like 1.b3 or ...b6 as Black, make a checklist: pawns are placed, bishops are developed, knights are going to good squares, king is safe, rooks are connected. If any item is missing, avoid speculative queen moves.
- Practice playing with less time. Try a small number of games where you force yourself to move within ten seconds unless you are in a forced sequence. That will build your intuition and reduce the panic in sharp positions.
Overall, you have excellent fighting qualities and the ability to outplay strong opponents in complicated positions. The biggest gains will come from showing the same respect to your own king and to the clock that you already show to your attacking chances.