steulo

Hi steulo! Here’s what I learned from your recent games

👍 What you’re already doing well

• Tactical alertness. In the win vs. Xevier16 you spotted 6…Qxc2 and finished with 13…Qxe2# in under two minutes. Nice calculation!
• Active pieces. You usually grab open lines quickly (…Re8, 21.Rd1+). Rooks belong on files, and you put them there.
• Fighting king in endgames. Your victory over oregvn shows you understand the king is an attacker once queens are off.

🔍 Biggest improvement areas

1. Time management.
   Four of the six listed losses were on time or abandonment. Try the “40-20-20” rule: spend ≈40 % of your clock on the first 10 moves (blunder-check), 20 % forming a middlegame plan, 20 % on converting a lead, and keep 20 % in reserve.
2. Opening discipline.
   • As White you often play 1.d4 followed by f3, g4, h4. This weakens the dark squares around your king. Experiment with a simple London setup instead.
   • As Black you rely almost exclusively on the Scandinavian but spend three moves with the queen (…Qxd5-Qe5+-Qf5). 3…Qa5 keeps her safe and saves tempi.
   • Castle by move 10 whenever possible; the defeats to Seadation and Paltsontonia show what happens when the king roams.
3. Piece safety before pawn grabs.
   In the win vs. dutchvander-linde, …Qxh1 was good. In the loss vs. Seadation, a similar queen raid got you mated. Follow the “three-defender rule”: don’t take a pawn if it costs more than two tempi or leaves a key square with fewer than three defenders.
4. Tactical patterns to study.
   • The back-rank mate you delivered with 13…Qxe2#.
   • Knight forks on f7/f2.
   • Smothered mate.
   Ten minutes of Puzzle Rush a day will sharpen these motifs.

📝 Micro-homework for the next week

📈 Track your progress

🏆 Motivation corner

• Limit each session to five games and review one loss immediately.
• Solve three rated puzzles daily—calculate, don’t guess.

🔁 Replay your cleanest recent win

Good luck, have fun, and remember: Develop, Defend, Decide!