Tanmay

Quick recap of the featured win

Nice game vs thegarga — you played the aggressive Amar/Grob approach and turned the opening surprise into a lasting advantage. You won after trading into a favourable endgame and the opponent ran low on clock. Here’s a small interactive snippet of the decisive sequence to review:

What you did well

• Aggressive opening choice: Your Amar/Grob play (the Amar Gambit) is producing real chances — you scored well with it by creating early complications and catching opponents off guard.
• Calculation in tactics: The early piece sac and the follow-up checks forced the opponent into uncomfortable lines and led to simplifications that favoured you.
• Transition to a winning endgame: After the queens came off you kept active pieces and created a passed pawn. Simplifying into a winning rook/pawn setup was the right practical decision.
• Composure under pressure: You kept pushing and didn’t panic when the opponent tried counterplay — that patience paid off.

Biggest areas to improve (high ROI)

• Time management — keep even tempo. You win many games but a few get decided by clocks. On the clock, avoid long swings of fast then very slow play. Try a steady cadence: think on critical branching moves, otherwise move quickly.
• Tactical hygiene: you rely on sharp openings which demand precise calculation. Run daily short tactics (5–15 puzzles) focused on forks, pins and discovered attacks so you stop missing small refutes.
• Opening follow-up: the Amar/Grob gives attacking chances but can leave holes if the attack fizzles. Learn the main defensive replies and typical plans for both sides — memorize 5–8 model positions (where to put knights and rooks, when to castle long/short).
• Endgame basics: you convert many wins but sometimes stumble in simplified rook + pawn scenarios. Drill king activity, Lucena basics and simple rook endgames so conversions become routine.

Concrete training plan (next 4 weeks)

• Daily (15–25 minutes): 12–20 tactics from mixed themes — focus on forks, pins and back-rank motifs.
• 3× per week (20–30 minutes): Play one 15+10 game and then review it immediately — mark one turning point and one tactical miss.
• Weekly (2 sessions): Endgame drills — king + pawn vs king, basic rook endgame patterns, and one Lucena exercise. 10 positions each session.
• Opening work (2× per week, 30 min): Pick 2 common replies to your Amar/Grob and learn the typical pawn breaks and piece placements. Save 1 page of notes with "If opponent plays X, I do Y".

Practical tips to use during your next rapid session

• One-question rule on each position: Is any piece hanging or can I win material in one move? (scan the board before spending time)
• On the clock: set mental thresholds — if you have >4 minutes, use up to 1 minute on complex positions; if under 2 minutes, simplify or force clarity (trade queens or reduce tactics) unless mate or big tactic is present.
• If an attack fails, don't automatically panic — look for an active regroup (rook to open file, knight to outpost). Preserve piece activity.
• After any win, do a 3–5 minute postmortem: what forced the win, where did the opponent go wrong, and one recurring lesson to remember.

Opening notes based on your stats

• Your top-performing opening family is the Amar Gambit (high sample and a good win rate). Keep it, but tighten the follow-up theory so opponents’ standard replies don't neutralize your initiative.
• Lines with lower win rates (for example the Scandinavian in your stats) are worth either cutting or studying deeply — if you face them often, learn one reliable setup that gets you comfortable equality instead of chaos.
• Make a simple cheat-sheet: 5 main moves your opponents use against your Grob and the 1–2 best responses you will play without thinking.

Small checklist before each game

• Look for immediate captures or checks before touching the clock.
• Decide early whether you’ll castle kingside or queenside if the position allows — that decision shapes middlegame plans.
• Keep one tempo for calculation: set a limit (e.g., 45–60 seconds) for any branching calculation during rapid games.

Quick encouragement and next steps

Your rating trend is very positive — big gains recently and a strong win record overall. Keep the aggressive identity (Amar/Grob) but pair it with focused tactical drills and basic endgame study. Small, consistent practice will convert these gains into stable rating improvement.

When you want, send one of your losses and I’ll give a short targeted post-mortem (one turning move, one missed tactic, and one practical fix).