Miodrag Perunovic IM

Hi Miodrag (“TheButcher”!) – overall assessment

Your recent blitz results show an assertive, initiative–driven style that keeps very strong opponents under constant pressure. You beat several 2700-2800 players quickly and convincingly, usually by seizing space with early pawn storms (…f5, g5/g4, h-pawns) or by opening lines with Qxd4 in the Chekhover Sicilian. When the attack lands you convert efficiently – see 

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Key strengths

• Opening preparation
  • Solid repertoire in the Sicilian as both colours (Chekhover, f-pawn thrusts).
  • Comfortable in the King’s Indian structures – you handle the …Nh5–f4 maneuvers sharply.
  • Early practical surprises (e.g. 5.Qh5!? vs French) force opponents onto your turf.
• Tactical awareness
  Most victories feature accurate shots (…Nf4, …Rxb2+, …Nd5!) and precise mating attacks with little time on the clock.
• Playing for initiative in blitz
  You maintain momentum – even “quiet” positions quickly become double-edged in your favour.

Areas to improve

• Clock management
  Two of your last five losses were winning or drawable positions that ended on time. At move 67 vs Maghrebiner and move 59 vs puracat you were at most 2-3 accurate moves from safety yet flagged. Recommendation: adopt a simple “10-second rule” – every time your clock drops below 10 s, make a safe move that keeps threats alive rather than hunting for the absolute best.
• Conversion technique & endgames
  When the attack fizzles you sometimes drift (e.g. vs idiot33333, rook + pawns endgame, move 60-77). • Study basic rook-endgame principles – “cutting the king”, “building a bridge” – to convert technically.
  • Practice 2R vs R, R+P vs R endings against an engine with a 5-second increment.
• Over-extension & dark-square weaknesses
  In your loss to paulmorphy837 you played …g6 and …Bg7 but delayed …e5/…e6, allowing White’s b-pawn lever and control of d5/c6. Similar patterns occurred in the King’s Indian loss to MichaelRoiz. Drill: play training games where you forbid yourself from pawn storms until all pieces are developed – this builds patience and positional balance.

Practical training plan

1. Endgame mini-sessions (15 min/day)
   • Pick one rook ending motif, set up 5 positions, and solve them against 3-minute engine defence.
2. Time-pressure circuits
   • Play 1-minute “hand-and-brain” vs engine at depth-8: you call a move, engine plays it; the aim is to decide quickly, not perfectly.
   • After 20 games review only the largest swing move from each game to refine instinct.
3. Positional sparring
   • Set starting positions after move 10 of your two recent losses and play them as Black with the goal “no pawn breaks before full development and king safety.”

Quick reference cheat-sheet

• Blitz motto: “If you can’t calculate to mate in 3, improve the worst piece.”
• Under 10 s: simplify checks & captures, keep threat density high.
• Rook ending? Activate king immediately – opposition & Lucena position win many games.

Progress tracker

Monitor your performance during the next 30 days:

and will expose whether improved time handling translates into higher late-session win percentages. Your current peaks: 2810 (2025-04-30) – aim to add +30 elo without changing openings, purely via execution.

Good luck, keep cutting through defences – but remember: the butcher sharpens his knife before the swing!