Recent Form and Style
Tomas, your recent games show a clear pattern: you are a dangerous attacker who plays for the initiative and is not afraid to take risks. That style creates serious practical problems for opponents, especially in rapid and blitz. The main costs appear in time management and converting winning advantages, so those are the areas to target next.
What You Are Doing Well
- Aggressive piece play. In your win against calipso95 from the Sicilian Defense, you sacrificed a knight in the center to open lines against the enemy king. Your queen and bishop then coordinated beautifully and forced the issue, eventually winning a decisive amount of material. Review the game here: win against calipso95.
- Fighting spirit under pressure. Against Roman Rybachok, you faced a very dangerous rook endgame with little time on the clock. Instead of collapsing, you found a series of checks to force a draw by repetition. That kind of resilience is valuable and shows you do not give up in difficult positions. See draw against romanrybachok.
- Willingness to create imbalances. You often steer the game into sharp, double-edged structures. This makes you a difficult opponent because you give yourself chances to win games that a more passive player would draw.
Key Areas to Improve
Time Management
Several of your recent results were decided by the clock. You lost on time against claudexdexter in a game where you still had defensive resources, and your win against calipso95 only came after the flag fell. In time trouble, it is very easy to lose objectivity and start playing on instinct. Work on keeping a reserve of time in the middlegame, and decide on a plan before the position becomes too complicated. Sometimes the best move is a calm consolidation that costs you a few seconds but saves you from a clock disaster later.
Endgame Conversion
In the loss against Capri-Sanula, you came out of the Grünfeld Defense with extra material and a clear chance to consolidate. The game slipped away in the later stages when your pieces became passive and the opponent's king took over. Spend more time on endgame technique with rooks and minor pieces. The key is to keep your pieces active, centralize your king, and create a passed pawn before the defender has time to organize. A good habit is to ask yourself in every endgame: which piece is my most passive, and how can I improve it immediately?
Opening Resilience
Against bububio, you were outplayed in a quiet Italian game. You allowed your queenside to become slightly weak and then made a pawn break that opened lines for the opponent. This suggests the problem is not the opening itself, but the plan after your opponent makes a solid, unambitious move. Consider revisiting your move order in these positions, or adding a more flexible waiting plan that keeps your structure intact while you wait for counterplay. See the game here: loss against bububio.
Finishing Winning Positions Cleanly
In the win against calipso95, you had a clearly winning position many moves before the game ended. The opponent was able to keep playing for a considerable while because you did not find the fastest way to convert. Try to practice converting won positions with a simple method: reduce material when you are ahead, then use your extra piece to support a passed pawn. You can review the closing phase here: win against calipso95.
Final Advice
Keep playing your natural attacking style, but add a safety check before every move: is my king safe, is any piece hanging, and how much time do I have left? At your level, the players who convert winning chances and avoid clock disasters are the ones who keep climbing. You already have the tactical skill and fighting spirit. Small improvements in these practical areas will turn many of your close losses into wins and draws.