Sartono Tony

Quick summary

Nice work, Sartono Tony — you’re beating strong opponents and converting concrete chances, but a few recurring patterns are costing you losses. Below I’ve pulled practical, focused advice from your recent blitz games and your overall trend so you can improve quickly in 3–6 weeks.

What you did well (from the recent games)

• You convert passed pawns and pawn storms effectively. In your win that ended with Rxf8#, you pushed and promoted on the a-file and then finished with precise rook activity — good sense for endgame conversion and passed-pawn play.
• Your attacking instincts on the kingside are strong: you consistently create mating nets or decisive material gains after opening lines with pawn breaks.
• Against opponents who trade into simplified positions you keep using active rooks and knights — that practical piece activity wins games in blitz.
• Your overall strength-adjusted win rate (~50.14%) shows you are performing roughly at expectation against similar opponents — solid foundation to build on.

Recurring weaknesses to fix (concrete examples)

• Time management in critical moments — several games drop to under 20 seconds remaining. When the clock gets low you make tactical oversights (missed forks, back-rank threats). Work on keeping a small time buffer and faster candidate-move scanning.
• Back-rank and king safety mistakes. In one loss you were mated by a quiet bishop mate (Bd5# pattern). Give your king a flight square (a little "luft") or trade a rook earlier when the back rank is tight.
• Tactical oversights in the middlegame — knights and forks repeatedly decide the game (e.g., Nf3/Nd5 forks). Slow down one extra second on each move to check opponent forks and double-attack resources.
• Opening transitions: you sometimes end up with passive pieces after pawn advances (self-blocking bishops / rooks on open files late). A small opening-repertoire cleanup will reduce these types of positions.

Action plan — next 4 weeks

Short, focused practices you can do daily/weekly. These are realistic for a blitz player.

• Tactics (daily, 15–25 minutes): focus on forks, pins, skewers, and back-rank mates. Drill sets of 20–30 puzzles that emphasize forks and knight tactics.
• Time-management drill (3 times/week): play 5 blitz games with the rule "no move after <10s" — your goal is to finish with 20–30s left. Practice using the first 10–20 moves within 1–1.5 minutes overall.
• Endgame practice (2×/week, 20–30 minutes): rook + pawn vs rook, king and pawn promotion races. Convert the simplest won endgames quickly — that will raise your conversion rate dramatically.
• Opening rework (weekly, 2 sessions of 30 minutes): keep what’s working and patch leaks. Examples from your data:
  • You do well in French and Amazon Attack — keep and deepen these lines.
  • Patch fragile lines in the London and Barnes-type setups where your win rate is lower. Learn one single defensive setup to reach a comfortable middlegame rather than many half-learned sidelines.

Game-specific notes (recent PGNs)

• Win by checkmate: your rook promotion/activation and pawn advance were poetic. Study how you converted the passed pawn into rook activity — repeatable plan: advance, exchange to create a passer, bring rook behind passer, use opponent piece pins to force promotion. Replay here:
• Loss patterns: tactical losses came from allowing opponent knights into your camp and from pawn breaks that opened files against your king (watch for g- and b- pawn breaks).
• For opponents you face often, check their profile to spot style: abduldci.

Opening advice (practical)

• Keep using the lines where your WinRate is >50% (French, Amazon Attack). Deepen 1–2 main lines so you reach comfortable middlegames without guesswork.
• For openings with ~45% (London, Barnes), simplify decisions: pick one safe variation that leads to piece activity rather than many sidelines. Memorize 3 typical plans (pawn break, maneuver, piece exchange plan).
• When you castle long, be ready for opposite-side pawn storms. Before launching yours, calculate one defensive resource for your king — or create luft and remove back-rank vulnerability.

Mental & clock tips for blitz

• Use a three-step quick-check on each move: (1) Is my king safe? (2) Any opponent tactics? (3) One useful plan. This costs ~1–2 seconds and prevents cheap losses.
• Reserve pre-moves for clearly winning captures or forced recaptures only. Avoid pre-moving into complications.
• If you feel tilt after a loss, take one 5–10 minute break — your long-term rating trend benefits from calm, consistent play (your 6‑month slope is positive — protect that momentum).

Training schedule (example week)

• Mon: 20m tactics + 10m endgame
• Tue: 30m opening study (pick 1 line) + 5 blitz practice games
• Wed: 15m tactics + 3 rapid games (10+0)
• Thu: 20m endgame + 10m review of your lost games (identify 2 critical mistakes)
• Fri: 40m mixed (tactics + openings) + 10 blitz
• Weekend: Play longer games (15+10) and review them — focus on converting advantages.

Immediate checkpoints (before your next session)

• Pick one opening line to “bulletproof” for 2 weeks (memorize typical plans, not every move).
• Run a 15–20 minute tactics set emphasizing forks and back-rank mates.
• Play 5 blitz games but force yourself to keep ≥20 seconds at move 25 (practice time allocation).

Keep it motivational

Your long-term rating slopes (3-month and 6-month positive trends) show you’re improving overall despite recent short dips. Small, consistent drills (tactics + endgames + time control practice) will convert those improvements into fewer losses and more stable wins.

When you want, I can make a 2‑week micro-plan tailored to the exact openings you want to keep or abandon, and annotate 2–3 of your recent games move-by-move.