Performance Snapshot
Current form looks excellent, with your Blitz peak at . Below you can explore when you score best:
Your Competitive Edge
- Fearless initiative-taking: You regularly seize space with early g- and h-pawn storms in the Najdorf, forcing your opponents (e.g. name554590) onto the back foot.
- Tactical sharpness: The 45-move miniature against MHaris20 ended with a picturesque mate (see PGN below). Your ability to spot intermediate moves (Zwischenzug) is a clear strength.
- Adaptability in the middlegame: In several wins you smoothly changed plans when the attack stalled, transitioning into favourable endgames (e.g. converting an a-pawn in the 68-move Najdorf win).
Growth Opportunities
- Clock Management: Two recent losses stemmed from severe time pressure, including a timeout in an equal rook endgame. Aim to keep at least 20–25 seconds entering technical endings; consider adding “move-pair” time checks every 10 moves.
- Central resilience as Black versus 1.d4/1.c4: The Neo-Catalan loss to javier exposed a recurring theme: an early …f7-f5 without sufficient development left dark-square weaknesses. Study solid setups such as the Queen’s Gambit Declined or a pure Slav to broaden your repertoire.
- Defensive resourcefulness: When your attack fizzles you sometimes over-press (see the B31 Rossolimo loss). Train defensive techniques—especially hold the position first, counter later—with exercises that start in slightly worse but defendable positions.
Opening Notebook
• Najdorf Adams Attack (as White): Your h3–g4 system scores well; add model games by Adams & Kasimdzhanov to refine move-order details (particularly vs …e6 set-ups). • Anti-Catalan tools (as Black): Investigate the early …c5 break in the Tarrasch or the solid …Be7, …dxc4 line to avoid the space squeeze you faced. • English/Flank openings (as White): In your lone English game you drifted after 10…Bd7; rehearsing thematic plans (b4–b5 minority push or central e4 break) will prevent passive piece placement.
Key Moment Review
Study the critical positions marked “!!” and “?!” in your own annotations, then verify with an engine; here is the full miniature worth revisiting:
Action Plan for the Coming Week
- Play three training games adopting a calmer Black setup versus 1.d4/c4; save and annotate them.
- Complete 15 endgame drills focused on rook + pawn vs rook to reinforce technique under 30 seconds.
- Review and annotate your last five time-trouble losses, identifying the earliest avoidable think-tank.
Stay hungry, stay curious—small improvements in time handling and defensive accuracy will make your attacking flair even deadlier. Good luck!