yuriy88 GM

Hi yuriy88, here is your personalised post-session feedback

1. Your current strengths

• Dynamic pawn play. In your latest win you used the f-pawn break (15.f4! / 16.f5!!) to rip open the g-file and create long-term pressure on your opponent’s king.
• Piece activity under time pressure. Even in 60-second games you rarely drift into passive positions; the exchange-sac 41…Rxc3+ in the same game shows good tactical alertness.
• Opening range with both colours. You confidently switch between the Reti set-ups as White and Modern / Old Benoni structures as Black, making you hard to prepare for.

2. Recurring issues to address

1. Time-management losses. Your last three defeats were all “won on time” even though the positions were still playable. • In the East-Indian game against Zheenbekov86 you flagged after 17…c4 with an equal position and two extra minutes already invested in the opening. • Against kolver you lost three consecutive games on time in otherwise unclear endings.
   Action plan: practise “increment discipline” — always aim to hit the clock within 2 seconds when playing with +1s; when there is no increment, look to simplify as soon as your clock shows ≤ 25 seconds.
2. Early knight rerouting that burns tempo. In the bullet loss with 1.Nf3 you played Nf3–g1–f3–g1–f3 four times within ten moves. This handed Black a free …d5/…d4 break and forced you to defend a worse endgame.
   Action plan: prefer developing moves that fight for the centre right away (e.g. 2.c4 or 2.d4 in your usual Reti move order) and commit to a plan after the first knight retreat.
3. Converting material advantages. In several wins you were two pawns up yet allowed counter-play because the extra material wasn’t mobilised (e.g. you let your opponent create passed g- and h-pawns).
   Action plan: whenever you are >= +2 pawns, enforce a “no-counter-play” rule: trade rooks, centralise king, push connected passers — in that order.

3. Opening snapshot

Typical repertoire outline (last 15 games):

• White: Reti / King’s Indian Attack (60 %)  |  English with early d2-d4 transposition (25 %)
• Black: Modern / Pirc (40 %), Old Benoni (30 %), Nimzo-Indian / QID ideas (30 %)

Suggestion: add at least one main-line weapon (e.g. 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 as White or a solid 1…e5 vs. 1.e4) to practise classical structures that rarely appear in your current games.

4. Critical moment to review

Your loss vs Zheenbekov86 turned when you chose 14…Nd7?! allowing White to fix your queenside pawns and steal time on the clock. Consider 14…dxe5 or 14…Nb3! to keep pieces active:

5. Actionable training goals for the next 2 weeks

• Clock discipline drill: play 20 bullet games with the sole goal of finishing each move in < 2 seconds, regardless of position complexity.
• Endgame conversion: solve three rook-and-pawn studies daily; focus on the “Lucena” and “Philidor” techniques (Lucena position, Philidor position).
• Opening refinement: analyse one model game in the Modern Defence where Black equalises cleanly and copy its move-order into your repertoire notes.

6. When do you score best?

Quick glance at your current activity charts:

7. Motivation corner

Your 2852 (2020-09-24) is already elite — ironing out the small time-management leaks could easily push you another 50–70 points. Keep your games sharp, but remember: the clock is a piece too!

Good luck with your next sessions and feel free to send me any game you would like to analyse in more depth.