Ahmet Tekin

Quick summary

Nice run — 3 wins in a row, no losses. You pushed your rating from 400 to 624 (a +224 jump). That shows you're playing confidently and finishing games. Below are friendly, practical tips to keep that momentum going.

• Recent opponents: ruwo155, flotegurke, clark_au.
• Openings you’ve used successfully: Blackburne Shilling Gambit, Elephant Gambit, King’s Indian Attack.

What you did well

Concrete positives I see in these games:

• Aggressive, decisive play — you went for forcing ideas (sacrificing a knight to damage the king side) and that paid off. That killer instinct wins games.
• Finishing ability — you converted the attack into a mating sequence in the long daily game instead of letting the win slip away.
• Good use of tactical themes — forks, discovered checks and mating nets showed up in your decisive game.
• Consistency — three straight wins and a clear positive trend. Keep that practice habit up.

Where to improve (concrete focus areas)

Targets that will give the biggest improvement quickly:

• Opening fundamentals: gambits are fine, but make sure your development and king safety aren’t sacrificed unnecessarily. A quick goal: castle within the first 10 moves in 70% of your games unless you have a clear reason not to.
• Avoid leaving pieces undefended. Look for "loose" pieces before you move — opponents will happily pick them off. (Tip: pause and scan for any pieces that can be captured without recapture.)
• Calculation depth and verification: when you sacrifice, calculate the opponent’s best replies (two moves deeper than you first imagine). That will reduce cases of optimism chess where a sacrifice doesn’t actually work.
• Endgame basics: practice converting simple material advantages (rook and bishop vs lone king, passed pawn basics). Daily games often head into long endgames where technique matters.
• Time management in daily chess: your clocks can get weird over long days — keep clear notes on when to simplify and when to press. Try to avoid long multi-hour thinking sessions on one move unless the position is critical.

Concrete drills (what to practice this week)

Do these short, repeatable exercises to build reliable habits:

• Solve 5 tactical puzzles every day (focus: forks, pins, discovered attacks). Short sessions beat marathon ones.
• One game review per week: pick a won game (like your long win) and annotate 5 critical moments — what was the idea, what else could have been done?
• Practice basic mates and simple endgames for 15 minutes: king + rook vs king, and bishop + rook vs king patterns.
• Play 5 training games where your goal is “develop all pieces and castle by move 10.” This builds safe opening habits even when you like gambits.

Simple checklist to use during a game

Run this mental checklist before you finalize a move:

• Are any of my pieces undefended or hanging? (Look for Loose pieces drop off situations.)
• Am I leaving my king exposed or delaying castling without good reason?
• If I sacrifice, did I calculate the opponent’s best defense at least two replies deep?
• Does my move improve piece activity or just shuffle pieces aimlessly?

Next steps & study plan (4 weeks)

Short, focused plan you can follow:

• Week 1: Tactics (5 puzzles/day) + 3 training games (development goal).
• Week 2: Review two of your wins in detail. Identify one recurring mistake (exposed king, loose piece, or miscalculation).
• Week 3: Endgame basics (15 minutes, 3 times a week) + continue puzzles.
• Week 4: Play 10 daily games focusing on applying the checklist; review quickly after each game.

Review the decisive game (play it back)

Replay your long win to spot the turning points and the final mating net:

You can step through that game and pause at each major capture to ask “why was this winning?”

Encouragement & closing

Great progress — a +224 rating swing and a clean 3–0 record is impressive. Keep the aggression, but add a little more routine (development + safety checks) and your upward trend will stabilize into steady improvement. If you want, I can:

• Annotate one of the wins move-by-move for you.
• Build a 2-week training schedule tailored to the openings you enjoy.
• Give short daily homework (tactics + one opening idea).

Which of those would you like next?