diff --git a/LichessClientTG_bot/bot.py b/LichessClientTG_bot/bot.py
index 80ea661..4aa3143 100644
--- a/LichessClientTG_bot/bot.py
+++ b/LichessClientTG_bot/bot.py
@@ -640,6 +640,11 @@ class LichessBot:
         year_ms = 365 * 24 * 3600 * 1000
         since_ms = now_ms - year_ms
         try:
+            # Inform user that the request is being processed
+            try:
+                await update.message.reply_text("⏳ Please wait a moment, processing the request…")
+            except Exception:
+                pass
             data = await self.lichess_api.get_games_period(username, since_ms, now_ms, rated_only=True)
             if not data:
                 await update.message.reply_text(t('no_data', lang))
diff --git a/LichessClientTG_bot/formatters.py b/LichessClientTG_bot/formatters.py
index 16c2039..fc4a3f6 100644
--- a/LichessClientTG_bot/formatters.py
+++ b/LichessClientTG_bot/formatters.py
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ class StatsFormatter:
         elif rating_change < 0:
             return f"🔴 {rating_change}"
         else:
-            return f"0"
+            return "⚪ 0"
     
     @staticmethod
     def format_stats_response(data: Dict[str, Any], username: str, period: str, lang: str = 'en') -> str:
@@ -185,16 +185,18 @@ class StatsFormatter:
         # Title and subheader
         if games_count >= 1000:
             header = f"📈 {username}: last 1000 rated games"
-            # Use period_start as earliest known bound (server does not expose earliest game timestamp)
-            if isinstance(period_start, int):
-                earliest = datetime.fromtimestamp(period_start).strftime("%d.%m.%Y")
-                header += f"\nНачало этих 1000 партий: {earliest}"
+            earliest_ts = data.get('earliest_game_ts')
+            if isinstance(earliest_ts, int):
+                earliest = datetime.fromtimestamp(earliest_ts).strftime("%d.%m.%Y")
+                header += f"\nStart of these 1000 games: {earliest}"
         else:
             header = f"📈 {username}: last year (rated), games: {games_count}"
-            if isinstance(period_start, int) and isinstance(period_end, int):
-                start_str = datetime.fromtimestamp(period_start).strftime("%d.%m.%Y")
+            # Use earliest actual game date instead of naive 'year ago'
+            earliest_ts = data.get('earliest_game_ts', period_start)
+            if isinstance(earliest_ts, int) and isinstance(period_end, int):
+                start_str = datetime.fromtimestamp(earliest_ts).strftime("%d.%m.%Y")
                 end_str = datetime.fromtimestamp(period_end).strftime("%d.%m.%Y")
-                header += f"\nПериод: {start_str}–{end_str}"
+                header += f"\nPeriod: {start_str}–{end_str}"
         # Body per mode
         lines = []
         for mode in ["bullet", "blitz", "rapid", "classical", "correspondence"]:
@@ -213,20 +215,9 @@ class StatsFormatter:
             rating = mode_stats.get('rating')
             rating_str = rating if rating is not None else "—"
             lines.append(
-                f"{emoji} {mode.title()}: {games_played}  Δ {rating_change_str}  R {rating_str}  (+{wins}  -{losses}  ={draws})"
+                f"{emoji} {mode.title()}: {games_played}  Δ {rating_change_str}  R {rating_str}  ✅ {wins}  ❌ {losses}  🤝 {draws}"
             )
         # Total
-        total = stats.get('total') or {}
-        total_line = ""
-        if total:
-            tg = total.get('games_played', 0)
-            tw = total.get('wins', 0)
-            tl = total.get('losses', 0)
-            td = total.get('draws', 0)
-            trc = total.get('rating_change', 0)
-            trc_str = StatsFormatter._format_rating_change(trc)
-            tr = total.get('rating')
-            tr_str = tr if tr is not None else "—"
-            total_line = f"\nИтого: {tg}  Δ {trc_str}  R {tr_str}  (+{tw}  -{tl}  ={td})"
-        body = "\n".join(lines) + total_line
+        # Do not print 'Итого' line per new requirement
+        body = "\n".join(lines)
         return f"{header}\n{body}".rstrip()
diff --git a/LichessWebServices/models.py b/LichessWebServices/models.py
index 89955fb..84ed5a3 100644
--- a/LichessWebServices/models.py
+++ b/LichessWebServices/models.py
@@ -190,6 +190,7 @@ class GamesOfPeriodResponse(BaseModel):
     period_start: int = Field(..., description="Начало периода (Unix timestamp)", example=1640995200)
     period_end: int = Field(..., description="Конец периода (Unix timestamp)", example=1641081600)
     games_count: int = Field(..., description="Общее количество игр", example=25)
+    earliest_game_ts: Optional[int] = Field(None, description="Время самой старой найденной партии (Unix timestamp, секунды)", example=1638316800)
     data: Optional[GamesOfPeriodStats] = Field(None, description="Данные статистики игр")
 
 # =============================================================================
diff --git a/LichessWebServices/stats_service.py b/LichessWebServices/stats_service.py
index 0a66aa8..1747b87 100644
--- a/LichessWebServices/stats_service.py
+++ b/LichessWebServices/stats_service.py
@@ -606,6 +606,15 @@ class StatsService:
             
             # Обрабатываем игры
             games_stats = self._process_games_of_period(games, username)
+            # Определяем время самой старой партии (в секундах)
+            earliest_game_ts = None
+            try:
+                if games:
+                    earliest_game_ts = min(g.get('createdAt', 0) for g in games if isinstance(g.get('createdAt', None), int))
+                    if earliest_game_ts:
+                        earliest_game_ts = earliest_game_ts // 1000
+            except Exception:
+                earliest_game_ts = None
             
             return GamesOfPeriodResponse(
                 message="Статистика игр за период",
@@ -613,6 +622,7 @@ class StatsService:
                 period_start=since_timestamp,
                 period_end=until_timestamp,
                 games_count=len(games),
+                earliest_game_ts=earliest_game_ts,
                 data=games_stats
             )