Krasimyr Klashes

I just finished two games with this Bulgarian gentleman at table 44 (Round Robin 2 of the 60th GK Tourney). The rating of 1400++ masks his true strength. A careful analysis of his wins losses and draws as well as the players he had been playing will reveal that. In any case, by the middle game in both my matches with him, I concluded he to be a tough opponent not to be underestimated... one observation I made was that he doesn't really like playing with knights, if u watch his game play.

My first game with him which I won is as follows:

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My second game with him which I lost is as follows:

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Notably, in the first game I paid attention to the safety of my king, and I survived to go on and win, while in the second game, I neglected the safety of my king and when he was full on attack, I was not able to hold off. This is an important reminder for the attack minded amateurs.

A note of intrigue: in both matches White WON by the 37th move. A very itching case of coincidence, seriously! I did resign in the second game, but not with the knowledge that I had checkmated him on the 37th move in the first!

At current standing I would need to win the last game against Ejcbbdb to maintain leadership over the table, and so as to avoid a stalemate position which would surely give Ejcbbdb the ticket (based on rating) to the next round.