From Night Owl to Candidate Master
Simeon Todev, known online as kinga2008, has earned his Candidate Master title the honest way: a thousand nights with the board, a thousand bullets, and a great refusal to fall asleep. His favourite habitat is Bullet chess, and his best hours are famously at 03:00. That is not a rumour, is in the stats. If the world is sleeping, Simeon is likely working until he finds a stronger move.
Relarlessly Climbing
It starts in 2018 at rating levels that are usual for a player with big dreams and not that many results. Then comes a highly dramatic online evolution.
shows the growth of a player who goes from regular arena names to spaces once reserved for much more. He got modest titles in real federations, but the platforms are the training ground.Repertoire
His opening hobby is deeply built around 1.e4 and the Sicilian Defense. As White, he likes the Alapin Variation and generates a very high conversion rating in it. As Black, when he wants everything to be comfortable and solid, he chooses the Caro-Kann Defense. His positions often do not finish with a quick attack, but with a large endgame anecdote. The
shows that his love for these openings is not only theoretical.Old Friends and Nemeses
The rivalry list is spectacular. Simeon has faced strong-cat1 in 255 games, and his record features 152 wins and 78 losses, which turns this opponent into his hidden source of joy. Meanwhile ludogorec has appeared 215 times, with a noticeably uncomfortable 63 wins for Simeon. A beautiful balance between old rivals.
Extremes Yet Very Long Story
The player has a legendary user record: one-column list streaks. He has recorded a 25-game winning streak, and then, honesty, he has also suffered a 28-game losing streak. Nothing is average here. He reaches an endgame often, and the games continue for more than 70 moves on average. Such a combination is worthy: do not challenge him if you are hungry or without water.