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Konstantin Klaman

Number of games in database: 219
Years covered: 1937 to 1979
Overall record: +65 -98 =56 (42.5%)*
   * Overall winning percentage = (wins+draws/2) / total games in the database.

MOST PLAYED OPENINGS
With the White pieces:
 Queen's Pawn Game (22) 
    A46 D02 A45 A41
 Sicilian (16) 
    B20 B52 B58 B32 B23
 Ruy Lopez (12) 
    C85 C61 C60 C84 C83
 French Defense (5) 
    C02 C04 C05 C01
 Caro-Kann (4) 
    B12 B14
 Ruy Lopez, Closed (4) 
    C85 C84
With the Black pieces:
 Ruy Lopez (28) 
    C64 C61 C74 C73 C72
 Queen's Gambit Accepted (11) 
    D25 D23 D22 D28 D27
 Sicilian (8) 
    B43 B56 B84 B61 B80
 Queen's Pawn Game (8) 
    D02 A46
 English (7) 
    A16 A10 A18
 English, 1 c4 c5 (7) 
    A34 A30 A36 A35 A31
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NOTABLE GAMES: [what is this?]
   K Klaman vs Kholmov, 1949 1/2-1/2
   K Klaman vs A Chistiakov, 1949 1-0
   A Batuev vs K Klaman, 1947 0-1
   Keres vs K Klaman, 1947 0-1
   K Klaman vs L Potucek, 1946 1-0
   K Klaman vs B Gurgenidze, 1957 1-0
   R Nezhmetdinov vs K Klaman, 1949 1/2-1/2
   K Klaman vs Tolush, 1947 1/2-1/2
   K Klaman vs L Aronson, 1957 1-0
   K Klaman vs Levenfish, 1947 1-0

NOTABLE TOURNAMENTS: [what is this?]
   Leningrad Championship (1979)
   Leningrad Championship 1962/63 (1962)
   URS-ch sf Leningrad (1946)
   URS-ch sf Leningrad (1956)
   URS-ch sf Leningrad (1953)
   URS-ch sf Tbilisi (1949)
   URS-ch sf Leningrad (1952)
   URS-ch sf Leningrad (1954)
   USSR Championship (1957)
   URS-ch sf Leningrad (1947)
   URS-ch sf Leningrad (1957)
   USSR Championship (1947)
   2nd Soviet Team Cup (1954)


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KONSTANTIN KLAMAN
(born Dec-23-1917, died Oct-05-1985, 67 years old) Russia

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Konstantin Alexandrovich Klaman was Leningrad champion in 1962-63 and helped train Boris Spassky in 1961.

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 page 1 of 9; games 1-25 of 219  PGN Download
Game  ResultMoves YearEvent/LocaleOpening
1. L Abramov vs K Klaman  1-049193712th Ch Leningrad sf group 8C48 Four Knights
2. V A Vasiliev vs K Klaman  1-0501937Ch Trade Unions (1/2 Final)D64 Queen's Gambit Declined, Orthodox, Rubinstein Attack
3. K Klaman vs L Abramov  1-029193712th Ch LeningradA07 King's Indian Attack
4. D Rovner vs K Klaman  1-042193712th Ch LeningradC67 Ruy Lopez
5. K Klaman vs Furman  0-1251945MatchD15 Queen's Gambit Declined Slav
6. Boleslavsky vs K Klaman  1-02519466th Ch RSFSRD48 Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, Meran
7. Bronstein vs K Klaman  0-1291946URS-ch sf LeningradD48 Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, Meran
8. K Klaman vs Koblents  ½-½361946URS-ch sf LeningradB14 Caro-Kann, Panov-Botvinnik Attack
9. L Potucek vs K Klaman  0-1331946Leningrad-PragueC61 Ruy Lopez, Bird's Defense
10. K Klaman vs P Dubinin  1-0401946URS-ch sf LeningradB20 Sicilian
11. K Klaman vs L Potucek 1-0331946Leningrad-PragueA49 King's Indian, Fianchetto without c4
12. I Kan vs K Klaman  ½-½671947USSR ChampionshipD28 Queen's Gambit Accepted, Classical
13. K Klaman vs Aronin  0-1481947USSR ChampionshipB20 Sicilian
14. Ragozin vs K Klaman  1-0401947USSR ChampionshipD27 Queen's Gambit Accepted, Classical
15. Keres vs K Klaman 0-1591947USSR ChampionshipA16 English
16. K Klaman vs Lilienthal 0-1481947USSR ChampionshipC26 Vienna
17. P Dubinin vs K Klaman  ½-½361947USSR ChampionshipC61 Ruy Lopez, Bird's Defense
18. K Klaman vs Smyslov ½-½191947USSR ChampionshipA47 Queen's Indian
19. Bronstein vs K Klaman  1-0561947USSR ChampionshipD23 Queen's Gambit Accepted
20. K Klaman vs Alatortsev  ½-½411947USSR ChampionshipA47 Queen's Indian
21. M Yudovich Sr vs K Klaman 1-0361947USSR ChampionshipA46 Queen's Pawn Game
22. K Klaman vs Levenfish  1-0481947USSR ChampionshipC78 Ruy Lopez
23. G Kasparian vs K Klaman  1-0361947USSR ChampionshipA49 King's Indian, Fianchetto without c4
24. K Klaman vs A Ufimtsev 0-1191947USSR ChampionshipB00 Uncommon King's Pawn Opening
25. V Makogonov vs K Klaman  1-0421947USSR ChampionshipD02 Queen's Pawn Game
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Kibitzer's Corner
Jan-25-05
Premium Chessgames Member
  Benzol: "Klaman, a highly original and daring player, taught me a lot about complicated sacrificial attacks on the king ..." - Boris Spassky
Oct-23-05  lopium: It's the same player of the day than yesterday, I think, but finally I'm not sure. Maybe one of his game was the game of the day yesterday!
Oct-23-05  Averageguy: <lopium>He was in the puzzle of the day yesterday.
Mar-13-06
Premium Chessgames Member
  offramp: Klaman had an unusual 15th USSR Championship in 1947. He finished joint last with 6½ points. But he won two games, Keres vs K Klaman, 1947 and K Klaman vs Bondarevsky, 1947, against the players who finished 1st and 3rd.
Aug-29-08
Premium Chessgames Member
  GrahamClayton: Klaman also had an unusual performance in the 1951 Chigorin Memorial tournament. He scored 5.5, but that included a draw with Smylsov, the tournament winner, and victories over Aronin and Taimanov, who finished =2nd.

Sep-03-08
Premium Chessgames Member
  GrahamClayton: Source: "Batsford Book of Chess Records", Yakov Damsky, Batsford, 2005
Apr-01-11
Premium Chessgames Member
  GrahamClayton: <offramp>Klaman had an unusual 15th USSR Championship in 1947. He finished joint last with 6½ points. But he won two games, Keres vs K Klaman, 1947 and K Klaman vs Bondarevsky, 1947, against the players who finished 1st and 3rd.

<offramp>,
Klaman also drew with Smyslov and Tolush, thus scoring 3/5 against the top 5 finishers:

http://www.thechesslibrary.com/file...

Aug-17-11  whiteshark: Here is an old picture of him: http://img0.liveinternet.ru/images/...
Dec-23-11  brankat: A renowned theoretician and a fine teacher/coach.

R.I.P. Mr.Klaman.

Aug-29-14  acmilan03c1: His name was actually Konstantin Alexandrovich Klaman. See here: https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%9... (I'm sorry, but I can't seem to be able to paste the link any other way).

Also, I did Google searches, in Russian, with the exact phrases "Константин Александрович Кламан" and "Константин Михайлович Кламан", to make sure, and the first returned almost 50.000 results, whereas the second returned no results at all.

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