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Will it be Jekyll or Hyde at the World Open?

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I'm competing in the World Open in a week or so.

  

 

My practice games make me wonder whether it'll be Dr. Jekyll or Mr. Hyde who actually shows up in Philadelphia. For example, here are a couple games I played this week:

 


The first is a correspondence game, where I clinched a perfect score in round 1 in the 1st official chess.com 1400-1800 correspondence tournament. After 9.Nc3 I've won the opening, 13.e4! is the winning tactic, and I convert effortlessly.

 

The second is a live chess game I played at G/15 time controls. Again I win the opening and convert effortlessly, but only after 12.Nd5?! and 13.Ne3?, tactical blunders that would've landed me in hot water against a stronger (or luckier) opponent.

 

Which player will show up at the World Open?

 

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I love endings and helping others learn to play. I placed 5th in my section at the World Open, won a recent U1600 with a perfect score, and aim to one day be a chess master. :)