GM Alexander Kovchan

Full name

Alexander Kovchan

Born

1983 (age 43)‎

Place of birth

Federation

Ukraine

Bio

Most Played Openings

White Pieces

Four Knights Game: Scotch Variation Accepted (28 games)

Sicilian Defense: Open, Classical Variation (27 games)

Sicilian Defense: Open, Najdorf, Opočenský, Traditional Line (23 games)

Sicilian Defense: Open, Scheveningen, English Attack with 7.f3 (22 games)

Scotch Game: Classical, Intermezzo Variation (21 games)

Black Pieces

Sicilian Defense: Open, Najdorf, English Attack (36 games)

Grünfeld Defense: Exchange Variation (28 games)

Sicilian Defense: Open, Najdorf Variation (26 games)

Scandinavian Defense: Mieses-Kotrč, Gubinsky-Melts Defense (26 games)

King's Indian Defense (25 games)

Games

Players	Result	Moves	Year
Alexander Kovchan (2441) Atilla Kuru (2449)	1-0	64	2026
Alexander Kovchan (2441) Marius Deuer (2493)	1-0	49	2026
Alexander Kovchan (2453) Sofia Pogorelskikh (2318)	1-0	70	2026
Alexander Kovchan (2441) Jakub Kosakowski (2538)	½-½	29	2026
Alexander Kovchan (2453) Erik R Gasparyan (2431)	½-½	9	2026
Alexander Kovchan (2445) Siva Mahadevan (2454)	½-½	45	2026
Shreyas Royal (2519) Alexander Kovchan (2453)	1-0	35	2026
Vojtech Plat (2461) Alexander Kovchan (2447)	½-½	10	2026
Marco Gallana (2261) Alexander Kovchan (2441)	½-½	21	2026
Melis Mamatov (2340) Alexander Kovchan (2453)	½-½	10	2026