GM Alexander Kovchan

Full name

Alexander Kovchan

Born

1983 (age 42)‎

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 (2455) Frederick Gordon (2366)	1-0	49	2025
Alexander Kovchan (2455) Rajat Makkar (2407)	1-0	34	2025
Alexander Kovchan (2453) Louis Cheng (1839)	1-0	70	2025
Alexander Kovchan (2453) Rock Yu (2004)	1-0	57	2025
Alexander Kovchan (2453) Jude Shearsby (2082)	1-0	49	2025
Alexander Kovchan (2453) Peter T Roberson (2386)	1-0	30	2025
Alexander Kovchan (2453) Nikita Vitiugov (2586)	1-0	45	2025
Alexander Kovchan (2433) Gustavo Sanchez Ramirez (1780)	1-0	27	2025
Alexander Kovchan (2433) Alvaro Rodriguez Avila (2212)	1-0	34	2025
Alexander Kovchan (2433) Juan Garcia Padron (2155)	1-0	28	2025