GM Andrei Kovalev Full name Andrei Kovalev Born 1961 (age 64) Place of birth Federation Belarus Profiles # World Ranking 2374 Classical 2308 Rapid 2226 Blitz Bio Most Played Openings White Pieces Closed Sicilian Defense: Traditional Line (32 games) Sicilian Defense: Canal Attack (23 games) Sicilian Defense: Open, Classical, Richter-Rauzer Variation (20 games) Caro-Kann Defense: Modern Variation (17 games) Sicilian Defense: Nyezhmetdinov-Rossolimo, Fianchetto Variation (17 games) Black Pieces King's Indian Defense: Orthodox, Positional Defense (34 games) Alapin Sicilian Defense (32 games) Sicilian Defense: Open, Classical, Richter-Rauzer Variation (28 games) King's Indian Defense: Normal Variation (26 games) King's Indian Defense: Orthodox, Glek Defense (25 games) Games Players Result Moves Year Andrei Kovalev (2402) Mark Smirnov (2348) 1-0 74 2025 Andrei Kovalev (2402) Robert Stein (2422) 1-0 39 2025 Andrei Kovalev (2402) Md Imran (2472) 1-0 36 2025 Andrei Kovalev Roman Zhukov 1-0 36 2025 Andrei Kovalev (2396) Nika Venskaya (1926) 1-0 38 2025 Andrei Kovalev (2368) Sofiia Tashkinova (2265) 1-0 40 2025 Andrei Kovalev (2368) Midas Ratsma (2253) 1-0 46 2025 Andrei Kovalev (2368) Anishka Vikram (1904) 1-0 25 2025 Andrei Kovalev (2413) Tamas Vanczak (2391) 0-1 45 2025 Andrei Kovalev (2402) Henry Edward Tudor (2376) 0-1 100 2025 Show All Games