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GM Andrei Kovalev

Andrei Kovalev
Full name
Andrei Kovalev
Born
1961 (age 65)‎
Place of birth
Federation
Belarus
Profiles
#
World Ranking
2407
Classical
2301
Rapid
2227
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 (2386)
Siddharth Singh (2385)
1-0 27 2026
Andrei Kovalev (2386)
Ritvik Krishnan (2304)
½-½ 18 2026
Andrei Kovalev (2386)
Tran Gia Phuc Pham (2449)
½-½ 43 2026
Rohit S (2352)
Andrei Kovalev (2386)
1-0 30 2026
Judicael Meillon (2323)
Andrei Kovalev (2386)
½-½ 22 2026
Patryk Cieslak (2482)
Andrei Kovalev (2386)
½-½ 17 2026
Alfred Nemitz (2361)
Andrei Kovalev (2386)
½-½ 50 2026
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
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