GM Igor Kovalenko

Full name

Igor Kovalenko

Born

Dec 29, 1988 (age 35)‎

Place of birth

Novomoskovsk, Dnipropetrovsk Oblast, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union

Federation

Ukraine

Retired

Rating

Bio

Igor Kovalenko is a Ukrainian chess grandmaster. He earned his title in 2011 and from 2013-21 represented Latvia, where he won the national championship in 2013 and 2014. Kovalenko has been volunteering in Kyiv, Ukraine in 2022.

Best Game

Most Played Openings

White Pieces

Indian Game: Yusupov-Rubinstein System (27 games)

English Opening: Caro-Kann Defensive System (24 games)

English Opening: King's English Variation (21 games)

Slav Defense (20 games)

English Opening: Agincourt Defense (19 games)

Black Pieces

Scandinavian Defense: Mieses-Kotrč, Gubinsky-Melts Defense (33 games)

Alapin Sicilian Defense (17 games)

Queen's Indian Defense: Fianchetto, Nimzowitsch Variation, Quiet Line (17 games)

King's Indian Attack (15 games)

English Opening: King's English Variation (15 games)

Games

Players	Result	Moves	Year
Igor Kovalenko (3007) Michal Kopczynski (2519)	1-0	25	2024
Igor Kovalenko (2999) Stelios Halkias (2745)	1-0	31	2024
Igor Kovalenko (2585) Leon Luke Mendonca (2523)	1-0	44	2024
Igor Kovalenko (2602) Andrei Volokitin (2467)	1-0	45	2024
Igor Kovalenko (2601) Ju Wenjun (2485)	1-0	70	2024
Igor Kovalenko (2999) Denis Kadric (2843)	1-0	46	2024
Igor Kovalenko (2994) Oskar Oglaza (2617)	1-0	81	2024
Igor Kovalenko (3007) Jose Carlos Ibarra Jerez (2903)	1-0	28	2024
Igor Kovalenko (2969) Przemyslaw Zdybel (2589)	1-0	54	2024
Igor Kovalenko (2938) Krzysztof Jakubowski (2694)	1-0	26	2024

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