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GM Mikhail Kobalia

Mikhail Kobalia

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Full name

Mikhail Kobalia

Born

May 3, 1978 (age 46)‎

Place of birth

Moscow, Russia

Federation

FIDE

Retired

Rating

Bio

Mikhail Kobalia is a Russian Grandmaster.

Most Played Openings

White Pieces

Sicilian Defense: Open, Najdorf, English Attack (40 games)

Sicilian Defense: Canal Attack (34 games)

Ruy López Opening: Morphy Defense, Closed, Martinez Variation (29 games)

Sicilian Defense: Nyezhmetdinov-Rossolimo, Fianchetto Variation (29 games)

Sicilian Defense: Open, Classical, Richter-Rauzer Variation (29 games)

Black Pieces

Sicilian Defense: Taimanov Variation (41 games)

Semi-Slav Defense: Main Line, Accelerated Meran Variation (35 games)

Sicilian Defense: Taimanov, Bastrikov Variation (28 games)

Sicilian Defense: French Variation (25 games)

Slav Defense (25 games)

Games

Players	Result	Moves	Year
Mikhail Kobalia (2804) Bardiya Daneshvar (2948)	1-0	36	2024
Mikhail Kobalia (2760) Yotam Shohat (2440)	1-0	49	2024
Mikhail Kobalia (2749) Erdenepurev Boldoo (2558)	1-0	45	2024
Mikhail Kobalia (2747) Radoslaw Szczepanek (2408)	1-0	25	2024
Mikhail Kobalia (2805) Christopher Yoo (2973)	1-0	63	2024
Mikhail Kobalia (2801) Lionel Sierra Vallina (2599)	1-0	22	2024
Mikhail Kobalia (2811) Samvel Ter-Sahakyan (2947)	1-0	39	2024
Mikhail Kobalia (2791) Maxim Gavrilov (2563)	1-0	39	2024
Mikhail Kobalia (2787) Peter Keller (2404)	1-0	41	2024
Mikhail Kobalia (2799) J Sai Agni Jeevitesh (2565)	1-0	25	2024

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