GM Mikhail Kobalia

Mikhail Kobalia

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Full name

Mikhail Kobalia

Born

May 3, 1978 (age 47)‎

Place of birth

Moscow, Russia

Federation

FIDE

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 (2875) Harsha Bharathakoti (3041)	1-0	81	2026
Mikhail Kobalia (2856) Vitaly Teterev (2686)	1-0	35	2026
Mikhail Kobalia (2850) Andras Ilko-Toth (2497)	1-0	53	2026
Mikhail Kobalia (2879) S Badrinath (2528)	1-0	40	2026
Mikhail Kobalia (2888) Vadim Petrovskiy (3035)	1-0	33	2026
Mikhail Kobalia (2884) Blazej Grot (2698)	1-0	39	2026
Mikhail Kobalia (2885) Kalyani Sirin (2690)	1-0	42	2026
Mikhail Kobalia (2880) Rustem Gorbenko (2523)	1-0	27	2026
Mikhail Kobalia (2887) Arjun Erigaisi (3159)	0-1	47	2026
Mikhail Kobalia (2858) Jan-Krzysztof Duda (3222)	0-1	78	2026