GM Nikolay Konovalov Full name Nikolay Konovalov Born 1989 (age 37) Place of birth Federation Russia Profiles # World Ranking 2470 Classical 2391 Rapid 2331 Blitz Bio Most Played Openings White Pieces Slav Defense (12 games) Nimzo-Indian Defense: Kmoch Variation (9 games) Nimzo-Indian Defense: Sämisch Variation (6 games) Queen's Gambit Declined: Exchange, Positional Line (4 games) Queen's Gambit Accepted: Central Variation, Alekhine System (4 games) Black Pieces Sicilian Defense: Open, Löwenthal, Kalashnikov Variation (12 games) Indian Game: Spielmann-Indian Variation (8 games) Sicilian Defense: Nyezhmetdinov-Rossolimo Attack (5 games) Benko Gambit Fully-Accepted (4 games) English Opening: Reversed Sicilian, Kramnik-Shirov Counterattack (4 games) Games Players Result Moves Year Nikolay Konovalov (2501) Zilun Lan (2350) 1-0 43 2017 Nikolay Konovalov (2501) Pavel S Dvalishvili (2420) 1-0 34 2017 Nikolay Konovalov (2501) Daria Voit (2407) ½-½ 29 2017 Nikolay Konovalov (2501) Amanmurad Kakageldyev (2374) ½-½ 47 2017 Kelkar Abhishek (2381) Nikolay Konovalov (2501) ½-½ 59 2017 Vladimir Zakhartsov (2453) Nikolay Konovalov (2501) ½-½ 14 2017 Aram Hakobyan (2438) Nikolay Konovalov (2501) ½-½ 77 2017 Ivan Yeletsky (2369) Nikolay Konovalov (2501) 0-1 60 2017 Nihal Sarin (2386) Nikolay Konovalov (2501) 1-0 36 2017 Nikolay Konovalov (2437) Tigran Kotanjian (2487) 1-0 54 2016 Show All Games