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IM Sergei Kovtun

Sergei Kovtun
Full name
Sergei Kovtun
Born
1953 (age 73)‎
Place of birth
Federation
Ukraine
Profiles
#
World Ranking
2238
Classical
2101
Rapid
2151
Blitz

Bio

Most Played Openings

White Pieces
French Defense: Advance, Nimzowitsch Gambit (1 games)
Petrov's Defense: Classical, French Attack (1 games)
Pirc Defense: Main Line (1 games)
Sicilian Defense: O'Kelly, Maróczy Bind Formation (1 games)
Caro-Kann Defense: Gurgenidze System (1 games)
Black Pieces
Sicilian Defense: Normal, Pin Variation (2 games)
Slav Defense: Modern, Alapin Variation, Czech, Classical System (1 games)
Sicilian Defense: Pin Variation (1 games)
Benko Gambit Fully-Accepted: Fianchetto, Fianchetto Attack (1 games)
Trompowsky Attack (1 games)

Games

Players Result Moves Year
Sergei Kovtun (2274)
Alexander Burkhach (2165)
1-0 69 2011
Sergei Kovtun (2274)
Aleksej Lugovskoj
½-½ 27 2011
Sergei Kovtun (2274)
Danylo Musiienko (1914)
½-½ 52 2011
Sergei Kovtun (2274)
Dmitri Borzov (2151)
0-1 43 2011
Sergei Kovtun (2274)
Nikolai Biriukov (2426)
0-1 44 2011
Igor Kovalenko (2581)
Sergei Kovtun (2274)
1-0 21 2011
Konstantin Loy (2145)
Sergei Kovtun (2274)
0-1 41 2011
Olexandr Korotya
Sergei Kovtun (2274)
0-1 55 2011
Maxim Chemeris
Sergei Kovtun (2274)
0-1 32 2011
Sergei Kovtun (2314)
Vy Evtodiy (2045)
1-0 41 2009
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