Chess Games DB
Find player games & weaknesses
Log in
Player profile

Kovalev, Andrei

Standard: 2394 Rapid: 2302 Blitz: 2257 (last updated 2026-11-02)
FIDE ID: 13500023 (view FIDE profile)
Federation: BLR Sex: M Birth Year: 1961 Age: 65
Title: GM Women's title: — Other title: — FOA title: —
Games: 79 Wins: 23 (29%) Draws: 49 (62%) Losses: 7 (9%)
View all games
Dossier

75 of 79 games analyzed.

Accuracy: 94.2%
Opened e4: 33/35Opened Nf3: 2/35
Castled kingside: 59Same-side castling: 48Opposite-side castling: 9Did not castle: 9Castled queenside: 5
Played in the center: 33Fianchettoed kingside: 21Played on the kingside: 16Played on the queenside: 12Fianchettoed queenside: 5
Active pieces: 51Initiated exchanges: 47Kept the bishop pair: 43Backward pawn: 40Space advantage: 37Isolated pawn: 28Sacrificed material: 27Accepted short draws: 22Avoided exchanges: 11Played gambits: 11
View full dossier Analyze this player's games
Openings

Click "+" to add that group to the games list below. Multiple groups can be added at once.

As White 37 games 11W 24D 2L
Sicilian Defense 20 games 5W 13D 2L
Moscow Variation 7 games 1W 5D 1L
Main Line 3 games 0W 2D 1L
(unspecified) 3 games 1W 2D 0L
Sokolsky Variation 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Nyezhmetdinov-Rossolimo Attack 4 games 1W 3D 0L
(unspecified) 3 games 1W 2D 0L
Fianchetto Variation 1 game 0W 1D 0L
French Variation 2 games 1W 1D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Normal 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Najdorf Variation 2 games 0W 2D 0L
Opocensky Variation 1 game 0W 1D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Kan Variation 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Knight Variation 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Nimzowitsch Variation 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Closed Variation 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Modern Variations 1 game 1W 0D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Delayed Alapin Variation 1 game 0W 0D 1L
with d6 1 game 0W 0D 1L
Lasker-Pelikan Variation 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Sveshnikov Variation, Chelyabinsk Variation 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Ruy Lopez 4 games 3W 1D 0L
Morphy Defense 3 games 2W 1D 0L
Schliemann Defense Deferred 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Steinitz Deferred 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Modern Steinitz Defense 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Berlin Defense 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Rio Gambit Accepted 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Caro-Kann Defense 3 games 0W 3D 0L
Tartakower Variation 1 game 0W 1D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Forgacs Variation 1 game 0W 1D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Classical Variation 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Main Line 1 game 0W 1D 0L
French Defense 3 games 1W 2D 0L
Classical Variation 2 games 1W 1D 0L
Burn Variation 1 game 1W 0D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Exchange Variation 1 game 0W 1D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Petrov's Defense 2 games 1W 1D 0L
Cozio Attack 1 game 0W 1D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 0W 1D 0L
French Attack 1 game 1W 0D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Neo-Grünfeld Defense 2 games 0W 2D 0L
Ultra-Delayed Exchange Variation 2 games 0W 2D 0L
(unspecified) 2 games 0W 2D 0L
Four Knights Game 2 games 0W 2D 0L
Scotch Variation Accepted 2 games 0W 2D 0L
Main Line 1 game 0W 1D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Scotch Game 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Schmidt Variation 1 game 1W 0D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 1W 0D 0L
As Black 40 games 11W 24D 5L
Sicilian Defense 19 games 7W 9D 3L
Kan Variation 7 games 3W 2D 2L
(unspecified) 3 games 2W 0D 1L
Modern Variation 2 games 0W 1D 1L
Maróczy Bind, Réti Variation 2 games 1W 1D 0L
Moscow Variation 4 games 3W 1D 0L
(unspecified) 3 games 3W 0D 0L
Sokolsky Variation 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Alapin Variation 2 games 0W 2D 0L
Stoltz Attack 2 games 0W 2D 0L
French Variation 2 games 0W 2D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Westerinen Attack 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Modern Variations 1 game 0W 0D 1L
(unspecified) 1 game 0W 0D 1L
Richter-Rauzer Variation 1 game 0W 1D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Closed 1 game 1W 0D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Delayed Alapin Variation 1 game 0W 1D 0L
with d6 1 game 0W 1D 0L
King's Indian Defense 9 games 2W 6D 1L
Fianchetto Variation 3 games 0W 3D 0L
Carlsbad Variation 1 game 0W 1D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Uhlmann-Szabo System 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Normal Variation 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Rare Defenses 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Exchange Variation 1 game 0W 1D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Orthodox Variation 1 game 0W 0D 1L
Gligoric-Taimanov System 1 game 0W 0D 1L
Four Pawns Attack 1 game 1W 0D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Karpov System 1 game 0W 1D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Semi-Averbakh System 1 game 0W 1D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Indian Defense 2 games 0W 1D 1L
Przepiorka Variation 1 game 0W 1D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Accelerated London System 1 game 0W 0D 1L
(unspecified) 1 game 0W 0D 1L
Queen's Gambit Accepted 2 games 0W 2D 0L
Normal Variation 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Traditional System 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Classical Defense 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Steinitz Variation, Development Variation 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Neo-Grünfeld Defense 2 games 0W 2D 0L
Ultra-Delayed Exchange Variation 1 game 0W 1D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Classical Variation 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Original Defense 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Pirc Defense 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Classical Variation 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Quiet System, Parma Defense 1 game 0W 1D 0L
East Indian Defense 1 game 1W 0D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 1W 0D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Rapport-Jobava System 1 game 1W 0D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 1W 0D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Philidor Defense 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Lion Variation 1 game 0W 1D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Old Indian Defense 1 game 0W 1D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 0W 1D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 0W 1D 0L
French Defense 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Tarrasch Variation 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Open System 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Blunders Top 4 of 130

This player's costliest moves in analyzed games. Can you find the winning move?

2025.01.30 · 44. Rb3 (−66% win chance) 0-1
Vanczak, Tamas
Kovalev, Andrei
View game
2024.09.30 · 49. Rad2 (−47.5% win chance) 1/2-1/2
Aswath, S
Kovalev, Andrei
View game
2024.09.30 · 53. Rde2 (−43.9% win chance) 1/2-1/2
Aswath, S
Kovalev, Andrei
View game
2025.01.27 · 39... Kd4 (−36.9% win chance) 1-0
Kovalev, Andrei
Muthaiah AL
View game
View blunders & mistakes
Games Showing all 79 games
Date Event Round Color Opponent Result Accuracy % First moves