GM

Kovalev, Vladislav

FID FID·Born 1994·FIDE #13504398·3,808 Games

Classical25553,050 Games
Rapid2499407 Games
Blitz2543351 Games

Statistics

3808

Total

1932

Wins

909

Draws

962

Losses

51%24%25%

Play Style

What you need to know before facing them

Elite accuracy: 92.5% average
Plays 3.5% better with white
Very consistent (81%)
Very precise: only 0.1 blunders/game
Dominates 1.b3 ♚ (73% in 13 games)
Vulnerable to 1.Nf3 ♔ (only 45%)

Deep Analysis

Stockfish 18 · Classical games · 20 analyzed

Accuracy by phase
Opening96.8%
Middlegame93.3%
Endgame94.7%

Clutch Factor

Performance under pressure

+12%
Winning (+2 or more)95%
10 Games
Equal position95%
6 Games
Losing (-2 or more)84%
4 Games

Problematic Pieces

Which pieces cause most errors?

♔
27%
4 errors
♖
27%
4 errors
♙
20%
3 errors
♗
13%
2 errors
♞
13%
2 errors
♕
0%
0 errors

Critical Moment

When does the first serious error occur?

Move 26average
1-15
16-25
26-35
36-45
46+
100% of blunders occur between move 26-35. Keep tension until that moment.

Error Heatmap

Where do most errors occur?

1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
abcdefgh
Many
Few
Critical squares
e42 err
a11 err
c51 err
c61 err
d21 err
e4/a1 concentrate most errors. Force decisions in those zones.

Recent Games

D
Mikhalevski, Victor2527

Israel Team Championship ... · 20 Jan 2026

½-½
D
Mikhalevski, Victor2527

TCh-ISR GpA 2026 · 17 Jan 2026

½-½
D
Mesropov, Konstantin2458

Round 3: Mesropov, Konsta... · 16 Jan 2026

½-½
L
Keymer, Vincent2773

FIDE World Cup 2025 · 5 Nov 2025

1-0
L
Keymer, Vincent2773

FIDE World Cup 2025 · 4 Nov 2025

0-1
D
Velten, Paul2530

FIDE World Cup 2025 · 2 Nov 2025

½-½

Openings

Based on player games

Weaknesses

EXPLOIT!
White

No significant weaknesses detected as White

Black
Nimzo-Indian: Rubinstein
55.8%
43 Games·Loses

1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4 4.e3

Strengths

AVOID
White
Caro-Kann: Advance
78.6%
14 Games·Wins

1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.e5

Italian: Fried Liver
69.2%
13 Games·Wins

1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Nf6 4.Ng5

Black
Italian: Two Knights
60.3%
141 Games·Wins

1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Nf6

London System
66.7%
18 Games·Wins

1.d4 Nf6 2.Bf4 d5

Critical Blunders

Tactical errors analyzed with Stockfish

5 errors
▶
#62Kd4??
Endgame
vs Keymer
OTB·2025
▶
#66Rxc5??
Endgame
vs Baghdasaryan
OTB·2024
▶
#26Bxe5??
Tactics
vs Simonian
OTB·2024
▶
#27Rxd2??
Tactics
vs Qalichava
OTB·2024
▶
#87Qd7+??
Endgame
vs Polgar
Rapid·2014
Endgame Statistics

13 endgame categories analyzed — discover where they collapse under pressure

Repertoire
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Starting Position
1934 Games
55%23%22%
1.e4
66%
1812
1.d4
70%
98
1.Nf3
46%
22
1.c4
100%
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1.d3
100%
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