What is Vladislav Kovalev's FIDE rating?

Vladislav Kovalev's FIDE rating is 2565 standard, 2499 rapid, 2543 blitz. Chess Stalker tracks it together with Vladislav Kovalev's over-the-board games and opening repertoire.

How many OTB games has Vladislav Kovalev played?

The Chess Stalker database holds 3,721 over-the-board games by Vladislav Kovalev (3,021 classical, 365 rapid, 335 blitz), with 51% wins. The full list, with openings and results, is on Vladislav Kovalev's Chess Stalker profile.

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Open Vladislav Kovalev's free Chess Stalker report: opening repertoire with results per line as White and Black, recurring weaknesses and blunder patterns evaluated with Stockfish, and recent games. Then rehearse against the Twin Bot, which imitates Vladislav Kovalev's style, before facing them.

Vladislav Kovalev

FIDborn 1994FIDE ID 13504398

Rating & statistics

FIDE rating lists · Sep 2023 – Sep 2026

2480

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2560

2600

2582 · Sep 2023

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2565Classical

2543Blitz

2499Rapid

2703peak, Feb 2019

3,721games

1,903wins, 51%

881draws, 24%

934losses, 25%

Rated gamesInactive · rating frozenOfficial FIDE lists · drag the range below the chartPeak 2703 · Feb 2019

Play style

before facing themWhat you need to know before facing them

Elite accuracy: 93.4% average

Solid conversion: 82%

Very consistent (88%)

Very precise: only 0.1 blunders/game

Dominates 1.e4 as

(67% in 1767 games)

Vulnerable to 1.Nf3

(only 45%)

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Based on

3,721 games

Based on 3,721 games

Openings

3,721 gamesBased on 3,721 player games

Weaknesses

where they slip as ♔ White

No significant weaknesses detected as white

Strengths

what holds up for them as ♔ White

Caro-Kann: Advance1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.e514 games, last played 2 years ago78.6%wins

Italian: Fried Liver1.e4 e5 2.♞f3 ♞c6 3.♝c4 ♞f6 4.♞g513 games, last played 2 years ago69.2%wins

Deep analysis

Stockfish · Classical · 480 analyzedStockfish · Classical games · 480 analyzed

Accuracy by phase

Opening

96.8%

Middlegame

93.4%

Endgame

94.8%

Clutch factor

+4%

Winning (+2)Winning (+2)

94%194g

EqualEqual position

95%137g

Losing (−2)Losing (−2)

91%144g

Accuracy under pressure barely drops when losing.

Problematic pieces

22%

108 err

19%

95 err

17%

86 err

15%

75 err

14%

72 err

13%

63 err

Critical moment

Move 48 avg

1-15

16-25

25%

26-35

22%

36-45

47%

46+

47% of blunders occur after move 46. Keep tension until then.of blunders occur after move 46. Keep tension until then.

Error heatmap · Critical squaresError heatmap

Few

Many

142Errors mapped

e5 / f3Hotspot zone

Critical squares

1616 err

1515 err

1414 err

e5/f3 concentrate most errors. Force decisions in those zones.

Critical blunders

some recent costly mistakes

Stockfish

Linker, Mikhail(2242)

Move 39 · Endgame · OTB · 2026

−2.5b1??

Keymer, Vincent(2773)

Move 61 · Endgame · OTB · 2025

−4.6h7??

Dubov, Daniil(2693)

Move 49 · Endgame · Online · 2025

−3.6d4??

Movahed, Sina(2518)

Move 50 · Endgame · OTB · 2025

−9.4g8+??

Caruana, Fabiano(2803)

Move 14 · Middlegame · OTB · 2025

−2.5a6??

Carlsen, Magnus(2831)

Move 30 · Middlegame · OTB · 2024

−2.7xh4??

Shvedova, Alexandra(2206)

Move 28 · Middlegame · OTB · 2024

−10.6g5??

Firouzja, Alireza(2767)

Move 10 · Opening · OTB · 2024

−2.2a5??

Karthik Venkataraman(2581)

Move 45 · Endgame · OTB · 2024

−3.8e1??

Oro, Faustino(2434)

Move 23 · Middlegame · OTB · 2024

−4.1xh6??

Recent games

3,721 games

Zoler, Dan(2493)

Israeli Team Championship Bottom... · 19 Jun 2026

1–0

Linker, Mikhail(2242)

Israeli Team Championship Bottom... · 16 Jun 2026

0–1

Emanuel, Yahav(2274)

Israeli Team Championship Bottom... · 13 Jun 2026

0–1

Gershon, Alik(2431)

Israeli Team Championship Bottom... · 12 Jun 2026

1–0

Mikhalevski, Victor(2527)

Israeli Team Championship Group ... · 17 Jan 2026

½–½

Mesropov, Konstantin(2458)

Round 3: Mesropov, Konstantin - ... · 16 Jan 2026

½–½

Endgame statistics

398 endgames (61.2%) · force Queen vs Two Rooks (17%)

Strongest

79.4%

R+Bishop vs R+Knight

Weakest

60.6%

Pure Pawn

Reaches Endgame

61.2%

398 / 650

B vs N Pref

52.4%·47.8%

prefers the bishop

PiecesTypeWin %games

Rook + Equal Minors

56%44%

77.9%353g

R+Bishop vs R+Knight

59%41%

79.4%306g

Rook vs Minor (Exchange)

49%50%

73.7%281g

Rook vs Rook

48%50%

72.6%252g

Rook vs Two Minors

56%44%

78.1%160g

Pure Pawn

36%50%14

60.6%109g

Rook + Equal Minors77.9%353g

R+Bishop vs R+Knight79.4%306g

Rook vs Minor (Exchange)73.7%281g

Rook vs Rook72.6%252g

Rook vs Two Minors78.1%160g

Pure Pawn60.6%109g

Weak in Queen vs Two Rooks: only 17% win rate (6 games). Force this endgameShow all 14 types

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Repertoire

PROTime controls · Years · Events

3,721 games in scope

Explore the repertoireevery move played, ranked by frequency

1,887 games55%W23%D22%L

1,887games in this linewon 55%, drew 23%, lost 22%

Move

1. e4

17673m

55%23%22%

67%

1. d4

971y

61%18%21%

70%

1. ♞f3

218m

29%33%38%

45%

1. d3

13y

100%

1. c4

17y