Kovalev, Vladislav

FID FID·Born 1994·FIDE #13504398

2565Classical

2499Rapid

2543Blitz

Statistics

Total3,812

Wins1,936

Draws909

Losses962

51%24%25%

Play Style

before facing themWhat you need to know before facing them

Elite accuracy: 93.2% average

Low resilience (27%): Doesn't save lost positions

Very consistent (90%)

Very precise: only 0.3 blunders/game

Dominates 1.b3 as

(73% in 13 games)

Vulnerable to 1.Nf3

(only 45%)

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3,812 games analyzed

Deep Analysis

Stockfish 18 · Classical · 118 analyzedStockfish 18 · Classical games · 118 analyzed

Accuracy by phase

Opening

97.2%

Middlegame

92.2%

Endgame

93.6%

Clutch Factor

+3%

Winning (+2)Winning (+2)

94%35g

EqualEqual position

96%21g

Losing (−2)Losing (−2)

92%62g

Accuracy under pressure

Problematic Pieces — which cause most errors?

21%

44 err

19%

40 err

18%

37 err

17%

35 err

14%

29 err

11%

23 err

Critical Moment

Move 46 avg

1-15

16-25

29%

26-35

16%

36-45

48%

46+

48% of blunders occur after move 46 — keep tension until then.of blunders occur after move 46 — keep tension until then.

Error Heatmap — where do errors occur?

Few

Many

Errors mapped

Hotspot zone

e6 / d4

Critical squares

10 err

9 err

8 err

7 err

e6/d4 concentrate most errors. Force decisions in those zones.

Openings

3,812 gamesBased on 3,812 player games

Weaknesses

— exploit these— exploit these lines

No significant weaknesses detected as white

asblack55.8%losses

Nimzo-Indian: Rubinstein — 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4 4.e3

43 games · last played 2 years agoPlay this line

asblack56.3%losses

Vienna Game — 1.e4 e5 2.Nc3 Nc6

16 games · last played 2 years agoPlay this line

Strengths

— avoid these— avoid these lines

aswhite78.6%wins

Caro-Kann: Advance — 1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.e514 g14 games · last played last year

aswhite69.2%wins

Italian: Fried Liver — 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Nf6 4.Ng513 g13 games · last played 2 years ago

asblack60.3%wins

Italian: Two Knights — 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Nf6141 g141 games · last played 7 months ago

asblack66.7%wins

London System — 1.d4 Nf6 2.Bf4 d518 g18 games

Critical Blunders

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Recent Games

3,812 games

Win

Zoler, Dan(2493)

TCh-ISR Bottom Play-off · 19 Jun 2026

1-0

Win

Linker, Mikhail(2242)

TCh-ISR Bottom Play-off · 16 Jun 2026

0-1

Win

Emanuel, Yahav(2274)

TCh-ISR Bottom Play-off · 13 Jun 2026

0-1

Win

Gershon, Alik(2431)

TCh-ISR Bottom Play-off · 12 Jun 2026

1-0

Draw

Mikhalevski, Victor(2527)

Israel Team Championship ... · 20 Jan 2026

½-½

Draw

Mikhalevski, Victor(2527)

TCh-ISR GpA 2026 · 17 Jan 2026

½-½

Endgame Statistics

PRO70 endgames (58.8%) · avoid Rook vs Two Minors (0%)

Strongest

79.4%

R+Bishop vs R+Knight

Weakest

60.6%

Pure Pawn

Reaches Endgame

58.8%

70 / 119

B vs N Pref

52.4%·47.8%

prefers the bishop

PiecesTypeWin %games

Rook + Equal Minors

77.9%353

R+Bishop vs R+Knight

79.4%306

Rook vs Minor (Exchange)

73.7%281

Rook vs Rook

72.6%252

Rook vs Two Minors

78.1%160

Pure Pawn

60.6%109

Rook + Equal Minors77.9%353

R+Bishop vs R+Knight79.4%306

Rook vs Minor (Exchange)73.7%281

Rook vs Rook72.6%252

Rook vs Two Minors78.1%160

Pure Pawn60.6%109

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Repertoire

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Move arrowsmost-played moves

Starting Position

SF18

1,936 games

55%23%22%

Move	games	%
1.e4	1814	66%
1.d4	98	70%
1.Nf3	22	46%
1.c4Strong	1	100%
1.d3Strong	1	100%

MovegamesPerf%

1.e4

1814

66%

1.d4

70%

1.Nf3

46%

1.c4Strong

100%

1.d3Strong

100%