Kovchan, Alexander

GM

UKR UKR·Born 1983·FIDE #14103052

2462Classical
2473Rapid
2456Blitz

Statistics

Total2,240
Wins888
Draws1,043
Losses308
40%47%14%

Play Style

before facing them
Elite accuracy: 94.7% average
High resilience (62%): Dangerous even when losing
Solid conversion: 92%
Very consistent (91%)
Very precise: only 0.0 blunders/game
Dominates 1.e4 as ♔ (68% in 1054 games)

Play against Kovchan's Twin

Uses their openings, level & style

Deep Analysis

Stockfish 18 · Classical · 533 analyzed
Accuracy by phase
Opening
97.0%
Middlegame
94.2%
Endgame
95.7%
Clutch Factor
+5%
Winning (+2)
95%
Equal
96%
Losing (−2)
90%
Problematic Pieces
26%
69 err
22%
58 err
15%
41 err
15%
41 err
12%
32 err
10%
26 err
Critical Moment
Move 41 avg
8%
1-15
23%
16-25
15%
26-35
31%
36-45
23%
46+
31% of blunders occur after move 36-45 — keep tension until then.
Error Heatmap
11
11
13
Few
Many
g4
13 err
e5
11 err
f4
11 err
e3
10 err
e4
10 err
g4/e5 concentrate most errors. Force decisions in those zones.

Openings

2,240 games

Weaknesses

— exploit these

No significant weaknesses detected as white

No significant weaknesses detected as black

Strengths

— avoid these
aswhite68.8%wins
Scandinavian Defense — 1.e4 d5 2.exd5 Qxd516 g
aswhite65.9%wins
Caro-Kann: Advance — 1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.e544 g

No consistent strengths detected as black

Critical Blunders

10 errors
Rh1??vs KuruOTB · 2026
Kg5??vs HanacheOTB · 2025
exf4??vs VazOTB · 2025
Qg5??vs LewisOTB · 2025
Re1??vs LajthajmOTB · 2025
Re3??vs LejlicOTB · 2025
g4??vs Larino NietoOTB · 2025
Rxe5??vs BazakutsaOTB · 2025
Qc2??vs VitiugovRapid · 2025
Bc6??vs ChengRapid · 2025

Recent Games

Draw
Postnikov, Artem(2324)

RUDAR 34 GM 2026 · 27 Jul 2026

½-½
Draw
Bryakin, Mikhail(2483)

RUDAR 34 GM 2026 · 27 Jul 2026

½-½
Draw
Zia, Tahsin Tajwar(2318)

RUDAR 34 GM 2026 · 26 Jul 2026

½-½
Draw
Yordanov, Lachezar(2343)

RUDAR 34 GM 2026 · 25 Jul 2026

½-½
Win
Klukin, Kirill(2400)

RUDAR 34 GM 2026 · 24 Jul 2026

1-0
Draw
Draskovic, Luka(2491)

RUDAR 34 GM 2026 · 23 Jul 2026

½-½

Endgame Statistics

PRO

Repertoire

PRO
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Move arrowsmost-played moves
SF18
1,135 games
45%44%11%
MovegamesPerf%
1.e4
1054
68%
1.c4
32
50%
1.d4
25
62%
1.Nf3
23
54%
1.g3Weak
1
0%

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