GM
Kovchan, Alexander
UKR·Born 1983·FIDE #14103052·2,199 Games
UKR Classical24442,130 Games
Rapid247353 Games
Blitz245616 Games
Statistics
2199
Total
876
Wins
1016
Draws
306
Losses
40%46%14%
Play Style
What you need to know 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 ♔ (68% in 1033 games)
Deep Analysis
Stockfish 18 · Classical games · 530 analyzed
Accuracy by phase
Opening97.0%
Middlegame94.2%
Endgame95.7%
Clutch Factor
Performance under pressure
Winning (+2 or more)95%
192 Games
Equal position96%
252 Games
Losing (-2 or more)90%
56 Games
Problematic Pieces
Which pieces cause most errors?
♖
26%
69 errors
♕
22%
59 errors
♞
15%
41 errors
♙
15%
41 errors
♗
12%
32 errors
♔
10%
26 errors
Critical Moment
When does the first serious error occur?
Move 41average
1-15
16-25
26-35
36-45
46+
31% of blunders occur between move 36-45. Keep tension until that moment.
Error Heatmap
Where do most errors occur?
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8
8
7
11
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10
10
13
10
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Many
Few
Critical squares
g413 err
e511 err
e310 err
e410 err
f410 err
g4/e5 concentrate most errors. Force decisions in those zones.
Recent Games
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Openings
Based on player games
Weaknesses
EXPLOIT!White
No significant weaknesses detected as White
Black
No significant weaknesses detected as Black
Strengths
AVOIDWhite
Caro-Kann: Advance
65.9%44 Games·Wins
1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.e5
Sicilian: Sveshnikov
66.7%18 Games·Wins
1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 e5
Black
No consistent strengths detected as Black
Critical Blunders
Tactical errors analyzed with Stockfish
10 errors
▶
#64Rh1??
Endgame
vs Kuru
OTB·2026
▶
#71Kg5??
Endgame
vs Hanache
OTB·2025
▶
#24exf4??
Tactics
vs Vaz
OTB·2025
▶
#31Qg5??
Tactics
vs Lewis
OTB·2025
▶
#15Re1??
Tactics
vs Lajthajm
OTB·2025
▶
#45Re3??
Endgame
vs Lejlic
OTB·2025
▶
#10g4??
Tactics
vs Larino Nieto
OTB·2025
▶
#37Rxe5??
Tactics
vs Bazakutsa
OTB·2025
▶
#43Qc2??
Endgame
vs Vitiugov
Rapid·2025
▶
#54Bc6??
Endgame
vs Cheng
Rapid·2025
Endgame Statistics
22 endgame categories analyzed — discover where they collapse under pressure
Repertoire
☰ All
♟ Classical
⚡ Rapid
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45%44%11%
1.e4
68%1033
1.c4
50%31
1.d4
60%24
1.Nf3
54%23
1.g3
0%1