What is Alexander Kovchan's FIDE rating?

Alexander Kovchan's FIDE rating is 2463 standard, 2471 rapid, 2456 blitz. Chess Stalker tracks it together with Alexander Kovchan's over-the-board games and opening repertoire.

How many OTB games has Alexander Kovchan played?

The Chess Stalker database holds 2,100 over-the-board games by Alexander Kovchan (2,042 classical, 46 rapid, 12 blitz), with 39% wins. The full list, with openings and results, is on Alexander Kovchan's Chess Stalker profile.

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Open Alexander Kovchan'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 Alexander Kovchan's style, before facing them.

Alexander Kovchan

Ukraineborn 1983FIDE ID 14103052

Rating & statistics

FIDE rating lists · Sep 2023 – Sep 2026

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2471Rapid

2463Classical

2456Blitz

2605peak, Aug 2015

2,100games

826wins, 39%

989draws, 47%

284losses, 14%

Rated gamesInactive · rating frozenOfficial FIDE lists · drag the range below the chartPeak 2605 · Aug 2015

Play style

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Elite accuracy: 94.7% average

High resilience (63%): Dangerous even when losing

Solid conversion: 89%

Very consistent (91%)

Very precise: only 0.0 blunders/game

Dominates 1.e4 as

(68% in 992 games)

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Based on

2,100 games

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Openings

2,100 gamesBased on 2,100 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.e544 games, last played 9 months ago65.9%wins

Sicilian: Sveshnikov1.e4 c5 2.♞f3 ♞c6 3.d4 cxd4 4.♞xd4 e518 games, last played 2 years ago66.7%wins

Deep analysis

Stockfish · Classical · 534 analyzedStockfish · Classical games · 534 analyzed

Accuracy by phase

Opening

97.0%

Middlegame

94.2%

Endgame

95.7%

Clutch factor

+5%

Winning (+2)Winning (+2)

95%190g

EqualEqual position

95%256g

Losing (−2)Losing (−2)

90%54g

Accuracy under pressure barely drops when losing.

Problematic pieces

26%

68 err

22%

57 err

16%

42 err

15%

38 err

13%

34 err

22 err

Critical moment

Move 41 avg

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.of blunders occur after move 36-45. Keep tension until then.

Error heatmap · Critical squaresError heatmap

Few

Many

89Errors mapped

e5 / g4Hotspot zone

Critical squares

1313 err

1111 err

1010 err

99 err

e5/g4 concentrate most errors. Force decisions in those zones.

Critical blunders

10 errors · Stockfish

#64

♜h1?? vs Kuru

Endgame · OTB · 2026

#71

♚g5?? vs Hanache

Endgame · OTB · 2025

#24

exf4?? vs Vaz

Middlegame · OTB · 2025

#31

♛g5?? vs Lewis

Middlegame · OTB · 2025

#15

♜e1?? vs Lajthajm

Middlegame · OTB · 2025

#45

♜e3?? vs Lejlic

Endgame · OTB · 2025

Recent games

2,100 games

Sai Krishna G V(2461)

VI Mindsports International Open · 29 Aug 2026

½–½

Girel, Joseph(2503)

VI Mindsports International Open · 29 Aug 2026

½–½

Vijayakumar, Rishi(2315)

VI Mindsports International Open · 28 Aug 2026

½–½

Vidyarthi, Vyom(2402)

VI Mindsports International Open · 28 Aug 2026

½–½

Kanyamarala, Tarun(2398)

VI Mindsports International Open · 27 Aug 2026

½–½

Kaczur, Florian(2484)

VI Mindsports International Open · 26 Aug 2026

½–½

Endgame statistics

210 endgames (42.5%) · force Queen vs Two Rooks (20%)

Strongest

79.4%

R+Bishop vs R+Knight

Weakest

60.6%

Pure Pawn

Reaches Endgame

42.5%

210 / 494

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 20% win rate (5 games). Force this endgameShow all 14 types

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PROTime controls · Years · Events

2,100 games in scope

Explore the repertoireevery move played, ranked by frequency

1,064 games45%W44%D11%L

1,064games in this linewon 45%, drew 44%, lost 11%

Move

1. e4

9923w

46%43%11

68%

1. c4

283m

29%50%21%

54%

1. d4

233w

26%61%13

57%

1. ♞f3

203y

20%65%15

53%

1. g3

1—

100%

Scouting report: Alexander Kovchan (GM, UKR)

Alexander Kovchan

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Openings

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