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GM

Kovalenko, Igor

TOP 50

UKR UKR·Born 1988·FIDE #14117908·1,677 Games

Classical26721,328 Games
Rapid2592207 Games
Blitz2610164 Games

Play against Kovalenko, Igor's Twin

PRO

Uses their openings, level & style

Statistics

Total

1677

Wins

814

Draws

544

Losses

318
49%32%19%

Play Style

What you need to know before facing them
Elite accuracy: 94.5% average
High resilience (68%): Dangerous even when losing
Solid conversion: 84%
Very consistent (85%)
Very precise: only 0.1 blunders/game
Dominates 1.Nf3 ♔ (75% in 50 games)

Deep Analysis

Stockfish 18 · Classical games · 94 analyzed
Accuracy by phase
Opening
96.5%
Middlegame
94.6%
Endgame
95.5%
Clutch Factor — Move accuracy when winning vs. equal vs. losing — does their level drop when the game turns against them?
+4%
Winning (+2 or more)
94%34g
Equal position
96%48g
Losing (-2 or more)
90%12g
Performance under pressure
Problematic Pieces — Which pieces cause most errors?
27%
15 errors
20%
11 errors
15%
8 errors
15%
8 errors
13%
7 errors
11%
6 errors
Critical Moment — When does the first serious error occur?
Move 45 average
0%
0%
40%
20%
40%
1-15
16-25
26-35
36-45
46+
40% of blunders occur between move 26-35. Keep tension until that moment.
Error Heatmap — Where do most errors occur?
3
3
3
3
Few
Many
Critical squares
b5
3 err
d5
3 err
f3
3 err
h2
3 err
b4
2 err
b5/d5 concentrate most errors. Force decisions in those zones.

Openings

Based on player games

Weaknesses

— exploit these lines

No significant weaknesses detected as White

No significant weaknesses detected as Black

Strengths

— avoid these lines
White55.6%Wins
Sicilian: e6 Systems — 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 e618 Games · last played 9 months ago
Black69.2%Wins
Caro-Kann: Main Line — 1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 dxe413 Games · last played 5 years ago
Black66.7%Wins
Nimzo-Indian: Classical — 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4 4.Qc212 Games · last played 3 years ago

Critical Blunders

10 errors · Stockfish
Bf5??vs ShevchenkoOTB · 2025
Kf3??vs DubnevychOTB · 2025
Kf3??vs BaidetskyiBlitz · 2025
Rdd3??vs DroinBlitz · 2025
Qf3+??vs BaidetskyiBlitz · 2025
Kh3??vs GokerkanBlitz · 2025
Bd6??vs PantsulaiaBlitz · 2025
Rd5??vs PeyrerBlitz · 2025
Rb8+??vs L'AmiOTB · 2025
Rxd6??vs FerreiraOTB · 2025

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Endgame Statistics

PRO19 endgame categories analyzed
Endgame Statistics
Reveal weaknesses →
Repertoire
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Move arrowsmost-played moves
Stockfish
860 Games
54%31%15%
MoveGamesPerformance%
1.d4
383
69%
1.e4Strong
229
72%
1.c4
189
66%
1.Nf3Strong
50
75%
1.b3
5
60%
1.f4Strong
2
75%
1.g3
1
50%
1.d3Strong
1
100%

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