Kovalenko, Igor

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

Classical26851,328 Games

Rapid2592207 Games

Blitz2610164 Games

Statistics

1677

Total

814

Wins

544

Draws

318

Losses

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

Opening96.4%

Middlegame94.6%

Endgame95.5%

Clutch Factor

Performance under pressure

+4%

Winning (+2 or more)94%

34 Games

Equal position96%

48 Games

Losing (-2 or more)90%

12 Games

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 45average

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?

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Many

Few

Critical squares

b53 err

d53 err

f33 err

h23 err

b42 err

b5/d5 concentrate most errors. Force decisions in those zones.

Recent Games

Putnam, Liam

X Open Semana Santa 2026 ... · 6 Apr 2026

1-0

Dotzer, Lukas

X Open Semana Santa 2026 ... · 5 Apr 2026

1-0

Gloeckler, Christian

X Open Semana Santa 2026 ... · 5 Apr 2026

½-½

Yip, Carissa

X Open Semana Santa 2026 ... · 4 Apr 2026

½-½

Bogdanov, Artyom

X Open Semana Santa 2026 ... · 3 Apr 2026

½-½

Domingo Nunez, Ruben

X Open Semana Santa 2026 ... · 3 Apr 2026

1-0

Openings

Based on player games

Weaknesses

EXPLOIT!

White

No significant weaknesses detected as White

Black

No significant weaknesses detected as Black

Strengths

AVOID

White

Sicilian: e6 Systems

55.6%

18 Games·Wins

1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 e6

Black

Caro-Kann: Main Line

69.2%

13 Games·Wins

1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 dxe4

Nimzo-Indian: Classical

66.7%

12 Games·Wins

1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4 4.Qc2

Critical Blunders

Tactical errors analyzed with Stockfish

10 errors

▶

#43Bf5??

Endgame

vs Shevchenko

OTB·2025

▶

#43Kf3??

Endgame

vs Dubnevych

OTB·2025

▶

#46Kf3??

Endgame

vs Baidetskyi

Blitz·2025

▶

#33Rdd3??

Tactics

vs Droin

Blitz·2025

▶

#40Qf3+??

Tactics

vs Baidetskyi

Blitz·2025

▶

#35Kh3??

Tactics

vs Gokerkan

Blitz·2025

▶

#55Bd6??

Endgame

vs Pantsulaia

Blitz·2025

▶

#22Rd5??

Tactics

vs Peyrer

Blitz·2025

▶

#57Rb8+??

Endgame

vs L'Ami

OTB·2025

▶

#52Rxd6??

Endgame

vs Ferreira

OTB·2025

Endgame Statistics

19 endgame categories analyzed — discover where they collapse under pressure

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Starting Position

860 Games

54%31%15%

Move	Games	%
1.d4	383	69%
1.e4 Strong	229	72%
1.c4	189	66%
1.Nf3 Strong	50	75%
1.b3	5	60%
1.f4 Strong	2	75%
1.g3	1	50%
1.d3 Strong	1	100%

1.d4

69%

383

1.e4

72%

229

1.c4

66%

189

1.Nf3

75%

1.b3

60%

1.f4

75%

1.g3

50%

1.d3

100%

Kovalenko, Igor

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Statistics

Play Style

Deep Analysis

Clutch Factor

Problematic Pieces

Critical Moment

Error Heatmap

Recent Games

Openings

Weaknesses

Strengths

Sicilian: e6 Systems

Caro-Kann: Main Line

Nimzo-Indian: Classical

Critical Blunders