Kobalia, Mikhail

FID FID·Born 1978·FIDE #4119150·4,132 Games

Classical25323,175 Games

Rapid2505298 Games

Blitz2471707 Games

Statistics

4132

Total

1933

Wins

1202

Draws

997

Losses

47%29%24%

Play Style

What you need to know before facing them

Elite accuracy: 92.7% average

Very consistent (87%)

Very precise: only 0.1 blunders/game

Dominates 1.Nf3 ♔ (74% in 110 games)

Vulnerable to 1.b3 ♚ (only 47%)

Deep Analysis

Stockfish 18 · Classical games · 469 analyzed

Accuracy by phase

Opening96.6%

Middlegame92.8%

Endgame94.9%

Clutch Factor

Performance under pressure

+6%

Winning (+2 or more)94%

182 Games

Equal position94%

193 Games

Losing (-2 or more)87%

103 Games

Problematic Pieces

Which pieces cause most errors?

♖

24%

120 errors

♙

19%

94 errors

♞

17%

87 errors

♕

17%

86 errors

♗

12%

62 errors

♔

11%

54 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 46+. Keep tension until that moment.

Error Heatmap

Where do most errors occur?

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Many

Few

Critical squares

e422 err

e518 err

g418 err

d514 err

f414 err

e4/e5 concentrate most errors. Force decisions in those zones.

Recent Games

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½-½

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Openings

Based on player games

Weaknesses

EXPLOIT!

White

No significant weaknesses detected as White

Black

Italian: Two Knights

52.9%

17 Games·Loses

1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Nf6

Strengths

AVOID

White

Reti vs King's Indian

76.9%

13 Games·Wins

1.Nf3 Nf6 2.c4 g6

Reti: Gambit

73.3%

15 Games·Wins

1.Nf3 d5 2.c4 e6

Black

Ruy Lopez: Schliemann

84.6%

13 Games·Wins

1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 f5

Sicilian: e6 Systems

51.9%

339 Games·Wins

1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 e6

Critical Blunders

Tactical errors analyzed with Stockfish

10 errors

▶

#20Rab1??

Tactics

vs Christiansen

Blitz·2025

▶

#55Rh6??

Endgame

vs Kadric

Blitz·2025

▶

#27Kg8??

Tactics

vs Peyrer

Blitz·2025

▶

#47Nc4??

Endgame

vs Mamedyarov

Blitz·2025

▶

#40Ne7+??

Endgame

vs Keymer

Blitz·2025

▶

#23Bg5??

Tactics

vs Amar

Blitz·2025

▶

#23Na4??

Tactics

vs Warmerdam

Blitz·2025

▶

#27Bb4??

Tactics

vs Lu

Blitz·2025

▶

#38b5??

Tactics

vs Bai

Rapid·2025

▶

#29Nh5??

Tactics

vs Karthikeyan M2

Rapid·2025

Endgame Statistics

23 endgame categories analyzed — discover where they collapse under pressure

Repertoire

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Starting Position

2096 Games

50%29%21%

Move	Games	%
1.e4	1810	64%
1.Nf3 Strong	110	74%
1.d4	103	63%
1.c4 Strong	55	73%
1.b3 Strong	9	72%
1.e3 Strong	6	100%
1.c3 Strong	2	100%
1.g3	1	50%

1.e4

64%

1810

1.Nf3

74%

110

1.d4

63%

103

1.c4

73%

1.b3

72%

1.e3

100%

1.c3

100%

1.g3

50%

Kobalia, Mikhail

Play against Kobalia, Mikhail's Twin

Statistics

Play Style

Deep Analysis

Clutch Factor

Problematic Pieces

Critical Moment

Error Heatmap

Recent Games

Openings

Weaknesses

Italian: Two Knights

Strengths

Reti vs King's Indian

Reti: Gambit

Ruy Lopez: Schliemann

Sicilian: e6 Systems

Critical Blunders