What is Mikhail Kobalia's FIDE rating?

Mikhail Kobalia's FIDE rating is 2529 standard, 2505 rapid, 2471 blitz. Chess Stalker tracks it together with Mikhail Kobalia's over-the-board games and opening repertoire.

How many OTB games has Mikhail Kobalia played?

The Chess Stalker database holds 3,892 over-the-board games by Mikhail Kobalia (3,069 classical, 251 rapid, 617 blitz), with 47% wins. The full list, with openings and results, is on Mikhail Kobalia's Chess Stalker profile.

How do I prepare against Mikhail Kobalia?

Open Mikhail Kobalia'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 Mikhail Kobalia's style, before facing them.

Mikhail Kobalia

FIDborn 1978FIDE ID 4119150

Rating & statistics

FIDE rating lists · Sep 2023 – Sep 2026

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2529Classical

2505Rapid

2471Blitz

2679peak, May 2011

3,892games

1,832wins, 47%

1,129draws, 29%

931losses, 24%

Rated gamesInactive · rating frozenOfficial FIDE lists · drag the range below the chartPeak 2679 · May 2011

Play style

before facing themWhat you need to know before facing them

Elite accuracy: 92.7% average

Solid conversion: 82%

Very consistent (88%)

Very precise: only 0.1 blunders/game

Dominates 1.Nf3 as

(74% in 110 games)

Vulnerable to 1.b3

(only 45%)

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Based on

3,892 games

Based on 3,892 games

Openings

3,892 gamesBased on 3,892 player games

Weaknesses

where they slip as ♔ White

No significant weaknesses detected as white

Strengths

what holds up for them as ♔ White

Scandinavian Defense1.e4 d5 2.exd5 ♛xd521 games, last played last year81.0%wins

Reti vs King's Indian1.♞f3 ♞f6 2.c4 g613 games, last played 7 months ago76.9%wins

Deep analysis

Stockfish · Classical · 510 analyzedStockfish · Classical games · 510 analyzed

Accuracy by phase

Opening

96.6%

Middlegame

92.8%

Endgame

94.8%

Clutch factor

+5%

Winning (+2)Winning (+2)

94%187g

EqualEqual position

94%194g

Losing (−2)Losing (−2)

89%119g

Accuracy under pressure barely drops when losing.

Problematic pieces

25%

141 err

18%

101 err

18%

104 err

17%

94 err

12%

66 err

11%

62 err

Critical moment

Move 45 avg

1-15

16-25

22%

26-35

26%

36-45

41%

46+

41% of blunders occur after move 46. Keep tension until then.of blunders occur after move 46. Keep tension until then.

Error heatmap · Critical squaresError heatmap

Few

Many

170Errors mapped

e4 / e5Hotspot zone

Critical squares

2525 err

1919 err

1717 err

1616 err

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

Critical blunders

10 errors · Stockfish

#40

♛d6?? vs Van Wely

Middlegame · OTB · 2026

#38

♜a1?? vs Duda

Endgame · OTB · 2026

#27

♚g8?? vs Peyrer

Middlegame · Blitz · 2025

#55

♜h6?? vs Kadric

Endgame · Blitz · 2025

#20

♜ab1?? vs Christiansen

Middlegame · Blitz · 2025

#23

♝g5?? vs Amar

Middlegame · Blitz · 2025