What is Nikolay Konovalov's FIDE rating?

Nikolay Konovalov's FIDE rating is 2470 standard, 2391 rapid, 2331 blitz. Chess Stalker tracks it together with Nikolay Konovalov's over-the-board games and opening repertoire.

How many OTB games has Nikolay Konovalov played?

The Chess Stalker database holds 245 over-the-board games by Nikolay Konovalov (236 classical, 9 rapid), with 41% wins. The full list, with openings and results, is on Nikolay Konovalov's Chess Stalker profile.

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Open Nikolay Konovalov'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 Nikolay Konovalov's style, before facing them.

Nikolay Konovalov

Russiaborn 1989FIDE ID 4170962

Rating & statistics

FIDE rating lists · Sep 2023 – Sep 2026

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2470Classical

2391Rapid

2331Blitz

2501peak, Jan 2017

245games

100wins, 41%

93draws, 38%

52losses, 21%

Rated gamesInactive · rating frozenOfficial FIDE lists · drag the range below the chartPeak 2501 · Jan 2017

Play style

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Elite accuracy: 92.8% average

Plays 3.0% better with white

Very consistent (91%)

Very precise: only 0.0 blunders/game

Dominates 1.d4 as

(62% in 105 games)

Vulnerable to 1.Nf3

(only 45%)

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Based on

245 games

Based on 245 games

Openings

245 gamesBased on 245 player games

Weaknesses

where they slip as ♔ White

No significant weaknesses detected as white

Strengths

what holds up for them as ♔ White

Slav Defense1.d4 d5 2.c4 c617 games, last played 10 years ago58.8%wins

Deep analysis

Stockfish · Classical · 8 analyzedStockfish · Classical games · 8 analyzed

Accuracy by phase

Opening

95.2%

Middlegame

92.8%

Endgame

93.0%

Clutch factor

+5%

Winning (+2)Winning (+2)

96%2g

EqualEqual position

97%2g

Losing (−2)Losing (−2)

90%4g

Accuracy under pressure barely drops when losing.

Problematic pieces

40%

2 err

20%

1 err

20%

1 err

20%

1 err

0 err

Critical moment

Move 30 avg

1-15

16-25

26-35

36-45

46+

Error heatmap · Critical squaresError heatmap

Few

Many

5Errors mapped

b4 / b7Hotspot zone

Critical squares

11 err

b4/b7 concentrate most errors. Force decisions in those zones.

Critical blunders

6 errors · Stockfish

#58

♛b7+?? vs Shkuratov

Endgame · OTB · 2025

#33

♞d7?? vs Pasalic

Middlegame · Rapid · 2024

#61

♞e5?? vs Usov

Endgame · Rapid · 2024

#36

♜xf7?? vs Gilfanov

Middlegame · Rapid · 2024

#49

g4?? vs Chertkov

Endgame · Rapid · 2024

#37

♞e4?? vs Girya

Endgame · Rapid · 2024

Recent games

245 games

Lisenkov, Svyatoslav(2241)

Russian Team Championship Premie... · 5 May 2025

½–½

Afanasiev, Nikita(2512)

Russian Team Championship Premie... · 4 May 2025

0–1

Popov,Iv RUS(2613)

Russian Team Championship Premie... · 3 May 2025

½–½

Aleksandrov, Aleksej(2386)

Russian Team Championship Premie... · 2 May 2025

½–½

Shkuratov, Vladimir(2225)

Russian Team Championship Premie... · 30 Apr 2025

0–1

Moskvinov, Prokhor(1976)

Russian Team Championship Premie... · 29 Apr 2025

1–0

Endgame statistics

9 endgames (52.9%)

Strongest

79.4%

R+Bishop vs R+Knight

Weakest

60.6%

Pure Pawn

Reaches Endgame

52.9%

9 / 17

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 : only 0% win rate (0 games). Force this endgameShow all 14 types

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Repertoire

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245 games in scope

Explore the repertoireevery move played, ranked by frequency

126 games44%W37%D19%L

126games in this linewon 44%, drew 37%, lost 19%

Move

1. d4

1051y

43%39%18%

62%

1. e4

1110y

73%18%9

82%

1. g3

41y

25%50%25%

50%

1. c4

310y

33%67%

17%

1. ♞f3

32y

67%33%

67%

Scouting report: Nikolay Konovalov (GM, RUS)

Nikolay Konovalov

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