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GM Andrei Kovalev

Full name

Andrei Kovalev

Born

1/1/1961 (age 63)‎

Place of birth

Federation

Belarus

Rating

Bio

Most Played Openings

White Pieces

Closed Sicilian Defense: Traditional Line (32 games)

Sicilian Defense: Canal Attack (23 games)

Sicilian Defense: Open, Classical, Richter-Rauzer Variation (20 games)

Caro-Kann Defense: Modern Variation (17 games)

Sicilian Defense: Nyezhmetdinov-Rossolimo, Fianchetto Variation (17 games)

Black Pieces

King's Indian Defense: Orthodox, Positional Defense (34 games)

Alapin Sicilian Defense (32 games)

Sicilian Defense: Open, Classical, Richter-Rauzer Variation (28 games)

King's Indian Defense: Normal Variation (26 games)

King's Indian Defense: Orthodox, Glek Defense (25 games)

Games

Players	Result	Moves	Year
Andrei Kovalev (2412) Borgaonkar Akshay (2415)	1-0	41	2024
Andrei Kovalev (2412) Zalan Nemeth (2211)	1-0	22	2024
Andrei Kovalev (2412) L R Srihari (2503)	½-½	15	2024
Andrei Kovalev (2412) Collin Colbow (2441)	½-½	18	2024
Andrei Kovalev (2412) S Aswath (2473)	½-½	81	2024
Andrei Kovalev (2412) Wagh Suyog (2341)	½-½	56	2024
Andrei Kovalev (2412) Mahel Boyer (2489)	½-½	23	2024
Andrei Kovalev (2412) Jun Hyeok Lee (2364)	½-½	24	2024
Andrei Kovalev (2412) Miklos Galyas (2394)	½-½	14	2024
Andrei Kovalev (2501) Nitish Belurkar (2362)	½-½	10	2021

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