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Kovalev, Vladislav

Kovalev, Vladislav

GM

FIDEFIDE 13504398· Male· FIDE (no federation)· Born in 1994

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Vladislav Kovalev, a 32-year-old Grandmaster, is rated 2555 and ranked 12th among FID players, and 284th worldwide. He plays occasionally (6 games in the last 12 months) and took a 15-month break between Dec 2021 and Apr 2023. Recent appearances: Israel National Team Championship 2026 1-4 and FIDE World Cup 2025. Also played 1 rapid (including 1st Int.Maia Cup (Rapid)) and 2 blitz events (including 1st Int.Maia Cup (Blitz)) recently. His peak of 2703 was reached at age 25 (Feb 2019, World #39 at the time); he spent 22 months in the world top 100.

Competes for FIDE (no federation) since Jul 2021. Awarded GM in 2013 (age 19), IM in 2012 (age 18), and FM in 2008 (age 14). At junior level, he reached World #12 in U20, World #17 in U18, World #23 in U16, World #16 in U14, World #44 in U12 and World #33 in U10.

Current rating

2555

Standard

Rpd2499·Blz2543

All-time high

2703

−148 pts below
Feb 2019 · age 25

Activity

27

games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo

6 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active

Signature stat

#12

#12 · FID players · of 720
22 months in World top 100 (2018–2021)

Career timeline

29 entries
2021
Inactive for 15 months
paused at 2623 → returned at 2612
Dec 2021
Switched federation: BLR → FID
at age 27
Jul 2021
22 months in world top 100
longest streak 12 months · since Jul 2018
Mar 2021
2019
Re-crossed 2650
at age 25
Aug 2019
Peak World rank: #39
at age 25 · rated 2703
Mar 2019
Crossed 2700
at age 25
Feb 2019

Standard rating history

Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19

Activity & highlights

Top opponent
vs Paul VeltenGM 2,530
FIDE World Cup 2025 · Nov 2025 · +4.6 Elo
Evolution
-2
2557 → 2555
Tournaments
3
10 games
Score
6.5/ 1065.0%
5W3D2L
Top 2 losses
1.[L]vsVincent KeymerGM2,773·FIDE World Cup 2025·R3·-2.2
2.[L]vsVincent KeymerGM2,773·FIDE World Cup 2025·R4·-2.2

Last 12 months — tournaments

3 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
Israel National Team Championship 2026 8-11
Team
Jun 20264/4#13154+10.3
Israel National Team Championship 2026 1-4
Team
Jan 20261/2#782489-1.8
FIDE World Cup 2025
Knockout
Nov 20251.5/4R1282563-0.2

Most-Played Opponents

vsAleksej AleksandrovGM
🇧🇾BLR·2433
+2 −2 =22
26 games·last met Dec 2022
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vsSergei ZhigalkoGM
🇧🇾BLR·2572
+3 −11 =9
23 games·last met Dec 2022
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vsKirill StupakGM
🇧🇾BLR·2412
+4 −5 =14
23 games·last met Feb 2018
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vsVitaly MeribanovIM
🇧🇾BLR·2406
+8 −1 =12
21 games·last met Jan 2018
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vsIgor KovalenkoGM
🇺🇦UKR·2672
+4 −11 =4
19 games·last met Dec 2018
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Rankings

/
FIDE (no federation)
#12
out of 953 players
Special
#12
in continent
World
#284
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

Europe
World
FIDE (no federation)
1
Andreikin, DmitryFollow Dmitry AndreikinTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,710
2
Svidler, PeterFollow Peter SvidlerTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,682
3
Murzin, VolodarFollow Volodar MurzinTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,650
4
Grebnev, AlekseyFollow Aleksey GrebnevTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,625
5
Khanin, SemenFollow Semen KhaninTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,599
6
Malakhov, VladimirFollow Vladimir MalakhovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,597
6
Nesterov, ArseniyFollow Arseniy NesterovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,597
8
Paravyan, DavidFollow David ParavyanTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,593
9
Rakhmanov, AleksandrFollow Aleksandr RakhmanovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,590
10
Najer, EvgeniyFollow Evgeniy NajerTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,583
...
12Kovalev, Vladislav2,555
Special
1
Andreikin, DmitryFollow Dmitry AndreikinTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,710
2
Svidler, PeterFollow Peter SvidlerTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,682
3
Murzin, VolodarFollow Volodar MurzinTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,650
4
Grebnev, AlekseyFollow Aleksey GrebnevTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,625
5
Khanin, SemenFollow Semen KhaninTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,599
6
Malakhov, VladimirFollow Vladimir MalakhovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,597
6
Nesterov, ArseniyFollow Arseniy NesterovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,597
8
Paravyan, DavidFollow David ParavyanTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,593
9
Rakhmanov, AleksandrFollow Aleksandr RakhmanovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,590
10
Najer, EvgeniyFollow Evgeniy NajerTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,583
...
12Kovalev, Vladislav2,555
World
1
🇳🇴Carlsen, MagnusFollow Magnus CarlsenTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,841
2
🇺🇸Nakamura, HikaruFollow Hikaru NakamuraTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,792
2
🇺🇸Caruana, FabianoFollow Fabiano CaruanaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,792
4
🇺🇿Abdusattorov, NodirbekFollow Nodirbek AbdusattorovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,777
4
🇺🇿Sindarov, JavokhirFollow Javokhir SindarovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,777
6
🇩🇪Keymer, VincentFollow Vincent KeymerTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,767
7
🇳🇱Giri, AnishFollow Anish GiriTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,764
8
🇮🇳Erigaisi ArjunFollow Erigaisi ArjunTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,761
9
🇺🇸So, WesleyFollow Wesley SoTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,753
9
🇨🇳Wei, YiFollow Yi WeiTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,753
...
284Kovalev, Vladislav2,555