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Kovalev, Mark

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FIDEFIDE 13533495· Male· Belarus· Born in 2008

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Mark Kovalev, a 18-year-old Belarusian player, is rated 1811 — just 5 short of his peak of 1816 (Sep 2025, age 17). He is climbing fast, having gained +302 Elo over the past 12 months. 27 rated games in the past year (≈9/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Ch BLR U18 M 2026, Grodno Open 2025, and Rogachev Open 2025. Also played 1 rapid (including Ch BLR U18 Rapid m 2025) and 3 blitz events (including Rogachev Open 2025 Blitz) recently. He took a 27-month break between May 2023 and Sep 2025. He reached Belarusian #72 in Jan 2026.

At junior level, he reached #12 and #57 nationally in U18 and U16.

Current rating

1811

Standard

Rpd1842·Blz1771

All-time high

1816

−5 pts below
Sep 2025 · age 17

Activity

9

games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo

27 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Occasional

Signature stat

#72,897

#72,897 · players worldwide · of 218,279

Career timeline

9 entries
2026
Peak Belarusian rank: #72
at age 18 · rated 1816
Jan 2026
2025
12th Belarusian U18 player
at age 17 · rated 1816
Sep 2025
Best 12-month gain (+307 Elo)
1509 → 1816
Sep 2025
Crossed 1800
at age 17
Sep 2025
Crossed 1600
at age 17
Sep 2025
All-time peak 1816
at age 17 · −5 from today
Sep 2025

Standard rating history

Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
FIDE recal.

Activity & highlights

Best result
Rogachev Open 2025
perf 2037 (+221) · 6.5/9 · #6
Top opponent
vs Igor Novoselov 2,074
Grodno Open 2025 · Aug 2025 · +32.6 Elo
Evolution
+302
1509 → 1811
Tournaments
3
27 games
Score
15.5/ 2757.4%
12W7D8L
Top 3 wins
1.[W]vsIgor Novoselov2,074·Grodno Open 2025·R3·+32.6
2.[W]vsKseniya NormanWFM2,029·Rogachev Open 2025·R8·+30.9
3.[W]vsUladzislau Kolesau1,957·Rogachev Open 2025·R3·+27.7
Top 3 losses
1.[L]vsIvan Voishnis1,626·Grodno Open 2025·R6·-30.0
2.[L]vsZakhar Shuliak1,929·Ch BLR U18 M 2026·R8·-13.5
3.[L]vsGeorgy PogosianFM1,939·Rogachev Open 2025·R4·-13.2

Last 12 months — tournaments

3 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
Ch BLR U18 M 2026
Open Swiss
Feb 20264/9#311810-5.2
Grodno Open 2025
Open Swiss
Aug 20255/9#51842+106.8
Rogachev Open 2025
Open Swiss
Aug 20256.5/9#62037+200.6

Rankings

/
Belarus
#85
out of 544 players
Europe
#52,881
in continent
World
#72,896
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

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3
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4
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5
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6
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2,412
7
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2,407
8
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9
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10
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2,374
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Europe
1
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2,841
2
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3
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4
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5
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6
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2,729
7
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2,728
8
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2,721
9
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10
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World
1
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2,841
2
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2
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2,777
6
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2,767
7
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2,764
8
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9
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2,753
9
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