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Kovalchuk, Alexey
FM🇷🇺INACTIVE · since September 2024FIDE 24154385· Male· Russia· Born in 1994
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Alexey Kovalchuk, a 32-year-old Russian FIDE Master, is rated 2304 and sitting in the top 2% of Russian players, and in the top 2% worldwide. He plays around 34 rated games per year and took a 24-month break between Aug 2021 and Sep 2023. Also played 7 rapid (including Cup of group companies "Sokol"_RAPID Grand-Prix of Russia 2025) and 4 blitz events (including Sea Harbor 2025_BLITZ Grand-Prix of Russia) recently. His peak of 2445 was reached at age 23 (Nov 2017).
Awarded FM in 2020 (age 26). At junior level, he reached #28, #49 and #59 nationally in U20, U18 and U16.
Current rating
2304
Standard
Rpd2324·Blz2286
All-time high
2445
−141 pts below
Nov 2017 · age 23
Nov 2017 · age 23
Activity
9
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
classical only
Occasional
Occasional
Signature stat
Top 2%
#174 · Russian players · of 6,983
Career timeline
18 entries2024
Inactive for 19 months
paused at 2304 → still inactive
Sep 2024
2021
Inactive for 24 months
paused at 2375 → returned at 2349
Aug 2021
2020
FM title awardedFM
at age 26
Nov 2020
2019
500 career games
at age 25
Sep 2019
2018
71st Russian 20-35 player
at age 24 · rated 2444
Jan 2018
2017
Best 12-month gain (+112 Elo)
2333 → 2445
Nov 2017
Standard rating history
Last 12 months — activity & highlights
Evolution
0
2304 → 2304
Rankings
/
Russia
#156
out of 13,952 players
Asia-Pacific
#2,788
in continent
World
#3,908
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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