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Kovalenko, Mark
🇷🇺FIDE 34353984· Male· Russia· Born in 2011
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Mark Kovalenko, a 15-year-old Russian player, is rated 1997 — his current career high and sitting in the top 5% of Russian players under 16. He is climbing fast, having gained +101 Elo over the past 12 months. 32 rated games in the past year (≈30/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include CH UrFO 2026, Russian Championship B17 2026, and Juniors Cup of Russia 2025_Final stage_B15. Also played 4 rapid (including Cup of Ugra 2025_RAPID Grand Prix of Russia) and 2 blitz events (including Russian Championship B17 blitz 2026) recently.
At junior level, he reached World #82 in U8 and #54, #32 and #26 nationally in U16, U14 and U10.
Current rating
1997
Standard
Rpd2023·Blz2040
All-time high
1997
at best
Apr 2026 · age 15
Apr 2026 · age 15
Activity
40
games / yr avg. · ≈3/mo
32 past 12 mo · ≈3/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
Top 5%
#60 · Russian players under 16 · of 1,222
Career timeline
10 entries2026
54th Russian U16 player
at age 15 · rated 1997
Apr 2026
All-time peak 1997
at age 15
Apr 2026
2025
32nd Russian U14 player
at age 14 · rated 1896
Apr 2025
Crossed 1800
at age 14
Mar 2025
2024
Best 12-month gain (+402 Elo)
1333 → 1735
May 2024
2023
100 career games
at age 12
Mar 2023
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Evolution
+101
1896 → 1997
Tournaments
4
34 games
Score
20/ 3458.8%
12W16D6L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
4 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swiss | Mar 2026 | 5.5/8 | #16 | 2087 | +8.8 |
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 5/9 | #17 | 2130 | +105.2 |
Round-Robin | Dec 2025 | 3/7 | #4 | 1891 | -2.4 |
Swiss | Jul 2025 | 6.5/8 | #3 | 1933 | -10.8 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsStefan Palamar
🇷🇺RUS·2029
+1 −4 =8
13 games·last met Mar 2026
View head-to-head →
vsYaroslav KengurovCM
🇷🇺RUS·2045
+5 −2 =4
11 games·last met Dec 2025
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vsMaksim Dm DemchenkoFM
FID·2214
+3 −4 =3
10 games·last met Mar 2026
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vsAleksandr Machankin
🇷🇺RUS·1807
+2 −5 =3
10 games·last met Nov 2023
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vsVladislav O. Romanov
🇷🇺RUS·1492
+5 −0 =5
10 games·last met Sep 2023
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Rankings
/
Russia
#826
out of 13,878 players
Asia-Pacific
#3,478
in continent
World
#27,972
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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