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Kovalevskaya, Ekaterina
IM🇷🇺FIDE 4116704· Female· Russia· Born in 1974
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Ekaterina Kovalevskaya, a 52-year-old Russian International Master, is rated 2293 and ranked 9th among Russian women, and in the top 2% worldwide. She is on a steady climb with +27 Elo over the past 12 months. 32 rated games in the past year (≈44/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Team Cup of Russia 2025 (women), Superfinal Women Championship 2025, and Championship HL 2025_Women. Also played 3 rapid (including Team championship of the Moscow region 2025_rapid) and 3 blitz events (including Team championship of the Moscow region 2025_blitz) recently. Her peak of 2507 was reached at age 27 (Jul 2001, World #495 at the time).
Awarded WGM in 2001 (age 27) and IM in 2004 (age 30). Earned a GM norm at Women`s World Championship 2004.
Current rating
2293
Standard
Rpd2166·Blz2167
All-time high
2507
−214 pts below
Jul 2001 · age 27
Jul 2001 · age 27
Activity
29
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
33 past 12 mo · ≈3/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#9
#9 · Russian women · of 1,429
Career timeline
18 entries2025
12th Russian 50-55 player
at age 51 · rated 2293
Dec 2025
2021
1,000 career games
at age 47
Jun 2021
2020
18th Russian 45-50 player
at age 46 · rated 2407
Feb 2020
2018
Re-crossed 2400
at age 44
Jun 2018
2016
14th Russian 40-45 player
at age 42 · rated 2466
Jul 2016
2015
Best 12-month gain (+34 Elo)
2427 → 2461
Jun 2015
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
COVID-19
Activity & highlights
Evolution
+23
2270 → 2293
Tournaments
3
25 games
Score
15.5/ 2562.0%
9W13D3L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
3 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | Apr 2026 | 6.5/9 | #5 | 2272 | +1.2 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 3.5/4 | #9 | 2464 | -1.0 |
Round-Robin | Oct 2025 | 5.5/11 | #5 | 2371 | +13.4 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsOlga GiryaGM
🇷🇺RUS·2380
+4 −9 =10
23 games·last met Oct 2025
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vsValentina GuninaGM
FID·2374
+3 −9 =10
22 games·last met Oct 2025
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vsDaria CharochkinaIM
🇷🇺RUS·2307
+8 −5 =8
21 games·last met Oct 2025
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vsAnastasia BodnarukIM
🇷🇺RUS·2363
+5 −7 =8
20 games·last met May 2026
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vsNatalija PogoninaWGM
🇷🇺RUS·2286
+1 −4 =11
16 games·last met Nov 2025
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Rankings
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Russia
#184
out of 13,878 players
Asia-Pacific
#812
in continent
World
#4,338
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
World
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