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Kobalia, Mikhail

Kobalia, Mikhail

GM

FIDEFIDE 4119150· Male· FIDE (no federation)· Born in 1978

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Mikhail Kobalia, a 48-year-old Grandmaster, is rated 2534 and ranked 16th among FID players, and 385th worldwide. He has held steady between 2525 and 2550 for 2 years. 25 rated games in the past year (≈39/year long-term). Recent appearance: 1. Schachbundesliga 2025-2026 April 2026. Also played 2 rapid (including FIDE World Rapid Championship 2025) and 2 blitz events (including FIDE World Blitz Championship 2025) recently. His peak of 2679 was reached at age 33 (May 2011); he also reached World #35 in Jul 2003 and spent 51 months in the world top 100.

Competes for FIDE (no federation) since Feb 2023. Awarded GM in 2001 (age 23).

Current rating

2534

Standard

Rpd2505·Blz2471

All-time high

2679

−145 pts below
May 2011 · age 33

Activity

17

games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo

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

Signature stat

#16

#16 · FID players · of 720
51 months in World top 100 (2001–2013)

Career timeline

19 entries
2024
18th 45-50 player worldwide
at age 46 · rated 2543
Aug 2024
2023
Switched federation: RUS → FID
at age 45
Feb 2023
2022
16th 40-45 player worldwide
at age 44 · rated 2596
May 2022
2021
Re-crossed 2600
at age 43
Sep 2021
2018
Re-crossed 2600
at age 40
Apr 2018
2013
51 months in world top 100
longest streak 15 months · since Oct 2001
Oct 2013

Standard rating history

Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
COVID-19

Activity & highlights

Top opponent
vs Rustam KasimdzhanovGM 2,668
1. Schachbundesliga 2025-2026 Maerz 2026 · Mar 2026 · +1.9 Elo
Evolution
+3
2531 → 2534
Tournaments
6
24 games
Score
11.5/ 2447.9%
5W13D6L
Top 3 losses
1.[L]vsVitaly KuninGM2,506·1. Schachbundesliga 2025-2026 April 2026·R3·-5.4
2.[L]vsArturs NeiksansGM2,555·Team 2026 - Top 16·R5·-4.7
3.[L]vsJaime Santos LatasaGM2,615·Team 2026 - Top 16·R3·-3.9

Last 12 months — tournaments

6 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
Team 2026 - Top 16
Team
Jun 20265.5/11#492494-5.0
1. Schachbundesliga 2025-2026 April 2026
Team
Apr 20261.5/3#752574+1.7
1. Schachbundesliga 2025-2026 Maerz 2026
Team
Mar 20261.5/3#722553+0.6
1. Schachbundesliga 2025-2026 Februar 2026
Team
Feb 20260.5/3#1182354-6.2
1. Schachbundesliga 2025-2026 Dezember 2025
Team
Dec 20251/2#432556+0.5
1. Schachbundesliga 2025-2026 September 2025
Team
Sep 20251.5/2#142752+5.8

Most-Played Opponents

vsVolodar MurzinGM
FID·2650
+0 −3 =12
15 games·last met Sep 2023
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vsDaniil DubovGM
🇷🇺RUS·2649
+4 −5 =6
15 games·last met May 2023
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vsPavel PonkratovGM
🇷🇺RUS·2538
+5 −5 =4
14 games·last met Sep 2023
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vsArtyom TimofeevGM
🇷🇺RUS·2511
+2 −5 =7
14 games·last met May 2023
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vsErnesto InarkievGM
🇷🇺RUS·2641
+3 −3 =7
13 games·last met May 2023
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Rankings

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FIDE (no federation)
#16
out of 953 players
Special
#16
in continent
World
#385
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
...
16Kobalia, Mikhail2,534
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
...
16Kobalia, Mikhail2,534
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
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385Kobalia, Mikhail2,534