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Kovanova, Baira

Kovanova, Baira

WGM🇷🇺

FIDEFIDE 4164083· Female· Russia· Born in 1987

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Baira Kovanova, a 39-year-old Russian Woman Grandmaster, is rated 2271 and ranked 12th among Russian women, and in the top 2% worldwide. She has held steady between 2300 and 2350 for 2 years. 18 rated games in the past year (≈51/year long-term). Recent appearances: Russian Chess Crown standard A and Team Cup of Russia 2025 (women). Also played 2 rapid (including Rapid_Women Champ. 2025) and 4 blitz events (including Russian Chess Crown blitz C) recently. Her peak of 2408 was reached at age 22 (Sep 2009).

Competes as a woman since 2002. Awarded WGM in 2007 (age 20) and WIM in 2006 (age 19). At junior level, she reached #39, #42, #72 and #60 nationally in U20, U18, U16 and U14.

Current rating

2271

Standard

Rpd2125·Blz2242

All-time high

2408

−137 pts below
Sep 2009 · age 22

Activity

44

games / yr avg. · ≈4/mo

18 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Active

Signature stat

#12

#12 · Russian women · of 1,429

Career timeline

24 entries
2023
30th Russian 35-40 player
at age 36 · rated 2337
Nov 2023
Re-crossed 2300
at age 36
Aug 2023
2020
1,000 career games
at age 33
Dec 2020
2014
Re-crossed 2400
at age 27
Dec 2014
2013
Re-crossed 2400
at age 26
Nov 2013
2012
Re-crossed 2400
at age 25
Aug 2012

Standard rating history

Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
COVID-19

Activity & highlights

Top opponent
vs Vahe A. SukiasyanIM 2,448
Russian Chess Crown standard A · Feb 2026 · +2.0 Elo
Evolution
-37
2308 → 2271
Tournaments
3
18 games
Score
8.5/ 1847.2%
6W5D7L

Last 12 months — tournaments

3 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
Team women chess final 2026
Team
Apr 20260.5/5#631718-30.0
Russian Chess Crown standard A
Open Swiss
Feb 20265.5/10#572234-8.3
Team Cup of Russia 2025 (women)
Team
Nov 20252.5/3#102299+0.6
Worst Elo result: Team women chess final 2026 (-30.0 Elo, finished #63).

Most-Played Opponents

vsDaria VoitWGM
🇷🇺RUS·2302
+2 −6 =20
28 games·last met Aug 2024
View head-to-head →
vsAnastasia BodnarukIM
🇷🇺RUS·2363
+8 −11 =6
25 games·last met Oct 2025
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vsDaria CharochkinaIM
🇷🇺RUS·2307
+8 −8 =9
25 games·last met Oct 2024
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vsEkaterina GoltsevaFM
🇷🇺RUS·2348
+6 −7 =11
24 games·last met Oct 2025
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vsMaria PershinaWFM
FID·2276
+11 −5 =7
23 games·last met Oct 2025
View head-to-head →

Rankings

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Russia
#221
out of 13,878 players
Asia-Pacific
#912
in continent
World
#5,062
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

Europe
World
Russia
1
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3
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2,654
4
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5
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2,641
5
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2,641
7
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2,628
8
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2,599
9
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2,595
10
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2,594
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221🇷🇺Kovanova, Baira2,271
Asia-Pacific
1
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2,777
1
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2,777
3
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2,761
4
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2,753
5
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2,739
6
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2,738
7
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2,735
8
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2,733
9
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2,732
10
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2,731
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912🇷🇺Kovanova, Baira2,271
World
1
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2,841
2
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2,792
2
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2,792
4
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2,777
4
🇺🇿Sindarov, JavokhirFollow Javokhir SindarovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,777
6
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2,767
7
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2,764
8
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2,761
9
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2,753
9
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2,753
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5062🇷🇺Kovanova, Baira2,271