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Kovalev, Oleg

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FIDEFIDE 4176901· Male· Russia· Born in 1986

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Oleg Kovalev, a 40-year-old Russian player, is rated 2121 and sitting in the top 6% of players worldwide. He plays occasionally (8 games in the last 12 months) and had 4 career breaks: 41 months (2003–2007), 23 months (2008–2010), 155 months (2010–2023) and 28 months (2023–2025). Recent appearance: Dubna 2025_open A. Also played 3 rapid (including Rapid_Team Men Champ. 2025) and 5 blitz events (including Blitz_Team Men Champ. 2025) recently. His peak of 2180 was reached at age 24 (Jan 2010).

Current rating

2121

Standard

Rpd2055·Blz2042

All-time high

2180

59 pts below
Jan 2010 · age 24

Activity

6

games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo

8 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Occasional

Signature stat

Top 6%

#13,521 · players worldwide · of 216,808

Career timeline

11 entries
2023
68th Russian 35-40 player
at age 37 · rated 2143
Oct 2023
Inactive for 28 months
paused at 2143 → returned at 2121
Jul 2023
2010
Inactive for 155 months
paused at 2157 → returned at 2143
Jul 2010
Best 12-month gain (+62 Elo)
2118 → 2180
Jan 2010
All-time peak 2180
at age 24 · −59 from today
Jan 2010
2008
Inactive for 23 months
paused at 2118 → returned at 2180
Jan 2008

Standard rating history

Last 12 months — activity & highlights

Top opponent
Dubna 2025_open A · Nov 2025 · +10.7 Elo
Evolution
-22
21432121
Tournaments
1
8 games
Score
4/ 850.0%
3W2D3L
Top 3 wins
1.[W]vsArkadi Eremeevich VulGM2,146·Dubna 2025_open A·R7·+10.7
2.[W]vsEgor A Taran1,976·Dubna 2025_open A·R1·+6.1
3.[W]vsElizaveta PetrovaWFM1,954·Dubna 2025_open A·R9·+5.5
Top 3 losses
1.[L]vsMaria Malakhova1,943·Dubna 2025_open A·R5·-14.7
2.[L]vsDiana PreobrazhenskayaFM2,123·Dubna 2025_open A·R3·-9.9
3.[L]vsGrigorii Ter-SaakianFM2,177·Dubna 2025_open A·R8·-8.4

Last 12 months — tournaments

1 event
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
Swiss
Nov 20254/8#102040-21.8
Worst Elo result: Dubna 2025_open A (-21.8 Elo, finished #10).

Rankings

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Russia
#467
out of 13,952 players
Asia-Pacific
#1,930
in continent
World
#13,521
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

Europe
World
Russia
1
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2
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2,684
3
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2,654
4
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2,653
4
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2,653
6
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2,641
6
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2,641
8
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2,610
9
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2,598
10
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2,595
...
467🇷🇺Kovalev, Oleg2,121
Asia-Pacific
1
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2,780
2
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2,776
3
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2,753
4
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2,751
5
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2,739
6
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2,738
7
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2,733
8
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2,732
9
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2,731
10
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2,729
...
1930🇷🇺Kovalev, Oleg2,121
World
1
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2,840
2
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2,792
3
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2,788
4
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2,780
5
🇺🇿Sindarov, JavokhirFollow Javokhir SindarovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,776
6
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2,767
7
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2,759
7
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2,759
9
🇺🇸So, WesleyFollow Wesley SoTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,754
10
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2,753
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13521🇷🇺Kovalev, Oleg2,121