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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 2 rapid (including Rapid_Team Men Champ. 2025) and 4 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%

#13,540 · players worldwide · of 218,279

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

Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19

Activity & highlights

Top opponent
vs Arkadi Eremeevich VulGM 2,146
Dubna 2025_open A · Nov 2025 · +10.7 Elo
Evolution
-22
2143 → 2121
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
Dubna 2025_open A
Swiss
Nov 20254/8#102040-21.8
Worst Elo result: Dubna 2025_open A (-21.8 Elo, finished #10).

Rankings

/
Russia
#467
out of 13,878 players
Asia-Pacific
#1,924
in continent
World
#13,540
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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2,649
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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467🇷🇺Kovalev, Oleg2,121
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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1924🇷🇺Kovalev, Oleg2,121
World
1
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2,841
2
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2,792
2
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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
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2,767
7
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2,764
8
🇮🇳Erigaisi ArjunFollow Erigaisi ArjunTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,761
9
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2,753
9
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2,753
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13540🇷🇺Kovalev, Oleg2,121