GMAlexander Kovchan

UKR Born 1983 Male
FIDE ID
14103052

About Alexander Kovchan

Alexander Kovchan was born in Chernihiv in 1983. He represented Ukraine at the 1995 children's Olympiad and became a grandmaster in 2002. He shared first place with Robert Hess at the 2011 Groningen festival. Show more

Alexander Kovchan was born in Chernihiv in 1983. He represented Ukraine at the 1995 children's Olympiad and became a grandmaster in 2002. He shared first place with Robert Hess at the 2011 Groningen festival. The following year he again shared first there, this time with Zaven Andriasian and Sipke Ernst. The result brought him an invitation to the 2013 Tata Steel Grandmaster Group C, where he finished fifth with 7½/13.

FIDE ratings

Classical

2446

Published FIDE

Rapid

2466

Published FIDE

Blitz

2444

Published FIDE

Official classical ranks

World rank
#1057
National rank · UKR
#47

Active players · Nov 2026 FIDE list ⓘ

Rating milestones

Highest recorded rating
2605 Aug 2015
Recorded years
2001–2026
Archived games
1070

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Rating history

FIDE rating history

Published rating lists through Nov 2026.

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Games

Published games available in our archive; coverage varies by tournament. Archive last checked: 2026-11-11 (UTC).

Online games are identified from known tournament names, playing sites and PGN mode. Other games are listed as OTB (over-the-board).

# Date Event Site Round White Black Result Moves View
1001 2014-05-16 Iasi Open 2014 Iasi ROU 7.14 Vladimir Doncea Alexander Kovchan Won: 0-1 54 Open
1002 2014-05-14 Iasi Open 2014 Iasi ROU 5.11 Irina Bulmaga Alexander Kovchan Draw: 1/2-1/2 86 Open
1003 2014-05-12 Iasi Open 2014 Iasi ROU 3.11 Daniel Baratosi Alexander Kovchan Lost: 1-0 41 Open
1004 2014-05-11 Iasi Open 2014 Iasi ROU 2.13 Alexander Kovchan Boris M Nevednichy Won: 1-0 46 Open
1005 2014-01-26 Vladimir Dvorkovich Mem 2014 Taganrog RUS 9.12 Alexander Kovchan Boris Kharchenko Draw: 1/2-1/2 40 Open
1006 2014-01-26 Vladimir Dvorkovich Mem 2014 Taganrog RUS 8.13 Anatoly Lopukhin Alexander Kovchan Won: 0-1 16 Open
1007 2014-01-24 Vladimir Dvorkovich Mem 2014 Taganrog RUS 7.6 Alexander Motylev Alexander Kovchan Lost: 1-0 38 Open
1008 2014-01-23 Vladimir Dvorkovich Mem 2014 Taganrog RUS 6.7 Alexander Kovchan Dmitry Kokarev Draw: 1/2-1/2 24 Open
1009 2014-01-20 Vladimir Dvorkovich Mem 2014 Taganrog RUS 3.6 Alexander Kovchan Volodymyr Onyshchuk Draw: 1/2-1/2 16 Open
1010 2014-01-19 Vladimir Dvorkovich Mem 2014 Taganrog RUS 2.14 Nikolai Pushkov Alexander Kovchan Won: 0-1 42 Open
1011 2014-01-18 Vladimir Dvorkovich Mem 2014 Taganrog RUS 1.19 Alexander Kovchan Tigran Nazaretyan Won: 1-0 36 Open
1012 2013-12-30 51st Groningen Open A 2013 Groningen NED 9.8 Alexander Kovchan Shamil Arslanov Draw: 1/2-1/2 51 Open
1013 2013-12-29 51st Groningen Open A 2013 Groningen NED 8.6 Bernd Kohlweyer Alexander Kovchan Draw: 1/2-1/2 41 Open
1014 2013-12-28 51st Groningen Open A 2013 Groningen NED 7.5 Alexander Kovchan Zhaoqin Peng Draw: 1/2-1/2 43 Open
1015 2013-12-27 51st Groningen Open A 2013 Groningen NED 6.4 Andrey Stukopin Alexander Kovchan Draw: 1/2-1/2 20 Open
1016 2013-12-26 51st Groningen Open A 2013 Groningen NED 5.3 Alexander Kovchan Erwin L'Ami Draw: 1/2-1/2 22 Open
1017 2013-12-24 51st Groningen Open A 2013 Groningen NED 4.6 Elina Danielian Alexander Kovchan Won: 0-1 34 Open
1018 2013-12-23 51st Groningen Open A 2013 Groningen NED 3.1 Alexander Kovchan Thomas Willemze Won: 1-0 41 Open
1019 2013-12-22 51st Groningen Open A 2013 Groningen NED 2.23 Kai Jie Edward Lee Alexander Kovchan Won: 0-1 59 Open
1020 2013-12-21 51st Groningen Open A 2013 Groningen NED 1.8 Alexander Kovchan Bart Von Meijenfeldt Draw: 1/2-1/2 54 Open
1021 2013-07-31 39th Sitges Open Sitges ESP 9.3 Karen Movsziszian Alexander Kovchan Lost: 1-0 42 Open
1022 2013-07-30 39th Sitges Open Sitges ESP 8.4 Miguel Munoz Alexander Kovchan Draw: 1/2-1/2 62 Open
1023 2013-07-29 39th Sitges Open Sitges ESP 7.7 Alexander Kovchan Carlo Giovanni Vittorino Won: 1-0 40 Open
1024 2013-07-27 39th Sitges Open Sitges ESP 6.5 Lars Oskar Hauge Alexander Kovchan Draw: 1/2-1/2 90 Open
1025 2013-07-26 39th Sitges Open Sitges ESP 5.1 Alexander Kovchan Marc Capellades Subirana Won: 1-0 35 Open
1026 2013-07-25 39th Sitges Open Sitges ESP 4.4 Jose Rafael Sequera Paolini Alexander Kovchan Lost: 1-0 65 Open
1027 2013-07-24 39th Sitges Open Sitges ESP 3.9 Alexander Kovchan Kjell Hakon Lien Won: 1-0 20 Open
1028 2013-07-22 39th Sitges Open Sitges ESP 1.1 Alexander Kovchan Mark Basencyan Draw: 1/2-1/2 49 Open
1029 2013-07-21 XV Sant Marti Open A Barcelona ESP 9.2 Alexander Kovchan David Arenas Draw: 1/2-1/2 9 Open
1030 2013-07-20 XV Sant Marti Open A Barcelona ESP 8.1 Simen Agdestein Alexander Kovchan Draw: 1/2-1/2 27 Open
1031 2013-07-19 XV Sant Marti Open A Barcelona ESP 7.3 Alexander Kovchan Isan Reynaldo Ortiz Suarez Won: 1-0 54 Open
1032 2013-07-18 XV Sant Marti Open A Barcelona ESP 6.4 Hovik Hayrapetyan Alexander Kovchan Won: 0-1 35 Open
1033 2013-07-17 XV Sant Marti Open A Barcelona ESP 5.2 Alexander Kovchan Hipolito Asis Gargatagli Draw: 1/2-1/2 59 Open
1034 2013-07-16 XV Sant Marti Open A Barcelona ESP 4.1 Nazar Firman Alexander Kovchan Draw: 1/2-1/2 12 Open
1035 2013-07-15 XV Sant Marti Open A Barcelona ESP 3.1 Alexander Kovchan Lazaro Lorenzo De La Riva Won: 1-0 45 Open
1036 2013-07-14 XV Sant Marti Open A Barcelona ESP 2.1 Eirik Gullaksen Alexander Kovchan Won: 0-1 36 Open
1037 2013-07-13 XV Sant Marti Open A Barcelona ESP 1.2 Alexander Kovchan Diego F Blandon Villa Won: 1-0 47 Open
1038 2013-07-12 33rd Benasque Open Benasque ESP 9.8 Alexander Kovchan Daniel Forcen Esteban Draw: 1/2-1/2 66 Open
1039 2013-01-27 75th Tata Steel GpC Wijk aan Zee NED 13.1 Alexander Kovchan Fernando Peralta Draw: 1/2-1/2 13 Open
1040 2013-01-26 75th Tata Steel GpC Wijk aan Zee NED 12.7 Aleksandra Goryachkina Alexander Kovchan Won: 0-1 58 Open
1041 2013-01-25 75th Tata Steel GpC Wijk aan Zee NED 11.4 David Klein Alexander Kovchan Draw: 1/2-1/2 40 Open
1042 2013-01-23 75th Tata Steel GpC Wijk aan Zee NED 10.2 Alexander Kovchan Miguoel Admiraal Draw: 1/2-1/2 44 Open
1043 2013-01-22 75th Tata Steel GpC Wijk aan Zee NED 9.6 Oleg M Romanishin Alexander Kovchan Draw: 1/2-1/2 21 Open
1044 2013-01-20 75th Tata Steel GpC Wijk aan Zee NED 8.7 Alexander Kovchan Twan Burg Draw: 1/2-1/2 50 Open
1045 2013-01-19 75th Tata Steel GpC Wijk aan Zee NED 7.6 Mark Van der Werf Alexander Kovchan Draw: 1/2-1/2 55 Open
1046 2013-01-18 75th Tata Steel GpC Wijk aan Zee NED 6.4 Alexander Kovchan Hjorvar Steinn Gretarsson Draw: 1/2-1/2 90 Open
1047 2013-01-17 75th Tata Steel GpC Wijk aan Zee NED 5.1 Krikor Sevag Mekhitarian Alexander Kovchan Draw: 1/2-1/2 52 Open
1048 2013-01-15 75th Tata Steel GpC Wijk aan Zee NED 4.5 Alexander Kovchan Igor Bitensky Won: 1-0 62 Open
1049 2013-01-14 75th Tata Steel GpC Wijk aan Zee NED 3.3 Lisa Schut Alexander Kovchan Won: 0-1 39 Open
1050 2013-01-13 75th Tata Steel GpC Wijk aan Zee NED 2.5 Alexander Kovchan Sabino Brunello Lost: 0-1 44 Open
  1. vs Vladimir DonceaWon · 0-1Black · 2014-05-16 · Round 7.14Iasi Open 2014
  2. vs Irina BulmagaDraw · ½–½Black · 2014-05-14 · Round 5.11Iasi Open 2014
  3. vs Daniel BaratosiLost · 1-0Black · 2014-05-12 · Round 3.11Iasi Open 2014
  4. vs Boris M NevednichyWon · 1-0White · 2014-05-11 · Round 2.13Iasi Open 2014
  5. vs Boris KharchenkoDraw · ½–½White · 2014-01-26 · Round 9.12Vladimir Dvorkovich Mem 2014
  6. vs Anatoly LopukhinWon · 0-1Black · 2014-01-26 · Round 8.13Vladimir Dvorkovich Mem 2014
  7. vs Alexander MotylevLost · 1-0Black · 2014-01-24 · Round 7.6Vladimir Dvorkovich Mem 2014
  8. vs Dmitry KokarevDraw · ½–½White · 2014-01-23 · Round 6.7Vladimir Dvorkovich Mem 2014
  9. vs Volodymyr OnyshchukDraw · ½–½White · 2014-01-20 · Round 3.6Vladimir Dvorkovich Mem 2014
  10. vs Nikolai PushkovWon · 0-1Black · 2014-01-19 · Round 2.14Vladimir Dvorkovich Mem 2014
  11. vs Tigran NazaretyanWon · 1-0White · 2014-01-18 · Round 1.19Vladimir Dvorkovich Mem 2014
  12. vs Shamil ArslanovDraw · ½–½White · 2013-12-30 · Round 9.851st Groningen Open A 2013
  13. vs Bernd KohlweyerDraw · ½–½Black · 2013-12-29 · Round 8.651st Groningen Open A 2013
  14. vs Zhaoqin PengDraw · ½–½White · 2013-12-28 · Round 7.551st Groningen Open A 2013
  15. vs Andrey StukopinDraw · ½–½Black · 2013-12-27 · Round 6.451st Groningen Open A 2013
  16. vs Erwin L'AmiDraw · ½–½White · 2013-12-26 · Round 5.351st Groningen Open A 2013
  17. vs Elina DanielianWon · 0-1Black · 2013-12-24 · Round 4.651st Groningen Open A 2013
  18. vs Thomas WillemzeWon · 1-0White · 2013-12-23 · Round 3.151st Groningen Open A 2013
  19. vs Kai Jie Edward LeeWon · 0-1Black · 2013-12-22 · Round 2.2351st Groningen Open A 2013
  20. vs Bart Von MeijenfeldtDraw · ½–½White · 2013-12-21 · Round 1.851st Groningen Open A 2013
  21. vs Karen MovsziszianLost · 1-0Black · 2013-07-31 · Round 9.339th Sitges Open
  22. vs Miguel MunozDraw · ½–½Black · 2013-07-30 · Round 8.439th Sitges Open
  23. vs Carlo Giovanni VittorinoWon · 1-0White · 2013-07-29 · Round 7.739th Sitges Open
  24. vs Lars Oskar HaugeDraw · ½–½Black · 2013-07-27 · Round 6.539th Sitges Open
  25. vs Marc Capellades SubiranaWon · 1-0White · 2013-07-26 · Round 5.139th Sitges Open
  26. vs Jose Rafael Sequera PaoliniLost · 1-0Black · 2013-07-25 · Round 4.439th Sitges Open
  27. vs Kjell Hakon LienWon · 1-0White · 2013-07-24 · Round 3.939th Sitges Open
  28. vs Mark BasencyanDraw · ½–½White · 2013-07-22 · Round 1.139th Sitges Open
  29. vs David ArenasDraw · ½–½White · 2013-07-21 · Round 9.2XV Sant Marti Open A
  30. vs Simen AgdesteinDraw · ½–½Black · 2013-07-20 · Round 8.1XV Sant Marti Open A
  31. vs Isan Reynaldo Ortiz SuarezWon · 1-0White · 2013-07-19 · Round 7.3XV Sant Marti Open A
  32. vs Hovik HayrapetyanWon · 0-1Black · 2013-07-18 · Round 6.4XV Sant Marti Open A
  33. vs Hipolito Asis GargatagliDraw · ½–½White · 2013-07-17 · Round 5.2XV Sant Marti Open A
  34. vs Nazar FirmanDraw · ½–½Black · 2013-07-16 · Round 4.1XV Sant Marti Open A
  35. vs Lazaro Lorenzo De La RivaWon · 1-0White · 2013-07-15 · Round 3.1XV Sant Marti Open A
  36. vs Eirik GullaksenWon · 0-1Black · 2013-07-14 · Round 2.1XV Sant Marti Open A
  37. vs Diego F Blandon VillaWon · 1-0White · 2013-07-13 · Round 1.2XV Sant Marti Open A
  38. vs Daniel Forcen EstebanDraw · ½–½White · 2013-07-12 · Round 9.833rd Benasque Open
  39. vs Fernando PeraltaDraw · ½–½White · 2013-01-27 · Round 13.175th Tata Steel GpC
  40. vs Aleksandra GoryachkinaWon · 0-1Black · 2013-01-26 · Round 12.775th Tata Steel GpC
  41. vs David KleinDraw · ½–½Black · 2013-01-25 · Round 11.475th Tata Steel GpC
  42. vs Miguoel AdmiraalDraw · ½–½White · 2013-01-23 · Round 10.275th Tata Steel GpC
  43. vs Oleg M RomanishinDraw · ½–½Black · 2013-01-22 · Round 9.675th Tata Steel GpC
  44. vs Twan BurgDraw · ½–½White · 2013-01-20 · Round 8.775th Tata Steel GpC
  45. vs Mark Van der WerfDraw · ½–½Black · 2013-01-19 · Round 7.675th Tata Steel GpC
  46. vs Hjorvar Steinn GretarssonDraw · ½–½White · 2013-01-18 · Round 6.475th Tata Steel GpC
  47. vs Krikor Sevag MekhitarianDraw · ½–½Black · 2013-01-17 · Round 5.175th Tata Steel GpC
  48. vs Igor BitenskyWon · 1-0White · 2013-01-15 · Round 4.575th Tata Steel GpC
  49. vs Lisa SchutWon · 0-1Black · 2013-01-14 · Round 3.375th Tata Steel GpC
  50. vs Sabino BrunelloLost · 0-1White · 2013-01-13 · Round 2.575th Tata Steel GpC

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