Alexander Kovchan playing the Sicilian as Black

Player profile: Alexander Kovchan
Opening: Sicilian (B20-B99)

page 1 of 2; games 1-25 of 39  Game   Result Moves Year Event/Locale Opening 1. Movsesian vs A Kovchan   1-0 45 1994 Moravka opJ B27 Sicilian 2. Ponomariov vs A Kovchan   ½-½ 38 1995 Ukrainian Ch U-12 Final B39 Sicilian, Accelerated Fianchetto, Breyer Variation 3. G Sargissian vs A Kovchan   1-0 49 1998 EU-ch U16 B27 Sicilian 4. D Arngrimmsson vs A Kovchan   0-1 28 2000 t-EuCh U18 B96 Sicilian, Najdorf 5. Z Szilagyi vs A Kovchan   ½-½ 32 2000 t-EuCh U18 B24 Sicilian, Closed 6. S Voitsekhovsky vs A Kovchan   ½-½ 59 2000 Alushta, Ukraine B86 Sicilian, Fischer-Sozin Attack 7. A Palekha vs A Kovchan   0-1 70 2001 WYB18 B91 Sicilian, Najdorf, Zagreb (Fianchetto) Variation 8. Naiditsch vs A Kovchan   ½-½ 64 2001 WYB18 B90 Sicilian, Najdorf 9. D Jakovenko vs A Kovchan   ½-½ 38 2001 WYB18 B90 Sicilian, Najdorf 10. G Matjushin vs A Kovchan   0-1 30 2001 UKR-ch U18 B40 Sicilian 11. M Paragua vs A Kovchan   ½-½ 21 2001 WYB18 B90 Sicilian, Najdorf 12. M Kobalia vs A Kovchan   1-0 29 2002 4th Rector Cup B51 Sicilian, Canal-Sokolsky (Rossolimo) Attack 13. P Staniszewski vs A Kovchan   ½-½ 54 2003 Cappelle La Grande B92 Sicilian, Najdorf, Opocensky Variation 14. A Kim vs A Kovchan   1-0 30 2003 It (open) St. Petersburg 300 B90 Sicilian, Najdorf 15. A Gubajdullin vs A Kovchan   0-1 42 2003 It (open) St. Petersburg 300 B90 Sicilian, Najdorf 16. Sadvakasov vs A Kovchan 1-0 40 2003 Kharkov Rector Cup 5th B90 Sicilian, Najdorf 17. D Frolyanov vs A Kovchan   0-1 40 2003 It (open) St. Petersburg 300 B90 Sicilian, Najdorf 18. A Zaitsev Jr vs A Kovchan   0-1 27 2003 It (open) St. Petersburg 300 B90 Sicilian, Najdorf 19. S Fedorchuk vs A Kovchan   ½-½ 48 2004 73rd Ukrainian Championship B27 Sicilian 20. Nijboer vs A Kovchan   1-0 73 2005 6th European Individual Championship B92 Sicilian, Najdorf, Opocensky Variation 21. Beliavsky vs A Kovchan   1-0 37 2005 6th European Individual Championship B38 Sicilian, Accelerated Fianchetto, Maroczy Bind, 6.Be3 22. A Sitnikov vs A Kovchan   0-1 22 2005 Femida B23 Sicilian, Closed 23. S Reutsky vs A Kovchan   ½-½ 17 2005 Femida B51 Sicilian, Canal-Sokolsky (Rossolimo) Attack 24. V Zakhartsov vs A Kovchan   1-0 53 2005 7th Rector Cup B90 Sicilian, Najdorf 25. V Aveskulov vs A Kovchan   ½-½ 13 2005 Femida B36 Sicilian, Accelerated Fianchetto  page 1 of 2; games 1-25 of 39    REFINE SEARCH:   White wins (1-0) | Black wins (0-1) | Draws (1/2-1/2) | Kovchan wins | Kovchan loses

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