Mikhail Kobalia
Number of games in database: 534
Years covered: 1994 to 2013
Last FIDE rating: 2651
Highest rating achieved in database: 2679
Overall record: +198 -79 =248 (61.3%)*
   * Overall winning percentage = (wins+draws/2) / total games
      Based on games in the database; may be incomplete.
      9 exhibition games, odds games, etc. are excluded from this statistic.

MOST PLAYED OPENINGS
With the White pieces:  Sicilian (85)      B90 B31 B50 B30 B22  Ruy Lopez (35)      C78 C65 C84 C88 C91  French Defense (30)      C10 C07 C03 C18 C11  Caro-Kann (24)      B14 B13 B12 B19  Sicilian Najdorf (22)      B90 B93 B92  French Tarrasch (16)      C07 C03 C09 C06 C05	With the Black pieces:  Sicilian (85)      B42 B43 B46 B90 B47  Slav (57)      D15 D11 D12 D10 D16  Semi-Slav (27)      D45 D43 D47 D44 D48  Sicilian Kan (27)      B42 B43  Sicilian Taimanov (23)      B46 B47 B48 B49  Ruy Lopez (20)      C67 C65 C76 C78 C99

NOTABLE GAMES: [what is this?]
   M Kobalia vs T Nalbandian, 1999 1-0
   M Kobalia vs A Brkic, 2009 1-0
   D Solak vs M Kobalia, 2001 0-1
   Karjakin vs M Kobalia, 2004 0-1

WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS: [what is this?]
   FIDE World Championship Knockout Tournament (2004)

NOTABLE TOURNAMENTS: [what is this?]
   EU-ch 4th (2003)
   6th European Individual Championship (2005)
   58th Russian Championship Semi-Finals (2005)
   Gibtelecom Chess Festival (2006)
   Isle of Man International (2007)
   Russian Championship Higher League (2007)
   Euro Club Cup (2008)
   10th European Individual Championship (2009)
   European Individual Championships (2010)
   Russian Chess Championships Higher League (2011)
   12th European Individual Championship (2011)
   13th European Individual Championship (2012)

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MIKHAIL KOBALIA (born May-03-1978) Russia [what is this?] Grandmaster. Won the Arctic Chess Challenge 2010 and scored 7.5/11 in the 12th European Individual Championship (2011), placing 18th on tiebreak and thereby qualifying for the World Cup (2011), where he was eliminated in the first round tiebreaker by compatriot GM Igor Lysyj. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mikhai...

page 1 of 24; games 1-25 of 579  Game   Result Moves Year Event/Locale Opening 1. M Kobalia vs O Izchenko   ½-½ 31 1994 St Petersburg op2 B47 Sicilian, Taimanov (Bastrikov) Variation 2. A Korotylev vs M Kobalia   ½-½ 29 1994 Moscow-ch A99 Dutch, Ilyin-Genevsky Variation with b3 3. M Kobalia vs Sutovsky   1-0 68 1995 w-u18 boys Guarapuava BRA B62 Sicilian, Richter-Rauzer 4. V Malakhov vs M Kobalia 1-0 95 1995 RUS-ch U18 C05 French, Tarrasch 5. M Kobalia vs A Korotylev   ½-½ 69 1995 RUS-ch U18 B66 Sicilian, Richter-Rauzer Attack, 7...a6 6. T Gelashvili vs M Kobalia   0-1 42 1995 Ch World (cadets) (under 18) C55 Two Knights Defense 7. M Kobalia vs M Turov   1-0 47 1996 EU-ch U18 B14 Caro-Kann, Panov-Botvinnik Attack 8. A Gelman vs M Kobalia   0-1 30 1996 Ch Moscow (open) C28 Vienna Game 9. M Kobalia vs A Korotylev   ½-½ 37 1996 RUS-Cup2 B08 Pirc, Classical 10. M Kobalia vs Sadvakasov   1-0 58 1996 Wch U18 B86 Sicilian, Fischer-Sozin Attack 11. M Kobalia vs Shaked 1-0 35 1996 Ch World (cadets) (under 18) C05 French, Tarrasch 12. V L Ivanov vs M Kobalia   0-1 25 1996 It (cat.8) C57 Two Knights 13. M Kobalia vs Sadvakasov   1-0 32 1996 Moscow GM2 C41 Philidor Defense 14. V Malakhatko vs M Kobalia ½-½ 53 1996 Yalta op A04 Reti Opening 15. M Kobalia vs Ponomariov   1-0 40 1996 EU-ch U18 B14 Caro-Kann, Panov-Botvinnik Attack 16. M Kobalia vs Kholmov   1-0 46 1996 Moscow-A C10 French 17. M Kobalia vs M Turov   1-0 48 1997 RUS-ch U20 B14 Caro-Kann, Panov-Botvinnik Attack 18. M Kobalia vs V Malakhov   0-1 34 1997 RUS-ch U20 E54 Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3, Gligoric System 19. M Kobalia vs Hertneck 0-1 39 1997 Credis C06 French, Tarrasch 20. Hertneck vs M Kobalia   0-1 34 1997 Credis A12 English with b3 21. M Kobalia vs O Korneev   1-0 42 1998 RUS-ch C48 Four Knights 22. M Kobalia vs S Halkias   ½-½ 15 1998 World Junior Championships D32 Queen's Gambit Declined, Tarrasch 23. Morozevich vs M Kobalia   ½-½ 49 1998 RUS-ch B48 Sicilian, Taimanov Variation 24. K Sundar Rajan vs M Kobalia   1-0 58 1998 World Junior Championships A01 Nimzovich-Larsen Attack 25. M Kobalia vs Fressinet   1-0 33 1998 World Junior Championships B13 Caro-Kann, Exchange  page 1 of 24; games 1-25 of 579

Nov-20-05    WTHarvey: Here are some puzzles from Mikhail's early games not shown here: http://www.wtharvey.com/koba.html May-03-06    BIDMONFA: Mikhail Kobalia KOBALIA, Mihail http://www.bidmonfa.com/kobalia_mih... _ May-03-08    brankat: Happy birthday Mikhail! Mar-14-09    blacksburg: Gregory Shahade is angry at you, Mikhail Kobalia. you wouldn't like him when he's angry. http://www.chessvideos.tv/forum/vie... M Kobalia vs Naiditsch, 2009 M Kobalia vs V Malakhov, 2009 Mar-17-09    atripodi: Kobalia made up for it today: http://www.chessvideos.tv/forum/vie... Mar-17-09    blacksburg: yeah, that game was bananas. May-03-09    wordfunph: Birthday happy GM Kobalia! May-03-09    WhiteRook48: happy birthday! May-03-10    wordfunph: 32nd Birthday happy GM Kobalia! May-03-10    newzild: Yet another megastrong super-GM that I've never heard of... May-03-10    whiteshark: <blacksburg: yeah, that game was bananas.> Ok, if you'd like to express it this way... A Volokitin vs M Kobalia, 2009 but to me someone else deserved it much more to be attributed like that... May-03-10    Quarticom: happy birthday GM Kobalia! Aug-08-10    Don Cossacks: Winner of Arctic Chess Challenge 2010 with 7.5 points with a last round victory over GM Loek Van Wely.Congratulations! http://tournamentservice.com/standi...

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