Alexander Anatolyevich Kovchan (Ukrainian: Олександр Анатолійович Ковчан, Oleksandr Anatoliyovych Kovchan; born 21 October 1983) is a Ukrainian chess Grandmaster (2002).
| Alexander Kovchan | |
|---|---|
 Kovchan at the 2015 Ukrainian Championship, Lviv | |
| Full name | Oleksandr Anatoliyovych Kovchan |
| Country | Ukraine |
| Born | 21 October 1983 Chernihiv, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union (now Ukraine) |
| Title | Grandmaster (2002) |
| FIDE rating | 2457 (May 2024) |
| Peak rating | 2605 (August 2015) |
Biography edit
Kovchan played for Ukraine in the 1995 Children's Chess Olympiad.[1]
In 2011, he tied for 2nd–5th with Tigran Gharamian, Boris Grachev and Ante Brkić in the Open Master Tournament in Biel.[2] In December 2011, he tied for 1st–2nd with Robert Hess in the Groningen Chess Festival[3] and in the same tournament of the following year, he tied for 1st–3rd with Zaven Andriasian and Sipke Ernst, earning him an invitation to the 75th Tata Steel Chess Tournament in January 2013.[4]
Kovchan competed in Grandmaster Group C of the 75th Tata Steel Chess Tournament from 11 to 27 January 2013 in Wijk aan Zee, where he finished 5th place by scoring 7½/13 (+3 =9 -1).[5]
References edit
- ^ "Children's Chess Olympiads: Alexander Kovchan". OlimpBase. Retrieved 30 January 2012.
- ^ "Open Master Tournament (MTO) September 2011 Switzerland". FIDE. Retrieved 30 January 2012.
- ^ Crowther, Mark (30 December 2011). "The Week in Chess: Groningen Chess Festival 2011". The Week in Chess. Archived from the original on 2 August 2012. Retrieved 30 January 2012.
- ^ Crowther, Mark (31 December 2012). "The Week in Chess: 50th Groningen Chess Festival 2012". The Week in Chess. Retrieved 2 January 2013.
- ^ "Tata R13: Karjakin, Wang score, Carlsen wins Wijk by 1½ points". ChessBase. 27 January 2013. Retrieved 27 January 2013.
External links edit
- Alexander Kovchan rating card at FIDE
- Alexander Kovchan chess games at 365Chess.com
- Alexander Kovchan player profile and games at Chessgames.com
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