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GM Mikhail Kobalia

Mikhail Kobalia
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Full name
Mikhail Kobalia
Born
May 3, 1978 (age 46)‎
Place of birth
Moscow, Russia
Federation
FIDE
Profiles
#395
World Ranking
2538
Classical
2509
Rapid
2480
Blitz

Rating

Bio

Mikhail Kobalia is a Russian Grandmaster.

Most Played Openings

White Pieces
Sicilian Defense: Open, Najdorf, English Attack (40 games)
Sicilian Defense: Canal Attack (34 games)
Ruy López Opening: Morphy Defense, Closed, Martinez Variation (29 games)
Sicilian Defense: Nyezhmetdinov-Rossolimo, Fianchetto Variation (29 games)
Sicilian Defense: Open, Classical, Richter-Rauzer Variation (29 games)
Black Pieces
Sicilian Defense: Taimanov Variation (41 games)
Semi-Slav Defense: Main Line, Accelerated Meran Variation (35 games)
Sicilian Defense: Taimanov, Bastrikov Variation (28 games)
Sicilian Defense: French Variation (25 games)
Slav Defense (25 games)

Games

Players Result Moves Year
Mikhail Kobalia (2809)
Sjoerd Van Roon (2475)
1-0 38 2025
Mikhail Kobalia (2803)
Juan Antonio Urbina Perez (2555)
1-0 43 2025
Mikhail Kobalia (2812)
Alan H Morris-Suzuki (2464)
1-0 37 2025
Mikhail Kobalia (2817)
Julian Colville (2512)
0-1 53 2025
Mikhail Kobalia (2805)
Ray Robson (3058)
0-1 64 2025
Mikhail Kobalia (2793)
Guillermo Di Benedetto (2610)
½-½ 41 2025
Mikhail Kobalia (2804)
Bardiya Daneshvar (2948)
1-0 36 2024
Mikhail Kobalia (2760)
Yotam Shohat (2440)
1-0 49 2024
Mikhail Kobalia (2749)
Erdenepurev Boldoo (2558)
1-0 45 2024
Mikhail Kobalia (2747)
Radoslaw Szczepanek (2408)
1-0 25 2024
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