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

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 (2788) Marina Guseva (2548)	1-0	36	2025
Mikhail Kobalia (2774) Rafael Vaganian (2601)	1-0	57	2025
Mikhail Kobalia (2778) Vladimir Bochnicka (2459)	1-0	15	2025
Mikhail Kobalia (2777) Albert Fishman (2321)	1-0	54	2025
Mikhail Kobalia (2795) Teimur Toktomushev (2639)	1-0	35	2025
Mikhail Kobalia (2798) Melih Yurtseven (2624)	1-0	34	2025
Mikhail Kobalia (2798) Leo Valle Luis (2579)	1-0	60	2025

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