Anton Kovalyov

For Russian footballer, see Anton Vladimirovich Kovalyov.
Anton Kovalyov

Kovalyov at the Figuera de Foz tournament in 2009
Country Argentina
Canada
Born (1992-03-04) March 4, 1992
Kharkiv, Ukraine
Title Grandmaster
FIDE rating 2647 (December 2016)
Peak rating 2647 (November 2016)

Anton Kovalyov (born 4 March 1992) is an Argentine and Canadian chess grandmaster.

Born in Kharkiv, Ukraine,[1] Kovalyov moved to Argentina in 2000, where he learned how to play chess and under the guidance of Pablo Ricardi and Oscar Panno he soon became one of the best players of the country. In 2007 he moved to Montreal, Quebec, Canada, with his family.[2][3]

In 2004, he finished equal first at the Pan American Under-12 Championship[4] and thanks to this result he was awarded the title of FIDE Master.

In 2008 Kovalyov played for the Argentine team at the 38th Chess Olympiad.[5] At the FIDE congress held during the competition he was awarded the grandmaster title.[6]

In 2009 he won the Quebec Invitational Championship in Quebec, Canada.[7] He won the Quebec Junior Championship in 2010, 2011 and 2012.[8]

He switched to the Canadian Chess Federation in 2013.[9] Kovalyov played for Canada on the top board at the 2014 Chess Olympiad,[10] and on board two for Canada at the 2016 Chess Olympiad at Baku, winning the silver medal.

At the 2015 American Continental Chess Championship he scored 8 points out of 11 finishing in a tie for third with other five players, with whom he played a rapid playoff and managed to earn a spot in the Chess World Cup 2015.[11] In the latter he knocked out Rustam Kasimdzhanov and Sandro Mareco in round one and two respectively, then he was eliminated by Fabiano Caruana in the third round.

References

  1. ↑ GM title application. FIDE.
  2. ↑ Interview with Anton Kovalyov (Spanish) La Nacion
  3. ↑ The strange case of Anton Kovalyov Spraggett on Chess
  4. ↑ 17° Campeonato Panamericano u12 (boys) BrasilBase
  5. ↑ 38th Olympiad Dresden 2008 Open: Argentina Chess-Results
  6. ↑ Titles approved at the 79th FIDE Congress FIDE
  7. ↑ "Anton Kovalyov Wins Quebec Invitational Chess Championship". Chessdom. June 30, 2009. Retrieved December 8, 2013.
  8. ↑ Fédération québécoise des échecs
  9. ↑ Player transfers in 2013 FIDE
  10. ↑ 41st Olympiad Tromso 2014 Open: Canada Chess-Results
  11. ↑ "GM Sandro Mareco is 2015 American Continental champion". Chessdom. 2015-05-25. Retrieved 2015-09-18.

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