Igor Kovalenko
| Igor Kovalenko | |
|---|---|
 Igor Kovalenko, Trzcianka 2013 | |
| Full name | Igor Viktorovich Kovalenko |
| Country |
Ukraine Latvia |
| Born |
29 December 1988 Novomoskovsk, Dnipropetrovsk Oblast, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union |
| Title | Grandmaster (2011) |
| FIDE rating | 2684 (December 2016) |
| Peak rating | 2702 (August 2015) |
Igor Viktorovich Kovalenko (Russian: Игорь Викторович Коваленко; Latvian: Igors Kovaļenko; born 29 December 1988, Novomoskovsk) is a Ukrainian chess grandmaster now playing for Latvia.[1]
Kovalenko was awarded the titles of International Master (IM) in 2008 and Grandmaster (GM) in 2011. He won the Latvian Chess Championship in 2013[2] and 2014.[3] In 2016 Kovalenko was second in European Individual Chess Championship in Gjakova (Kosovo).[4]
Igor Kovalenko played for Latvia in Chess Olympiads:[5]
- In 2014, at second board in the 41st Chess Olympiad in Tromsø (+5 −2 =4);
- In 2016, at second board in the 42nd Chess Olympiad in Baku (+6 −1 =4).
Igor Kovalenko played for Latvia in European Team Chess Championship:[6]
- In 2015, at second board in Reykjavik (+3 −1 =3).
References
- ↑ "FIDE Player transfers". Ratings.fide.com. Retrieved 2014-01-24.
- ↑ "Chess-Results Server Chess-results.com - Tournament-Database". Chess-results.com. 2013-04-20. Retrieved 2014-01-24.
- ↑ Latvian Chess championship final-2014
- ↑ 17th European Individual Chess Championship
- ↑ OlimpBase :: Men's Chess Olympiads :: Igor Kovalenko
- ↑ OlimpBase :: European Men's Team Chess Championship: Igor Kovalenko
External links
- Igor Kovalenko player profile and games at Chessgames.com
- Igor Kovalenko player profile at 365chess.com
- Igor Kovalenko player profile at chesstempo.com
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