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Mikhail Kobalia

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FID · 48 yrs · K=10 · Peak 2667 (Jan 2022)

Best performance: 2784 at Cup of the REGION Group of Companies 2021 Blitz(Best of 2021)

World #=522 live, down 5#517 publishedFIDE #27among active players

Blitz rating

2471

FIDE’s November 2026 list. No rated games since, so the live rating is the same.

On FIDE’s list since Aug 2012

How live ratings are calculated

Rating History · Blitz

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Blitz rating 2469 to 2471 over the last 12 months; peak 2667 in January 2022.

Official rating by month

Each month: the rating, its change from the list before, and the rated games FIDE counted.

ListClassicalRapidBlitz
Nov 20262529, 0, 0 games2505, 0, 0 games2471, 0, 0 games
Oct 20262529, 0, 0 games2505, 0, 0 games2471, 0, 0 games
Sep 20262529, 0, 0 games2505, 0, 0 games2471, 0, 0 games
Aug 20262529, 0, 0 games2505, 0, 0 games2471, 0, 0 games
Jul 20262529, -5, 11 games2505, 0, 0 games2471, 0, 0 games
Jun 20262534, 0, 0 games2505, 0, 0 games2471, 0, 0 games
May 20262534, +2, 3 games2505, 0, 0 games2471, 0, 0 games
Apr 20262532, -6, 6 games2505, 0, 0 games2471, 0, 0 games
Mar 20262538, 0, 0 games2505, 0, 0 games2471, 0, 0 games
Feb 20262538, 0, 0 games2505, 0, 0 games2471, 0, 0 games
Jan 20262538, +1, 2 games2505, -13, 13 games2471, +2, 19 games
Dec 20252537, 0, 0 games2518, 0, 0 games2469, 0, 0 games

Form · Blitz

oldest → latest

Unbeaten in the last 4 games (2 wins, 2 draws), since Dec 30, 2025.

From 618 blitz games on record, the latest on Dec 30, 2025.

Blitz games since the November list

No rated blitz games this rating periodsince the NOV26 list (Nov 1, 2026)

Last playedScore
FIDE World Blitz Championship 2025Dec 29, 2025 – Dec 30, 2025TPR 24739½/19

The live rating moves only when new rated games are played. Until then it matches the published rating.

Best wins · Blitz

From 608 rated blitz games against rated opponents, 2012–2025

#OpponentRating
1, GM Dmitry Andreikin, Jun 2013 · FIDE World Blitz Chess Championship, 2824
2, GM Vladislav Artemiev, 2 wins, Aug 2021 · Cup of the REGION Group of Companies 2021 Blitz, 2783
3, GM Rauf Mamedov, 2 wins, Apr 2015 · Aeroflot Open 2015 Blitz, 2767

Openings · Blitz

From the moves of 109 of 618 blitz games on record.

As WhiteOpens 1.e4 in 52 of 53 games.

As BlackMeets 1.e4 with 1...c5, and 1.d4 with 1...d5 or 1...f5.

All openings (4 as White, 6 as Black)
Openings in White gamesGamesScore
Sicilian Defense2346%
Ruy Lopez1271%
Caro-Kann Defense667%
French Defense488%

8 more games in openings played fewer than 3 times.

Event timeline · Blitz

40 events

Events before the current rating period show the performance, not a rating change.

Live events show the rating change; earlier events show the performance rating.

Performance rating by year

YearGamesScoreAvg oppTPR
20254126½22722382
20242110½23902390
2023623423472383
2022301924722567
202110365½24702572
2020181024592502
20195630½25842613
2018593524132478
2017704723832508
2016442724622542
20154624½26152636
20121810½25252582

Games count in the month they were played. Each month and year is one performance rating over all of its rated games.

Rated near Mikhail Kobalia · Blitz

World

  1. #=518GM Igor Miladinovic2472.0
  2. #=522GM Dylan Isidro Berdayes Ason2471.0
  3. #=522GM Mikhail Kobalia2471.0
  4. #=522GM Jagadeesh Siddharth2471.0
  5. #=522GM Matthieu Cornette2471.0

FIDE

  1. #=24GM Semen Khanin2475.0
  2. #26GM Petr Kiriakov2474.0
  3. #27GM Mikhail Kobalia2471.0
  4. #28GM Aleksandra Goryachkina2469.0
  5. #29GM Vladimir Belov2468.1

Live rating: FIDE’s November list plus every rated game played since. Not affiliated with FIDE.