9 games · 2021–2024 · 4 classical · 4 online
Kovalev 12 draws6 Niemann
22.2% for Kovalev
Openings between them
| C92 | Ruy Lopez: Closed | 3 | 33.3% |
| B06 | Modern Defense | 1 | 100.0% |
| B20 | Sicilian Defense | 1 | 0.0% |
| B31 | Sicilian Defense: Nyezhmetdinov-Rossolimo Attack, Fianchetto Variation | 1 | 0.0% |
| B67 | Sicilian Defense: Richter-Rauzer Variation, Neo-Modern Variation | 1 | 0.0% |
| B68 | Sicilian Defense: Richter-Rauzer Variation, Neo-Modern Variation | 1 | 0.0% |
| C63 | Ruy Lopez: Schliemann Defense, Schönemann Attack | 1 | 0.0% |
All games
| Kovalev, Vl2559 | 0-1 | Niemann, Hans Moke2703 | Titled Tue 2nd Jul Late | 2024 |
| Niemann, Hans Moke2667 | 1-0 | Kovalev, Vl2582 | Titled Tue 12th Sep Late | 2023 |
| Kovalev, Vl2582 | 0-1 | Niemann, Hans Moke2667 | Titled Tue 12th Sep Early | 2023 |
| Niemann, Hans Moke2674 | 1-0 | Kovalev, Vl2603 | Uralsk Open 2023 | 2023 |
| Niemann, Hans Moke2708 | ½-½ | Kovalev, Vl2612 | 23rd Dubai Open 2023 | 2023 |
| Niemann, Hans Moke2708 | ½-½ | Kovalev, Vl2612 | 6th Sharjah Masters 2023 | 2023 |
| Kovalev, Vl2623 | 0-1 | Niemann, Hans Moke2698 | World Blitz 2022 | 2022 |
| Kovalev, Vl2623 | 1-0 | Niemann, Hans Moke2637 | Chess.com Rapid W10 Swiss | 2022 |
| Kovalev, Vl2623 | 0-1 | Niemann, Hans Moke2645 | Sheikh Hamdan bin Rashid | 2021 |