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Pavel Kotsur

Number of games in database: 469
Years covered: 1991 to 2024
Last FIDE rating: 2491 (2510 rapid, 2511 blitz)
Highest rating achieved in database: 2600
Overall record: +167 -85 =170 (59.7%)*
   * Overall winning percentage = (wins+draws/2) / total games in the database. 47 exhibition games, blitz/rapid, odds games, etc. are excluded from this statistic.

MOST PLAYED OPENINGS
With the White pieces:
 Sicilian (70) 
    B32 B45 B33 B84 B52
 English (21) 
    A13 A15 A16 A17 A14
 French Defense (14) 
    C07 C03 C01 C02 C05
 Ruy Lopez (13) 
    C77 C87 C65 C92 C96
 Sicilian Taimanov (11) 
    B45 B47 B46 B48
 King's Indian (11) 
    E60 E94 E62 E86 E69
With the Black pieces:
 Sicilian (75) 
    B42 B51 B22 B58 B52
 Queen's Pawn Game (27) 
    A40 A46 E00 A41 A45
 Nimzo Indian (20) 
    E38 E32 E43 E21 E56
 Sicilian Kan (13) 
    B42 B43 B41
 French Defense (12) 
    C02 C11 C07 C00 C09
 English, 1 c4 c5 (12) 
    A33 A37 A35 A38 A31
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NOTABLE GAMES: [what is this?]
   H Porth vs P Kotsur, 2001 0-1
   P Kotsur vs Sveshnikov, 2008 1-0
   P Kotsur vs Bologan, 2004 1-0
   P Kotsur vs D Frolov, 1997 1-0
   P Kotsur vs T L Petrosian, 2009 1-0
   S Yu vs P Kotsur, 1999 0-1
   T Gelashvili vs P Kotsur, 2001 0-1
   P Kotsur vs Iturrizaga Bonelli, 2011 1-0
   K Asrian vs P Kotsur, 2000 0-1
   A Iljin vs P Kotsur, 2003 1/2-1/2

WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS: [what is this?]
   FIDE World Championship Knockout Tournament (1999)
   FIDE World Championship Knockout Tournament (2004)

NOTABLE TOURNAMENTS: [what is this?]
   Kurgan (1995)
   Russian Cup 4th stage (1999)
   Lausanne Master Open (2001)
   Dubai Open (2001)
   ADCF Masters (2003)
   Asian Chess Championship (2005)
   Agzamov Memorial (2017)
   Asian Nations Cup (2014)
   Dubai Open (2006)
   World Cities Team Championship (2012)
   Aeroflot Open (2004)
   URS Junior Championship (1991)
   Asian Championship (2001)
   Moscow Open-A (2009)
   Tromso Olympiad (2014)

RECENT GAMES:
   🏆 FIDE World Rapid Team
   P Kotsur vs M Altynbekuly (Aug-02-24) 1-0, rapid
   P Kotsur vs R Khusnutdinov (Dec-02-19) 1-0, rapid
   P Kotsur vs D Makhnev (Dec-05-18) 0-1
   P Kotsur vs G Oparin (Sep-08-18) 0-1, rapid
   M Nikitenko vs P Kotsur (Aug-08-17) 1/2-1/2

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PAVEL KOTSUR
(born Jan-03-1974, 51 years old) Kazakhstan

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Pavel Mikhailovich Kotsur. IM in 1993, GM in 1996. Rated 2607 in July 2004. FIDE Arbiter 2009. ICC: Pashket. Played in 6 olympiads 1994-2002 and 2008 Asian Team Ch 1995, 1999 and 2003, and in World Team Ch 1997 (board 1). Knocked out in 1st round of FIDE World Ch four times (1999, 2002, 2004 and 2005). 2nd (shared) in Abu Dhabi Masters 2003, 1st in Kaz/Uzb Zonal 2003, 1st in Pavlodar Open (Kazakhstan) Dec. 2007, 3rd in Parsvnath Open Jan. 2010. The Kazakhstan team chose him for their coach/captain for the 2012 Olympiad and he is also a FIDE Arbiter.

Wikipedia article: Pavel Kotsur

Last updated: 2020-12-11 12:36:24

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 page 1 of 19; games 1-25 of 469  PGN Download
Game  ResultMoves YearEvent/LocaleOpening
1. A Andrienko vs P Kotsur  1-0271991URS Junior ChampionshipB52 Sicilian, Canal-Sokolsky (Rossolimo) Attack
2. S Anapolsky vs P Kotsur  1-0331991URS Junior ChampionshipA61 Benoni
3. O Romanov vs P Kotsur  0-1241991URS Junior ChampionshipA67 Benoni, Taimanov Variation
4. V Yemelin vs P Kotsur  0-1451991URS Junior ChampionshipB39 Sicilian, Accelerated Fianchetto, Breyer Variation
5. Glek vs P Kotsur  1-0541991AzovB77 Sicilian, Dragon, Yugoslav Attack
6. T Nalbandian vs P Kotsur  0-1541991URS Junior ChampionshipA62 Benoni, Fianchetto Variation
7. P Kotsur vs D Rogozenco  1-073199119th Soviet Team Championship Final-BB45 Sicilian, Taimanov
8. P Kotsur vs S Appolonov  0-1401991URS Junior ChampionshipC07 French, Tarrasch
9. P Kotsur vs Morozevich  0-1401992URS-ch U18E60 King's Indian Defense
10. E David vs P Kotsur  0-1321992World Championship U18B39 Sicilian, Accelerated Fianchetto, Breyer Variation
11. P Kotsur vs E Torman  0-1601992World Championship U18C01 French, Exchange
12. P Kotsur vs J Barkhagen  0-1391992World Championship U18C47 Four Knights
13. P Kotsur vs A Vouldis  1-0301992World Championship U18B02 Alekhine's Defense
14. P Roberts vs P Kotsur  0-1191992World Championship U18C78 Ruy Lopez
15. N Merant vs P Kotsur  0-1381992World Championship U18C78 Ruy Lopez
16. D Langier vs P Kotsur  1-0191992World Championship U18C53 Giuoco Piano
17. P Kotsur vs J Maiwald  1-0291992World Championship U18C01 French, Exchange
18. V Georgiev vs P Kotsur  ½-½561992World Championship U18E99 King's Indian, Orthodox, Taimanov
19. P Jaracz vs P Kotsur  ½-½401992World Championship U18C50 Giuoco Piano
20. P Kotsur vs D Kumaran  ½-½261992World Championship U18B17 Caro-Kann, Steinitz Variation
21. P Kotsur vs Savon  1-0581993KurganB95 Sicilian, Najdorf, 6...e6
22. Rublevsky vs P Kotsur  ½-½231993KurganB51 Sicilian, Canal-Sokolsky (Rossolimo) Attack
23. M Magomedov vs P Kotsur  1-0171993KurganA35 English, Symmetrical
24. P Kotsur vs V Predein  1-0351994KurganB95 Sicilian, Najdorf, 6...e6
25. P Kotsur vs D Chuprov  1-0451994KurganC41 Philidor Defense
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Kibitzer's Corner
Mar-09-06  PizzatheHut: I see that GM Kotsur is from Kazakhstan. Pardon my ignorance, but could anyone help me with some other GM's that are from Kazakhstan as well?
Mar-09-06  iron maiden: Darmen Sadvakasov of course. For a list of others, you can check the FIDE site: http://fide.com/ratings/topfed.phtm...
Mar-09-06  PizzatheHut: Thanks man, I appreciate it.
May-02-09  BIDMONFA: Pavel Kotsur

KOTSUR, Pavel
http://www.bidmonfa.com/kotsur_pave...
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Jan-24-10
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  Tabanus: GM Pavel Kotsur, Kazakhstan, born 3 January 1974. Now rated 2568, http://ratings.fide.com/card.phtml?...

IM in 1993. GM in 1996. Rated 2607 in July 2004. FIDE Arbiter 2009. ICC: Pashket

Played in the olympiads 1994 (board 3), 1996 (1st reserve), 1998 (bd. 3), 2000 (bd. 1), 2002 (bd. 1) and 2008 (bd. 2, 6.5/10), Asian Team Ch 1995 (bd. 3), 1999 (bd. 2) and 2003 (bd. 2), and in World Team Ch 1997 (board 1).

Kazakhstani vice champion 2002 (and more?). Knocked out in 1st round of FIDE World Ch four times (1999, 2002, 2004 and 2005).

Placed 4th in Kazakhstan Ch 2003, 2nd (shared) in Abu Dhabi Masters 2003, 1st in Kaz/Uzb Zonal 2003, 6th in Piloo Mody Open (India) Oct. 2004, 10th in Abu Dhabi Open Aug. 2005, 4th in ONGC Cup (India) March 2006, 2nd in in Kazakhstan Ch Aug. 2006, 11th in Dubai Open April 2007, 1st in Pavlodar Open (Kazakhstan) Dec. 2007, 34th in Moscow Open A Feb. 2009,

3rd in Parsvnath Open 14-22 Jan. 2010:
http://www.chess-results.com/tnr293...

Biographies:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pavel_...
http://pl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pawe%C... (in Polish)

Pictures:
http://www.arabfide.com/dubaiopen20... http://www.chessbase.de/2005/dubai/... http://iulianceausescu.files.wordpr...

Feb-04-11  Don Cossacks: The Kotsur-Zhou Weiqi game in Moscow Open 2011 was ambiguous.White was obviously winning but it was 0-1 any clarifications?

http://open.moschess.ru/eng/Tournam...

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