The chess games of Pavel Kotsur

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Pavel Kotsur

Number of games in database: 317
Years covered: 1991 to 2017
Last FIDE rating: 2558 (2604 rapid, 2520 blitz)
Highest rating achieved in database: 2600

Overall record: +114 -47 =112 (62.3%)*
* Overall winning percentage = (wins+draws/2) / total games in the database. 44 exhibition games, blitz/rapid, odds games, etc. are excluded from this statistic.

MOST PLAYED OPENINGS

With the White pieces:

Sicilian (52)
    B32 B45 B40 B84 B52
English (18)
    A13 A14 A15 A16 A17
Scotch Game (8)
    C45
Sicilian Taimanov (8)
    B45 B47 B46 B48
King's Indian (8)
    E60 E61 E94 E62 E69
English, 1 c4 e5 (7)
    A20 A25 A22 A29

With the Black pieces:

Sicilian (52)
    B42 B51 B58 B22 B23
Queen's Pawn Game (20)
    A40 A46 A45 A50 D01
Nimzo Indian (18)
    E38 E32 E21 E43 E54
French Defense (11)
    C11 C02 C07 C00 C18
Sicilian Kan (10)
    B42 B43 B41
Ruy Lopez (8)
    C78 C77 C67 C95 C87

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NOTABLE GAMES: [what is this?]
   P Kotsur vs Bologan, 2004 1-0
   H Porth vs P Kotsur, 2001 0-1
   P Kotsur vs T L Petrosian, 2009 1-0
   P Kotsur vs M Marin, 2012 1-0

WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS: [what is this?]
   FIDE World Championship Knockout Tournament (2001)
   FIDE World Championship Knockout Tournament (2004)

NOTABLE TOURNAMENTS: [what is this?]
   Piloo Mody Open (2004)
   Asian Chess Championship (2005)
   Asian Nations Cup (2014)
   8th Dubai Open (2006)
   World Cities Team Championship (2012)
   Dubai Open (2008)
   Bled Olympiad (2002)
   3rd Aeroflot Festival (2004)
   It (open) St. Petersburg 300 (2003)
   Olympiad (2008)
   Aeroflot Open (2011)
   Aeroflot Open (2009)
   Chess Olympiad (2014)

RECENT GAMES:
   🏆 11th Agzamov Mem
   L A Muhammad vs P Kotsur (May-05-17) 0-1
   P Kotsur vs Shahzod Vakhidov (May-04-17) 1-0
   O Nigmatov vs P Kotsur (May-03-17) 0-1
   P Kotsur vs Nilufar Yakubbaeva (May-02-17) 1-0
   P Kotsur vs B Askarov (Jun-19-16) 0-1, blitz

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PAVEL KOTSUR
(born Jan-03-1974, 43 years old) Kazakhstan

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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

page 1 of 13; games 1-25 of 317

Game	Result	Moves	Year	Event/Locale	Opening
1. Glek vs P Kotsur	1-0	54	1991	Azov	B77 Sicilian, Dragon, Yugoslav Attack
2. P Kotsur vs D Rogozenco	1-0	73	1991	URS-chT	B45 Sicilian, Taimanov
3. P Kotsur vs Morozevich	0-1	40	1992	URS-ch U18	E60 King's Indian Defense
4. P Kotsur vs Savon	1-0	58	1993	Kurgan	B95 Sicilian, Najdorf, 6...e6
5. Rublevsky vs P Kotsur	½-½	23	1993	Kurgan	B51 Sicilian, Canal-Sokolsky (Rossolimo) Attack
6. S Galdunts vs P Kotsur	1-0	54	1994	Kurgan, RUS	B53 Sicilian
7. P Kotsur vs Rublevsky	0-1	47	1994	Kurgan, RUS	B40 Sicilian
8. A Pugachov vs P Kotsur	½-½	9	1994	Kurgan, RUS	C69 Ruy Lopez, Exchange, Gligoric Variation
9. P Kotsur vs E Pospelov	1-0	39	1994	Kurgan, RUS	B08 Pirc, Classical
10. E Mochalov vs P Kotsur	1-0	32	1994	Kurgan, RUS	A67 Benoni, Taimanov Variation
11. A Obukhov vs P Kotsur	½-½	28	1994	Kurgan, RUS	D72 Neo-Grunfeld, 5.cd, Main line
12. P Kotsur vs V Predein	1-0	35	1994	Kurgan, RUS	B95 Sicilian, Najdorf, 6...e6
13. Balashov vs P Kotsur	½-½	50	1994	Kurgan	B23 Sicilian, Closed
14. P Kotsur vs B Avrukh	½-½	34	1994	Kurgan, RUS	B62 Sicilian, Richter-Rauzer
15. P Kotsur vs D Chuprikov	1-0	45	1994	Kurgan, RUS	C41 Philidor Defense
16. Nunn vs P Kotsur	0-1	64	1994	Olympiad	B27 Sicilian
17. P Kotsur vs B Alterman	½-½	51	1994	Olympiad	B52 Sicilian, Canal-Sokolsky (Rossolimo) Attack
18. P Kotsur vs Ftacnik	½-½	19	1994	Olympiad	B84 Sicilian, Scheveningen
19. P Kotsur vs Z Rahman	½-½	43	1994	Olympiad	B30 Sicilian
20. Kupreichik vs P Kotsur	0-1	61	1995	Kurgan	B90 Sicilian, Najdorf
21. Balashov vs P Kotsur	½-½	63	1995	Kurgan	B39 Sicilian, Accelerated Fianchetto, Breyer Variation
22. P Kotsur vs Yurtaev	1-0	37	1995	It (cat.10)	C45 Scotch Game
23. M Saltaev vs P Kotsur	1-0	25	1995	It (open), III	B27 Sicilian
24. P Kotsur vs P Corbin	1-0	29	1996	Yerevan ol (Men)	C40 King's Knight Opening
25. B Lalic vs P Kotsur	0-1	40	1997	WchT 4th	A67 Benoni, Taimanov Variation


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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... _

Jan-24-10		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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