Maria Kursova
Number of games in database: 185
Years covered: 1999 to 2012
Last FIDE rating: 2351
Highest rating achieved in database: 2366
Overall record: +76 -58 =51 (54.9%)*
   * Overall winning percentage = (wins+draws/2) / total games
      Based on games in the database; may be incomplete.

MOST PLAYED OPENINGS
With the White pieces:  King's Indian (19)      E63 E69 E60 E62 E68  Slav (10)      D11 D15 D12 D17 D16  Semi-Slav (9)      D45 D43  Bogo Indian (7)      E11  Queen's Pawn Game (5)      A46 A41 D02  Queen's Gambit Declined (5)      D37 D30 D38	With the Black pieces:  Sicilian (56)      B43 B46 B40 B42 B22  Sicilian Kan (17)      B43 B42 B41  Sicilian Taimanov (17)      B46 B48 B49 B47  Nimzo Indian (11)      E39 E32 E46 E21 E24  English, 1 c4 c5 (8)      A37 A30 A33  Queen's Indian (6)      E15 E12 E13

NOTABLE GAMES: [what is this?]
   S Bednikova vs M Kursova, 2001 0-1

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MARIA KURSOVA (born Jan-03-1986) Russia (citizen of Armenia) [what is this?] Maria Kursova is a WGM. She is married to Arman Pashikian.

page 1 of 8; games 1-25 of 185  Game   Result Moves Year Event/Locale Opening 1. M Kursova vs M Sebag   0-1 53 1999 Eur Youth Ch g14 A58 Benko Gambit 2. M Kursova vs M Sebag   ½-½ 30 1999 WCh U14 Girls A15 English 3. M Guseva vs M Kursova   ½-½ 41 2001 EYCC G16 E46 Nimzo-Indian 4. E Meshcheriakova vs M Kursova   0-1 37 2001 WYG16 B43 Sicilian, Kan, 5.Nc3 5. T Protopopova vs M Kursova   1-0 39 2001 RUS-ch U16W B43 Sicilian, Kan, 5.Nc3 6. M Kursova vs A M Charbonneau 1-0 61 2001 WYG16 A80 Dutch 7. S Bednikova vs M Kursova   0-1 31 2001 WYG16 A04 Reti Opening 8. G Zhumanbekova vs M Kursova   0-1 45 2001 RUS-ch U18W B40 Sicilian 9. M Kursova vs E Kineva   1-0 64 2001 EYCC G16 E68 King's Indian, Fianchetto, Classical Variation, 8.e4 10. S Khukhashvili vs M Kursova   ½-½ 38 2001 WYG16 B43 Sicilian, Kan, 5.Nc3 11. N Pogonina vs M Kursova   0-1 53 2001 RUS-ch U16W B42 Sicilian, Kan 12. M Kursova vs B Igla   1-0 47 2001 EYCC G16 E67 King's Indian, Fianchetto 13. M Kursova vs S Paridar   ½-½ 31 2001 WYG16 D63 Queen's Gambit Declined, Orthodox Defense 14. E Volkova vs M Kursova   0-1 39 2001 RUS-ch U18W B43 Sicilian, Kan, 5.Nc3 15. A Motoc vs M Kursova   ½-½ 42 2001 EYCC G16 E59 Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3, Main line 16. M Kursova vs Huang Qian   1-0 38 2001 WYG16 E69 King's Indian, Fianchetto, Classical Main line 17. Alena Leijes vs M Kursova   0-1 54 2001 RUS-ch U18W E24 Nimzo-Indian, Samisch 18. N Zdebskaja vs M Kursova   ½-½ 27 2001 EYCC G16 B43 Sicilian, Kan, 5.Nc3 19. Thanh Tu Le vs M Kursova   1-0 39 2001 WYG16 D05 Queen's Pawn Game 20. Y Arutiunova vs M Kursova   0-1 49 2001 RUS-ch U18W B43 Sicilian, Kan, 5.Nc3 21. M Kursova vs Edyta Kurczyk   1-0 42 2001 EYCC G16 E67 King's Indian, Fianchetto 22. M Kursova vs Z Gregorova   1-0 33 2001 WYG16 A46 Queen's Pawn Game 23. M Kursova vs E Tomilova   0-1 62 2001 RUS-ch U18W D15 Queen's Gambit Declined Slav 24. M Kursova vs S Zaksaite   1-0 40 2001 EYCC G16 D24 Queen's Gambit Accepted 25. M Kursova vs N Dzagnidze   0-1 30 2001 WYG16 D15 Queen's Gambit Declined Slav  page 1 of 8; games 1-25 of 185

Jan-02-06    Karpova: pictures of her: http://www.chessbase.com/images2/20... http://www.chessbase.de/2004/stpete... http://www.chessbase.com/images2/20... http://www.chessbase.com/images2/20... (do you know the guy playing aginst her ;-)) http://www.chessbase.com/images2/20... Mar-13-06    EmperorAtahualpa: And here's another one: http://www.womenchess.com/images/ga... Mar-13-06    SickedChess: she is the true Kournikova of chess, really beauty! Mar-14-06    SickedChess: Elmira and Maria playing http://www.chessbase.com/images2/20... Mar-14-06    SickedChess: Maria Kursova pic http://www.kosteniuk.com/albums/wwc... Apr-06-06    EmperorAtahualpa: Here she is during the European Individual Championships 2006: http://www.tsf.org.tr/kusadasi/foto... Sep-09-12    hellopolgar: She plays for Armenia in the olympiad. also her FIDE page says her Federation is Armenia. Sep-27-12    Stonehenge: Together with husband: http://www.golosarmenii.am/g_image....

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