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WIM Elina Cotler

Elina Cotler
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Full name
Elina Cotler
Born
Feb 16, 1983 (age 43)‎
Place of birth
Chisinau, Moldova
Federation
United States
Retired
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Bio

Elina Cotler (nee Groberman) is a Moldovan-American woman international master. Cotler moved to the United States in 1995 and started chess training in New York. She won the New York State Women's Championship in 1996, 1997, and 1998, and the U.S. Women's Championship in 2000.

Best Game


Most Played Openings

White Pieces
Giuoco Piano Game: Main Line, Giuoco Pianissimo Variation (2 games)
Sicilian Defense: Open, Najdorf, Zagreb Variation (2 games)
Sicilian Defense: Open, Dragon, Fianchetto Variation (2 games)
French Defense: Classical, MacCutcheon, Advance, Lasker Variation (1 games)
Sicilian Defense: Taimanov, Bastrikov Variation (1 games)
Black Pieces
Ruy López Opening: Morphy Defense, Closed, Pilnik Variation (1 games)
King's Indian Defense: Orthodox, Aronin-Taimanov Defense (1 games)
Richter-Veresov Attack: Classical Defense (1 games)
King's Indian Defense: Averbakh, Geller Defense (1 games)
English Opening: King's English Variation (1 games)

Games

Players Result Moves Year
Elina Groberman (2117)
Marc Esserman (2282)
1-0 34 2003
Elina Groberman (2117)
Anna Hahn (2219)
0-1 35 2003
Elina Groberman (2117)
A Bennett (2306)
½-½ 31 2003
Elina Groberman (2117)
Camilla Baginskaite (2360)
½-½ 41 2003
Tsagaan Battsetseg (2229)
Elina Groberman (2117)
1-0 46 2003
Lawrence Kaufman (2415)
Elina Groberman (2117)
1-0 40 2003
Jesse Kraai (2453)
Elina Groberman (2117)
1-0 40 2003
Gregory Markzon (2326)
Elina Groberman (2117)
1-0 55 2003
Elina Groberman (2102)
Aaron Pixton (2432)
0-1 46 2002
Eugene Perelshteyn (2451)
Elina Groberman (2102)
1-0 34 2002
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