WIM Elina Cotler

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Full name

Elina Cotler

Born

Feb 16, 1983 (age 39)‎

Place of birth

Chisinau, Moldova

Federation

United States

Retired

Rating

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, 6...e5 7.Nde2 Nbd7 (2 games)

Sicilian Defense: Open, Dragon, Fianchetto Variation, 6...Nc6 7.Nde2 (2 games)

French Defense: Classical, MacCutcheon, Advance, Lasker Variation, 7.bxc3 Ne4 8.Qg4 g6 9.Bd3 Nxd2 10.Kxd2 c5 11.Nf3 (1 games)

Sicilian Defense: Taimanov, Bastrikov Variation, 6.g3 a6 7.Bg2 Nf6 8.O-O (1 games)

Black Pieces

Richter-Veresov Attack: Classical Defense (1 games)

Réti Opening: King's Indian Attack, Symmetrical Defense, 3.Bg2 Bg7 4.O-O O-O (1 games)

Italian Game: Two Knights, Scotch Gambit, Canal Variation (1 games)

Ruy López Opening: Morphy Defense, Closed, Martinez Variation, 6...b5 7.Bb3 (1 games)

King's Indian Defense: Neo-Classical Line, 10...f5 11.f3 f4 12.Bf2 g5 (1 games)

Games

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