GM Pavel Kotsur

Full name

Pavel Kotsur

Born

1974 (age 52)‎

Place of birth

Federation

Kazakhstan

Rating

Bio

Most Played Openings

White Pieces

Sicilian Defense: Open, Prins Variation (16 games)

Sicilian Defense: Taimanov, Bastrikov Variation (11 games)

Sicilian Defense: Open, Pelikán and Sveshnikov Variations (9 games)

Sicilian Defense: Open, Classical, Richter-Rauzer Variation (8 games)

Sicilian Defense: Open, Scheveningen, Classical Variation (8 games)

Black Pieces

Alapin Sicilian Defense (15 games)

Sicilian Defense: Canal Attack (13 games)

Queen's Pawn Opening: Benoni Defense (13 games)

Nimzo-Indian Defense: Classical, Berlin Variation (11 games)

English Opening: Symmetrical Variation (8 games)

Games

Players	Result	Moves	Year
Pavel Kotsur (2144) Bernd Schulenburg (2478)	1-0	28	2025
Pavel Kotsur (2403) Margeir Petursson (2478)	1-0	67	2025
Pavel Kotsur (2262) Josef Obsivac (2478)	1-0	33	2025
Pavel Kotsur (2513) Stuart C Conquest (2478)	1-0	75	2025
Pavel Kotsur (2491) Helen Milligan (1895)	1-0	68	2025
Pavel Kotsur (2491) Thorsten Cmiel (2167)	1-0	53	2025
Pavel Kotsur (2491) Paulo Santanna (2013)	1-0	21	2025
Pavel Kotsur (2491) Georg Seul (2328)	1-0	64	2025
Pavel Kotsur (2491) Alexander Raetsky (2297)	½-½	26	2025
Gregory Kaidanov (2478) Pavel Kotsur (2513)	1-0	55	2025