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 (2478) Daniel W Gormally (2376)	1-0	36	2026
Pavel Kotsur (2478) Simon Gravel (2264)	1-0	30	2026
Pavel Kotsur (2478) Magnus P Ornolfsson (2163)	1-0	58	2026
Pavel Kotsur (2478) Laurence E Webb (2203)	½-½	56	2026
Pavel Kotsur (2478) Alexander Shabalov (2433)	½-½	16	2026
Sheila Jackson (2022) Pavel Kotsur (2478)	0-1	33	2026
Atle Gronn (2373) Pavel Kotsur (2478)	0-1	41	2026
Michele Godena (2444) Pavel Kotsur (2478)	½-½	12	2026
Zvonko Stanojoski (2362) Pavel Kotsur (2478)	½-½	21	2026
Pavel Kotsur (2144) Bernd Schulenburg (2478)	1-0	28	2025