Pavel Kotsur
| Pavel Kotsur | |
|---|---|
 at the Dresden Olympiad, 2008 | |
| Country |  Kazakhstan |
| Born | January 3, 1973 Kazakhstan |
| Title | Grandmaster |
| FIDE rating | 2562 (No. 380 on the March 2011 FIDE ratings list) |
| Peak rating | 2607 (July 2004 FIDE ratings list) |
Pavel Kotsur (born 3 January 1974) is a chess Grandmaster (1996) and FIDE Arbiter (2009) from Kazakhstan.
He played for Kazakhstan in the Chess Olympiads of 1994, 1996, 1998, 2000, 2002 and 2008[1] and in the World Team Chess Championship of 1997.[2] He took part in the FIDE World Chess Championship in 1999 (knocked out in the first round by Sergey Dolmatov), 2002 (knocked out in the first round by Leinier Domínguez) and 2004 (knocked out in the first round by Darmen Sadvakasov).
In 1999, Kotsur won the 4th stage of the Russia Cup in Novgorod.[3] In 2002, he tied for first with Peter Kostenko in the Kazakhstani Chess Championship.[4]
In the March 2011 FIDE list, he has an Elo rating of 2562, making him Kazakhstan's number four.
References
- ^ Bartelski, Wojciech. "Men's Chess Olympiads: Pavel Kotsur". OlimpBase. Retrieved 23 November 2009.
- ^ Bartelski, Wojciech. "World Men's Team Chess Championship: Pavel Kotsur". OlimpBase. Retrieved 23 November 2009.
- ^ Crowther, Mark (1999-03-29). "TWIC 229: 4th Stage of Cup Russia, Novgorod". London Chess Center. Retrieved 24 November 2009.
- ^ Crowther, Mark (2002-03-11). "TWIC 383: Kazakhastan Championships". London Chess Center. Retrieved 24 November 2009.
External links
- Pavel Kotsur rating card at FIDE
- Pavel Kotsur player profile and games at Chessgames.com
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