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Kotsur, Pavel
GM🇰🇿FIDE 13700278· Male· Kazakhstan· Born in 1974
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Pavel Kotsur, a 52-year-old Kazakhstani Grandmaster, is rated 2484 and ranked 10th among Kazakhstani players, and in the top 1% worldwide. He has held steady between 2450 and 2500 for 4 years. 11 rated games in the past year (≈34/year long-term). Recent appearance: World Senior Chess Championships 2025 - Over 50. He had 3 career breaks: 25 months (2015–2017), 15 months (2017–2019) and 33 months (2022–2025). His peak of 2607 was reached at age 30 (Jul 2004); he also reached World #97 in Jul 2001 and spent 79 months in Kazakhstani top 3, with a longest streak of 3 consecutive years.
Awarded GM in 2001 (age 27).
Current rating
2484
Standard
Rpd2510·Blz2511
All-time high
2607
−123 pts below
Jul 2004 · age 30
Jul 2004 · age 30
Activity
9
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
20 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
#10
#10 · Kazakhstani players · of 2,273
79 months in National top 3 (2001–2020)
79 months in National top 3 (2001–2020)
Career timeline
19 entries2025
25th 50-55 player worldwide
at age 51 · rated 2491
Mar 2025
2022
Inactive for 33 months
paused at 2478 → returned at 2491
May 2022
2020
79 months in national top 3
longest streak 43 months · since Jan 2001
Sep 2020
41st 45-50 player worldwide
at age 46 · rated 2517
Sep 2020
2017
Inactive for 15 months
paused at 2539 → returned at 2527
Sep 2017
2015
Inactive for 25 months
paused at 2552 → returned at 2558
Apr 2015
Standard rating history
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
-7
2491 → 2484
Tournaments
1
20 games
Score
7.5/ 2037.5%
10W9D1L
Top 3 wins
Top 1 loss
Last 12 months — tournaments
1 event| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Oct 2025 | 7.5/11 | #11 | 2340 | -12.6 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsRinat JumabayevGM
🇰🇿KAZ·2556
+5 −3 =11
19 games·last met Jul 2018
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vsAnuar IsmagambetovGM
🇰🇿KAZ·2520
+4 −2 =9
15 games·last met Jul 2018
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vsPetr KostenkoGM
🇰🇿KAZ·2345
+2 −2 =9
13 games·last met Oct 2022
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vsMurtas KazhgaleyevGM
🇰🇿KAZ·2541
+3 −6 =3
12 games·last met Jul 2018
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vsRustam KhusnutdinovGM
🇰🇿KAZ·2433
+5 −1 =5
11 games·last met Dec 2019
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Rankings
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Kazakhstan
#10
out of 4,383 players
Asia-Pacific
#170
in continent
World
#709
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
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