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Kotov, Alexander

Total Games

93

Wins

19

Draws

47

Losses

27

20.4% wins50.5% draws29.0% losses

Most Played Openings

E68 - King's Indian Defense: Fianchetto Variation, Long Variation4E69 - King's Indian Defense: Fianchetto Variation, Classical Main Line4A13 - English Opening: Neo-Catalan3B85 - Sicilian Defense: Scheveningen Variation, Classical Main Line3E33 - Nimzo-Indian Defense: Classical Variation, Zurich Variation3D71 - Neo-Grünfeld Defense: Exchange Variation2D98 - Grünfeld Defense: Russian Variation, Keres Variation2D31 - Semi-Slav Defense: Gunderam Gambit2E87 - King's Indian Defense: Sämisch Variation, Closed Variation2E67 - King's Indian Defense: Fianchetto Variation, Debrecen Defense2

Most Faced Opponents

Smyslov, Vassily18 gamesKeres, Paul15 gamesBronstein, David I14 gamesPetrosian, Tigran V9 gamesGeller, Efim P9 gamesBotvinnik, Mikhail8 gamesNajdorf, Miguel7 gamesEuwe, Max3 gamesSpassky, Boris V3 gamesReshevsky, Samuel Herman2 games

Featured Games

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Bronstein, David I vs Kotov, Alexander

Saltsjobaden Interzonal

1948

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Games (93)

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Petrosian, Tigran V vs Kotov, Alexander
1/2-1/2
Saltsjobaden Interzonal 1952 D13
Kotov, Alexander vs Geller, Efim P
1/2-1/2
Saltsjobaden Interzonal 1952 A48
Bronstein, David I vs Kotov, Alexander
1-0
Saltsjobaden Interzonal 1948 D88
Najdorf, Miguel vs Kotov, Alexander
1/2-1/2
Saltsjobaden Interzonal 1948 D74
Bronstein, David I vs Kotov, Alexander
1-0
IBM 1968 B19
Portisch, Lajos vs Kotov, Alexander
1-0
IBM 1967 A42
Spassky, Boris V vs Kotov, Alexander
1/2-1/2
Sochi 1967 B08
Kotov, Alexander vs Tal, Mihail
1/2-1/2
Sarajevo 1966 E35
Kotov, Alexander vs Smyslov, Vassily
1/2-1/2
Hastings6263 1962 E92
Kotov, Alexander vs Keres, Paul
1/2-1/2
Stockholm 1961 E39
Kotov, Alexander vs Bronstein, David I
1/2-1/2
URS-ch25 1958 A40
Geller, Efim P vs Kotov, Alexander
1/2-1/2
URS-ch25 1958 B47
Kotov, Alexander vs Spassky, Boris V
1-0
URS-ch25 1958 E87
Petrosian, Tigran V vs Kotov, Alexander
1/2-1/2
URS-ch25 1958 E54
Kotov, Alexander vs Tal, Mihail
0-1
URS-ch25 1958 E69
Kotov, Alexander vs Polugaevsky, Lev
0-1
URS-ch25 1958 E69
Najdorf, Miguel vs Kotov, Alexander
1-0
Mar del Plata 1957 E55
Kotov, Alexander vs Petrosian, Tigran V
1/2-1/2
URS-ch sf 1957 A16
Kotov, Alexander vs Geller, Efim P
1/2-1/2
URS-ch sf 1957 B74
Keres, Paul vs Kotov, Alexander
1/2-1/2
Santiago 1957 B68
Kotov, Alexander vs Keres, Paul
1/2-1/2
Mar del Plata 1957 E59
Spassky, Boris V vs Kotov, Alexander
0-1
URS-ch22 1955 B12
Kotov, Alexander vs Keres, Paul
1/2-1/2
URS-ch22 1955 D71
Kotov, Alexander vs Smyslov, Vassily
1/2-1/2
URS-ch22 1955 D19
Kotov, Alexander vs Botvinnik, Mikhail
0-1
URS-ch22 1955 D46
Kotov, Alexander vs Kortschnoj, Viktor
1-0
URS-ch22 1955 A37
Geller, Efim P vs Kotov, Alexander
1-0
URS-ch22 1955 C90
Kotov, Alexander vs Petrosian, Tigran V
1/2-1/2
URS-ch22 1955 E92
Bronstein, David I vs Kotov, Alexander
1/2-1/2
Candidats Tournament 1953 A30
Petrosian, Tigran V vs Kotov, Alexander
1/2-1/2
URS-training 1953 D13
Kotov, Alexander vs Reshevsky, Samuel Herman
1-0
Candidats Tournament 1953 E14
Kotov, Alexander vs Geller, Efim P
1/2-1/2
URS-training 1953 C48
Keres, Paul vs Kotov, Alexander
1-0
URS-training 1953 A20
Petrosian, Tigran V vs Kotov, Alexander
1/2-1/2
Candidats Tournament 1953 E67
Kotov, Alexander vs Najdorf, Miguel
1/2-1/2
Candidats Tournament 1953 E87
Kotov, Alexander vs Smyslov, Vassily
1-0
Candidats Tournament 1953 A13
Smyslov, Vassily vs Kotov, Alexander
1-0
URS-training 1953 A25
Kotov, Alexander vs Bronstein, David I
1/2-1/2
Candidats Tournament 1953 E68
Kotov, Alexander vs Geller, Efim P
1/2-1/2
Candidats Tournament 1953 B64
Geller, Efim P vs Kotov, Alexander
0-1
Candidats Tournament 1953 E59
Reshevsky, Samuel Herman vs Kotov, Alexander
1-0
Candidats Tournament 1953 E95
Kotov, Alexander vs Keres, Paul
1/2-1/2
Candidats Tournament 1953 D71
Najdorf, Miguel vs Kotov, Alexander
1-0
Candidats Tournament 1953 B18
Keres, Paul vs Kotov, Alexander
1/2-1/2
Candidats Tournament 1953 E07
Euwe, Max vs Kotov, Alexander
1-0
Candidats Tournament 1953 A64
Kotov, Alexander vs Petrosian, Tigran V
1/2-1/2
Candidats Tournament 1953 A55
Smyslov, Vassily vs Kotov, Alexander
1/2-1/2
Candidats Tournament 1953 B92
Kotov, Alexander vs Euwe, Max
1/2-1/2
Candidats Tournament 1953 A13
Petrosian, Tigran V vs Kotov, Alexander
1-0
URS-ch19 1951 E69
Botvinnik, Mikhail vs Kotov, Alexander
1/2-1/2
URS-ch19 1951 A53
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