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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

FCGFCG
1-0

Bronstein, David I vs Kotov, Alexander

Saltsjobaden Interzonal

1948

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Games (93)

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Kotov, Alexander vs Geller, Efim P
0-1
URS-ch19 1951 E68
Bronstein, David I vs Kotov, Alexander
0-1
URS-ch19 1951 E67
Kotov, Alexander vs Keres, Paul
1-0
URS-ch19 1951 E42
Smyslov, Vassily vs Kotov, Alexander
1/2-1/2
URS-ch19 1951 B85
Kotov, Alexander vs Smyslov, Vassily
0-1
Candidats Tournament 1950 E33
Kotov, Alexander vs Bronstein, David I
1/2-1/2
Candidats Tournament 1950 E17
Smyslov, Vassily vs Kotov, Alexander
1/2-1/2
Candidats Tournament 1950 B85
Bronstein, David I vs Kotov, Alexander
1-0
Candidats Tournament 1950 D31
Kotov, Alexander vs Keres, Paul
1-0
Candidats Tournament 1950 E24
Najdorf, Miguel vs Kotov, Alexander
1/2-1/2
Candidats Tournament 1950 D45
Keres, Paul vs Kotov, Alexander
1-0
Candidats Tournament 1950 B92
Kotov, Alexander vs Najdorf, Miguel
1/2-1/2
Candidats Tournament 1950 E28
Kotov, Alexander vs Smyslov, Vassily
1/2-1/2
Venice 1950 D94
Bronstein, David I vs Kotov, Alexander
1/2-1/2
URS-ch17 1949 D41
Keres, Paul vs Kotov, Alexander
1/2-1/2
URS-ch17 1949 A13
Kotov, Alexander vs Petrosian, Tigran V
1-0
URS-ch17 1949 D36
Kotov, Alexander vs Geller, Efim P
0-1
URS-ch17 1949 E68
Kotov, Alexander vs Smyslov, Vassily
1/2-1/2
URS-ch17 1949 E32
Kotov, Alexander vs Keres, Paul
1-0
URS-ch16 1948 C05
Bronstein, David I vs Kotov, Alexander
1/2-1/2
URS-ch16 1948 D31
Kotov, Alexander vs Botvinnik, Mikhail
1/2-1/2
Chigorin mem 1947 A85
Keres, Paul vs Kotov, Alexander
1-0
Parnu 1947 B20
Bronstein, David I vs Kotov, Alexander
0-1
Parnu 1947 B85
Smyslov, Vassily vs Kotov, Alexander
0-1
Chigorin mem 1947 B24
Kotov, Alexander vs Smyslov, Vassily
1/2-1/2
Parnu 1947 D98
Keres, Paul vs Kotov, Alexander
1-0
Chigorin mem 1947 B20
Smyslov, Vassily vs Kotov, Alexander
1/2-1/2
Groningen 1946 B17
Botvinnik, Mikhail vs Kotov, Alexander
0-1
Groningen 1946 E24
Kotov, Alexander vs Najdorf, Miguel
1/2-1/2
Groningen 1946 D56
Smyslov, Vassily vs Kotov, Alexander
0-1
Moscow-ch 1946 B24
Bronstein, David I vs Kotov, Alexander
1-0
Moscow-ch 1946 B17
Kotov, Alexander vs Euwe, Max
1-0
Groningen 1946 D35
Kotov, Alexander vs Smyslov, Vassily
1-0
URS-ch14 1945 D98
Kotov, Alexander vs Bronstein, David I
1-0
URS-ch14 1945 E69
Botvinnik, Mikhail vs Kotov, Alexander
1/2-1/2
URS-ch14 1945 A06
Kotov, Alexander vs Smyslov, Vassily
0-1
URS-ch13 1944 D15
Kotov, Alexander vs Botvinnik, Mikhail
0-1
URS-ch13 1944 E14
Kotov, Alexander vs Bronstein, David I
1-0
URS-ch13 1944 E68
Kotov, Alexander vs Smyslov, Vassily
1/2-1/2
Moscow-ch 1942 E29
Kotov, Alexander vs Smyslov, Vassily
0-1
URS-ch12 1940 E86
Kotov, Alexander vs Botvinnik, Mikhail
1/2-1/2
URS-ch12 1940 E35
Keres, Paul vs Kotov, Alexander
1-0
URS-ch12 1940 E33
Kotov, Alexander vs Botvinnik, Mikhail
0-1
URS-ch11 1939 E33
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