Kotov, Alexander
Ratings
| Year |
Rank |
Edo |
Dev. |
Games |
| 1931 |
232 |
2329 | (73) | 4 |
| 1932 |
157 |
2361 | (65) | 0 |
| 1933 |
102 |
2393 | (53) | 5 |
| 1934 |
76 |
2419 | (40) | 23 |
| 1935 |
86 |
2406 | (33) | 43 |
| 1936 |
80 |
2417 | (33) | 31 |
| 1937 |
53 |
2442 | (33) | 34 |
| 1938 |
43 |
2457 | (30) | 53 |
| 1939 |
26 |
2482 | (36) | 17 |
| 1940 |
40 |
2455 | (38) | 19 |
| 1941 |
27 |
2471 | (44) | 4 |
| 1942 |
19 |
2497 | (42) | 15 |
| 1943 |
17 |
2500 | (43) | 0 |
| 1944 |
16 |
2502 | (30) | 58 |
| 1945 |
13 |
2531 | (30) | 58 |
| 1946 |
18 |
2506 | (32) | 54 |
Rating table notes
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| Biographical data |
| Name: Kotov, Alexander Alexandrovich |
| Born: 12 Aug. 1913 |
| Died: 8 Jan. 1981 |
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| References |
| Books |
| Di Felice, Chess Results, 1931-1935, page 390 |
| Di Felice, Chess Results, 1936-1940, page 361 |
| Di Felice, Chess Results, 1941-1946, page 347 |
| Gaige, Chess Personalia, page 225 |
| Soltis, Mikhail Botvinnik, page 3, 117 |
| Soltis, Soviet Chess, page 84, 126, 143 |
| Web |
| Popovsky, Alexey. [4 Championship of Russia] |
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Tournament data
| Moscow 1931 (15) |
Moscow Regional Championship - Group 3 |
6 | / | 8 |
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| Tula 1933 |
Moscow Region Spartakiada |
4 | / | 5 |
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| Moscow 1934 (1) |
4th RSFSR Championship Final |
2 | / | 5 |
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| Ivanovo 1934 (2) |
4th RSFSR Championship Quarter-final |
7 | / | 9 |
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| Moscow 1934 (5) |
4th RSFSR Championship Semi-final - Group 2 |
7 | / | 9 |
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| Moscow 1935 (7) |
15th Moscow Championship |
8.5 | / | 17 |
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| Leningrad 1935 (4) |
Trade Unions Championship Semi-Finals - Group 1 |
9 | / | 15 |
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| Moscow 1935 (9) |
Moscow Championship Semi-Final - Group 2 |
9.5 | / | 11 |
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| Moscow 1936 (3) |
16th Moscow Championship |
9.5 | / | 17 |
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| Leningrad 1936 (7) |
Leningrad 1st Category - Group 2 |
8 | / | 14 |
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| Kiev 1937 (1) |
Moscow - Ukraine Match |
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|
Kotov, A.A. - Poliak, E.I. |
1.5 - 0.5 |
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| Leningrad 1937 (2) |
Moscow - Leningrad Team Match |
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Kotov, A.A. - Sokolsky, A.P. |
2 - 0 |
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| Moscow 1937 (2) |
17th Moscow Championship |
9.5 | / | 16 |
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| Rostov-on-Don 1937 (3) |
Rostov-on-Don 1st Category Tournament - Group 2 |
9.5 | / | 14 |
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| Kiev 1938 (1) |
5th Trade Unions Championship Semi-final |
13 | / | 15 |
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| Leningrad 1938 (3) |
5th Trade Unions Championship |
9 | / | 21 |
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| Kiev 1938 (2) |
11th U.S.S.R. Championship Semi-final |
10.5 | / | 17 |
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| Leningrad 1939 (1) |
11th U.S.S.R. Championship |
11.5 | / | 17 |
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| Moscow 1940 (2) |
12th U.S.S.R. Championship |
6.5 | / | 19 |
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| Moscow 1941 |
20th Moscow Championship |
9.5 | / | 14 |
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| Moscow 1942 (3) |
22nd Moscow Championship |
10.5 | / | 15 |
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| Moscow 1944 (1) |
23rd Moscow Championship |
4 | / | 16 |
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| Moscow 1944 (2) |
13th U.S.S.R. Championship - Semi-Final |
12.5 | / | 15 |
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| Moscow 1944 (3) |
13th U.S.S.R. Championship - Final |
7 | / | 16 |
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| Ivanovo 1944 |
Ivanovo Tournament |
9 | / | 11 |
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| Moscow 1945 (1) |
24th Moscow Championship |
4 | / | 7 |
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| Baku 1945 |
14th USSR Championship - Semi-Final |
10.5 | / | 15 |
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| Moscow 1945 (3) |
14th USSR Championship |
9.5 | / | 17 |
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| Moscow and New York 1945 |
USSR - USA Radio Match |
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Kotov, A.A. - Kashdan, I.I. |
2 - 0 |
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| Tallinn 1945 |
13th Estonia Championship |
12.5 | / | 15 |
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| Moscow 1945 (4) |
6th Trade Unions Team Championship - Final, Bolshevik 1 - Zenit |
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Kotov, A.A. - Boleslavsky, I.E. |
1 - 1 |
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| Moscow 1946 (1) |
25th Moscow Championship |
8.5 | / | 15 |
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| Bratislava 1946 |
Bratislava - Moscow Match |
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Kotov, A.A. - Rohacek, I.V. |
2 - 0 |
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| Prague 1946 (1) |
Moscow - Prague Match |
3.5 | / | 6 |
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| Zlin 1946 |
Zlin - Moscow Match |
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Kotov, A.A. - Dedek |
1 - 0 |
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| Brno 1946 |
Brno - Moscow Match |
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Kotov, A.A. - Koska, J. |
1 - 1 |
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| Moscow 1946 (2) |
Moscow - Prague Match |
6 | / | 6 |
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| Moscow and London, England 1946 |
U.S.S.R. - Great Britain Radio Match |
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Kotov, A.A. - List, P.M. |
2 - 0 |
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| Groningen 1946 |
Groningen International Tournament |
9.5 | / | 19 |
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| Moscow 1946 (3) |
U.S.S.R. - U.S.A. Match |
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Kotov, A.A. - Kashdan, I.I. |
0.5 - 1.5 |
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| Player information updated: 31 Jan. 2025 |
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