Kotsur Pavel (03.01.1974)

Kazakh Grandmaster (1996). FIDE Arbiter (2009). Kotsur was Kazakh Champion in 2002 and 2011 and equal first at the 2003 Zonal championship.

Best results: Budapest FS IM 1993, 1^st; Alma Ata 1995, 1^st; Ashkabad B 1995, 1^st; Novgorod Open 1999, 1^st; Lausanne Open 2001, 1^st; Wichern Open 2001, 1^st; Druzhinin Memorial 2002, 1^st; Abu Dhabi 2004, 2^nd; Saken Seifullin KAZ 2004, 1^st and Parsnath 2004, 1^st, Parsvnath International Open 2010, 1^st; Pavlodar Open 2007, 1^st; 1st Asian Central Cup (UZB) 2011, 2^nd and Agzamov Memorial 2017, 1^st.

A participant in six Olympiads between 1994 and 2008 and in the 1998, 2002 and 2004 world championships.

Peak rating: 2607 in 2004.