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GM Pavel Potapov

Full name

Pavel Potapov

Born

1/1/1990 (age 34)‎

Place of birth

Federation

Russia

Rating

Bio

Most Played Openings

White Pieces

Alapin Sicilian Defense (122 games)

Alapin Sicilian Defense: Barmen Defense (42 games)

Four Knights Game: Scotch Variation Accepted (30 games)

Caro-Kann Defense: Advance, Tal Variation (29 games)

Modern Defense: Standard Line (16 games)

Black Pieces

Sicilian Defense: Open, Löwenthal, Kalashnikov Variation (93 games)

Sicilian Defense: Nyezhmetdinov-Rossolimo, Fianchetto Variation (57 games)

Dutch Defense (53 games)

Closed Sicilian Defense: Traditional Line (42 games)

Scandinavian Defense: Mieses-Kotrč, Gubinsky-Melts Defense (31 games)

Games

Players	Result	Moves	Year
Pavel Potapov (2482) Dmitry Goltsev (2206)	1-0	17	2021
Pavel Potapov (2482) Vladislav Artemiev (2755)	0-1	36	2021
Pavel Potapov (2440) Mikhail Kobalia (2590)	0-1	45	2021
Pavel Potapov (2440) Nikolay Averin (2019)	0-1	68	2021
Pavel Potapov (2482) Anton Yatzenko (2312)	½-½	28	2021
Pavel Potapov (2482) David Zakaryan (2303)	½-½	40	2021
Pavel Potapov (2440) Matvei Shcherbin (2368)	½-½	36	2021
Pavel Potapov (2482) Igor Iagoupov (2357)	1-0	81	2020
Pavel Potapov (2489) Erik Obgolts (2371)	1-0	41	2019
Pavel Potapov (2489) Faddey Mochalin (2188)	1-0	45	2019

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