Notable Chess Games
- Alexander Kotov vs Alexander Tolush, Leningrad Championship 1938, Neo-Grunfeld Defence (D76), 1-0 Tolush was a dangerous attacker, but he is the one subdued here.
- Alexander Kotov vs Tigran Petrosian, USSR Championship, Moscow 1949, Queen's Gambit, Exchange Variation (D36), 1-0 Petrosian, later World Champion, loses a game he would never forget, falling into an opening trap and resigning in only 13 moves.
- Alexander Kotov vs Paul Keres, Budapest Candidates Tournament 1950, Nimzo-Indian Defence, Saemisch Variation (E24), 1-0 Kotov was near the peak of his form, and dealt Keres a costly loss.
- Yuri Averbakh vs Alexander Kotov, Zurich Candidates Tournament 1953, Old Indian Defence (A55), 0–1 Kotov's most famous game is one of the all-time greats of sacrificial chess, as Black gives up his Queen for long-term pressure which eventually leads to a mating finish.
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