Pavel Kotov faces Vit Kopriva in the Jinan round of 32 on hard. Vit Kopriva is the paper favourite — ranked #68, leading the head-to-head 1–0, a roughly 70-point hard Elo advantage — but Pavel Kotov arrives in form, winning 7 of their last 10 on hard to Vit Kopriva's 3 of 10.
Umpiry, "Pavel Kotov vs Vit Kopriva — Jinan Round of 32", https://umpiry.com/match/2026-10-13/kopriva-vs-kotov-jinan-r32?utm_source=cite (as of 13 October 2026).