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GM Andrei Sokolov

Full name

Andrei Sokolov

Born

1/1/1963 (age 61)‎

Place of birth

Federation

France

Rating

Bio

Most Played Openings

White Pieces

Ruy López Opening: Berlin Defense (9 games)

Sicilian Defense: Open, Najdorf, English Attack (8 games)

Ruy López Opening: Berlin, l'Hermet, Berlin Wall Defense (8 games)

Sicilian Defense: Canal, Main Line, Sokolsky Variation (8 games)

Sicilian Defense: Taimanov, Bastrikov Variation (6 games)

Black Pieces

Sicilian Defense: Taimanov, Bastrikov Variation (25 games)

Sicilian Defense: Open, Scheveningen, Keres Attack (12 games)

Queen's Gambit Declined: Catalan Opening (12 games)

Alapin Sicilian Defense: Barmen Defense (11 games)

Sicilian Defense: Taimanov Variation (11 games)

Games

Players	Result	Moves	Year
Andrei Sokolov (2490) Thibault Real (2267)	1-0	22	2021
Andrei Sokolov (2490) Namig Guliyev (2551)	½-½	19	2021
Andrei Sokolov (2490) Nils Grandelius (2670)	½-½	25	2021
Andrei Sokolov (2497) A Umbach (2288)	1-0	15	2019
Andrei Sokolov (2497) Lukas Muheim (2260)	1-0	25	2019
Andrei Sokolov (2496) Stephane Bressac (2358)	1-0	56	2019
Andrei Sokolov (2496) Vincent Riff (2399)	1-0	44	2019
Andrei Sokolov (2497) S Gattenloehner (2262)	1-0	31	2019
Andrei Sokolov (2497) Danijel Gibicar (2229)	1-0	35	2019
Andrei Sokolov (2497) Thomas Beerdsen (2468)	0-1	50	2019

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