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GM Ivan Sokolov

Ivan Sokolov

Photo: Maria Emelianova/Chess.com.

Full name

Ivan Sokolov

Born

Jun 13, 1968 (age 56)‎

Place of birth

Jajce, Bosnia and Herzegovina

Federation

Netherlands

Rating

Bio

Ivan Sokolov is a Bosnian-born Dutch grandmaster. He coached the 2022 Chess Olympiad gold-winning Uzbekistan team.

Best Game

Most Played Openings

White Pieces

Grünfeld Defense: Exchange Variation (48 games)

King's Indian Defense: Normal Variation (45 games)

Nimzo-Indian Defense: Classical, Keres Defense (45 games)

Slav Defense (29 games)

Nimzo-Indian Defense: Classical Variation (26 games)

Black Pieces

Giuoco Piano Game: Main Line, Giuoco Pianissimo Variation (30 games)

English Opening: Reversed Sicilian, Kramnik-Shirov Counterattack (28 games)

Slav Defense: Modern, Alapin Variation, Czech, Krause Attack (28 games)

Slav Defense (27 games)

Ruy López Opening: Morphy Defense, Open, Bernstein Variation (23 games)

Games

Players	Result	Moves	Year
Ivan Sokolov (2619) Matei-Marius Ignat (1994)	1-0	32	2024
Ivan Sokolov (2619) Valentin Economescu (2010)	1-0	49	2024
Ivan Sokolov (2598) Paul-Nicolae Ciciovean (1717)	1-0	31	2024
Ivan Sokolov (2598) Roberto Florin Neagu (2124)	1-0	43	2024
Ivan Sokolov (2598) Ianis-Mihai Tarciuc (1810)	1-0	19	2024
Ivan Sokolov (2598) Matei-Andrei Coicev (2175)	1-0	65	2024
Ivan Sokolov (2589) Thomas Beerdsen (2510)	1-0	29	2024
Ivan Sokolov (2589) Thomas Beerdsen (2510)	1-0	60	2024
Ivan Sokolov (2619) Polina Shuvalova (2347)	0-1	36	2024
Ivan Sokolov (2598) Sasha-Matei Craciun (2108)	0-1	74	2024

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