Andrei Sokolov (Latvian chess player)

Andrei Yuryevich Sokolov (Russian: Андрей Юрьевич Соколов, Latvian: Andrejs Sokolovs; born 23 February 1972) is a Soviet/Latvian chess player. He was awarded the International Master title in 1992.

Andrei Sokolov
Full nameAndrei Yuryevich Sokolov
Country Soviet Union
 Latvia
Born (1972-02-23) 23 February 1972
TitleInternational Master (1992)
FIDE rating2516 (October 2023)
Peak rating2532 (January 2018)

Biography

In the late 1980s and early 1990s Andrei Sokolov was one of the best chess players in Latvia. He regularly participated in the Latvian Chess Championship. Best results - 2nd place in 1990 (won Edvīns Ķeņģis) and in 1994 (won Valerij Zhuravliov).[1][2] Andrei Sokolov played for Latvia in Chess Olympiads:[3]

Andrei Sokolov played for Latvia in European Team Chess Championship:[4]

  • In 1992, at fourth board in Debrecen (+0 −1 =6);

Since 2002 Sokolov rarely participated in serious chess tournaments, but keep place in the top ten players in Latvia according to the FIDE rating. He currently live in Veliky Novgorod and playing in fast chess tournaments.[5] In 2013 Sokolov won the Open Championship of Novgorod Oblast in rapid and blitz chess.[6]

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