Andrei Sokolov (Latvian chess player)
{{Short description|Latvian chess player}}
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| full_name = Andrei Yuryevich Sokolov
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| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1972|02|23|df=y}}
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| title =International Master (1992)
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| peakrating =2532 (January 2018)
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Andrei Yuryevich Sokolov ({{langx|ru|Андрей Юрьевич Соколов}}, {{langx|lv|Andrejs Sokolovs}}; born 23 February 1972) is a Soviet/Latvian chess player. He was awarded the International Master title in 1992.
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. He received 2nd place in 1990 (won Edvīns Ķeņģis) and in 1994 (won Valerij Zhuravliov).[http://al20102007.narod.ru/ch_repub/1990/ch_lat90.html Championship of Latvia, Riga 9-17.4.1990][http://www.365chess.com/tournaments/LAT-ch_1994 Latvia 1994]
Andrei Sokolov played for Latvia in Chess Olympiads:[http://www.olimpbase.org/players/vvlbhlzh.html Men's Chess Olympiads :: Andrei Sokolov]
- In 1994, at reserve board in the 31st Chess Olympiad in Moscow (+1 −1 =6);
- In 1996, at fourth board in the 32nd Chess Olympiad in Yerevan (+1 −1 =6).
Andrei Sokolov played for Latvia in European Team Chess Championship:[http://www.olimpbase.org/playerse/vvlbhlzh.html European Men's Team Chess Championship :: Andrei Sokolov]
- In 1992, at fourth board in Debrecen (+0 −1 =6);
Since 2002, Sokolov rarely participated in serious chess tournaments, but kept place in the top ten players in Latvia according to the FIDE rating. He currently lives in Veliky Novgorod and playing in fast chess tournaments.[http://skk-chess.ru/sportsmen?view=joomd&layout=detail&id=425 Соколов Андрей Юрьевич - Судейско-квалификационная комиссия Новгородской областной шахматной федерации] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140202103521/http://skk-chess.ru/sportsmen?view=joomd&layout=detail&id=425 |date=February 2, 2014 }} In 2013, Sokolov won the Open Championship of Novgorod Oblast in rapid and blitz chess.{{Cite web |url=http://novgorodchess.org/tournaments/reports/1189-championship-novgorod-region-in-rapid-chess-and-blitz-2013 |title=Championship Novgorod region in rapid chess and blitz 2013 |access-date=2014-02-05 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140208060003/http://novgorodchess.org/tournaments/reports/1189-championship-novgorod-region-in-rapid-chess-and-blitz-2013 |archive-date=2014-02-08 |url-status=dead }}
References
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External links
- {{FIDE}}
- {{Chessgames player|122258}}
- {{365Chess.com player|Andrei_Sokolovs}}
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Category:Latvian people of Russian descent
Category:Latvian chess players