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GM Ivan Sokolov

Ivan Sokolov

Photo: Maria Emelianova/Chess.com.

Full name

Ivan Sokolov

Born

Jun 13, 1968 (age 55)‎

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 Ovidiu Craciun (1713)	1-0	24	2023
Ivan Sokolov Adrian-Simion Secheres (2281)	1-0	29	2023
Ivan Sokolov Robin-Alexandru Dragomirescu (2353)	1-0	40	2023
Ivan Sokolov Viorel Iordachescu (2498)	1-0	75	2023
Ivan Sokolov (2590) Steegersee (2425)	1-0	61	2022
Ivan Sokolov (2590) Eduardo Garcia Brion (2175)	1-0	49	2022
Ivan Sokolov (2590) Ricardo Aranos Garcia (1971)	1-0	21	2022
Ivan Sokolov (2590) VitorBronson (2474)	0-1	61	2022
Ivan Sokolov (2590) GHANDEEVAM2003 (3047)	0-1	33	2022
Ivan Sokolov (2594) Robin Swinkels (2514)	0-1	66	2021

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