Andrei Sokolov

Andrei Yurievich Sokolov (Russian: Андре́й Ю́рьевич Соколо́в; born 20 March 1963, in Vorkuta, Komi ASSR, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union) is a chess Grandmaster of Russian origin, now living in France. He was one of the leading players in the world in the late 1980s.

This article is about the Russian-French chess player. For the Latvian chess player, see Andrei Sokolov (Latvian chess player). For the Kazakhstani ice hockey player, see Andrei Sokolov (ice hockey).
Andrei Sokolov
Andrei Sokolov, 2008
Full nameAndrei Yurievich Sokolov
CountrySoviet Union (until 1992)
Russia (1992–2000)
France (since 2000)
Born (1963-03-20) 20 March 1963
Vorkuta, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union
TitleGrandmaster (1984)
FIDE rating2465 (April 2024)
Peak rating2645 (January 1987)
Peak rankingNo. 4 (January 1987)
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