Ivan Sokolov (chess player)
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 Ivan Sokolov at the 2004 Essent Tournament in Hoogeveen | |
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| Born | June 13, 1968 Jajce, SFR Yugoslavia |
| Title | Grandmaster (1987) |
| FIDE rating | 2595 (August 2021) |
| Peak rating | 2706 (January 2004) |
| Peak ranking | No. 13 (July 1996) |
Ivan Sokolov (Cyrillic: Иван Соколов; born 13 June 1968) is a Dutch-Bosnian chess player and writer. He was awarded the title of Grandmaster (GM) by FIDE in 1987.[1] Sokolov won the 1988 Yugoslav Championship and in 1995 and 1998 the Dutch Championship.
Before earning the GM title, he became a FIDE Master in 1985 and an International Master in 1986.[1] In 1987 and 1993 he won the Vidmar Memorial.[2]
In 2000 he won the 1st European Rapid Chess Championship in Neum edging out on tiebreak Alexey Dreev and Zurab Azmaiparashvili.[3]
Bibliography[]
- Sokolov, Ivan (1995). Nimzo-Indian Defence: Classical Variation. Cadogan Books. ISBN 978-18-5744-120-8.
- Sokolov, Ivan (1997). Sokolov's Best Games. Everyman Publishers. ISBN 978-18-5744-128-4.
- Sokolov, Ivan (2008). Winning Chess Middlegames: An Essential Guide to Pawn Structures. New In Chess. ISBN 978-90-5691-264-2.
- Sokolov, Ivan (2009). The Ruy Lopez Revisited: Offbeat Weapons & Unexplored Resources. New In Chess. ISBN 978-90-5691-297-0.
- Sokolov, Ivan (2012). The Strategic Nimzo-Indian: A Complete Guide to the Rubinstein Variation. New In Chess. ISBN 978-90-5691-378-6.
- Sokolov, Ivan (2013). Die hohe Schule des Mittelspiels im Schach: Gewinnen in d4 - Bauernstrukturen (in German). New In Chess (translated by Hansen, Hans). ISBN 978-90-5691-432-5.
- Sokolov, Ivan (2013). Sacrifice and Initiative in Chess: Seize the Moment to Get the Advantage. New In Chess. ISBN 978-90-5691-431-8.
- Sokolov, Ivan (2015). Ivan's Chess Journey: Games and Stories. Thinkers Publishing. ISBN 9789082256659.
- Sokolov, Ivan (2017). Chess Middlegame Strategies. Volume 1. Thinkers Publishing. ISBN 9789492510013.
|volume=has extra text (help) - Sokolov, Ivan (2018). Chess Middlegame Strategies. Volume 2: Opening meets Middlegame. Thinkers Publishing. ISBN 9789492510204.
|volume=has extra text (help) - Sokolov, Ivan (2019). Chess Middlegame Strategies. Volume 3: Strategy Meets Dynamics. Thinkers Publishing. ISBN 9789492510600.
|volume=has extra text (help) - Sokolov, Ivan; Salgado Lopez, Ivan (2019). The Chigorin Bible: A Classic Defence to the Ruy Lopez. Thinkers Publishing. ISBN 978-9492510419.
References[]
- ^ Jump up to: a b Gaige, Jeremy (1987). Chess Personalia, A Biobibliography. McFarland. p. 398. ISBN 0-7864-2353-6.
- ^ "Dr. Milan Vidmar Memorial Tournaments". sah-zveza.si. Archived from the original on 8 February 2012. Retrieved 6 April 2010.
- ^ Crowther, Mark (2000-10-09). "TWIC 309: 1st European Rapid Championships". The Week in Chess. Retrieved 9 January 2016.
External links[]
- Ivan Sokolov chess games at 365Chess.com
- Ivan Sokolov player profile and games at Chessgames.com
- Sagar Shah (2015-01-08). "Interview with Ivan Sokolov (1/2)". ChessBase. Retrieved 16 January 2016.
- Sagar Shah (2015-01-09). "Interview with Ivan Sokolov (2/2)". ChessBase. Retrieved 16 January 2016.
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