| Andrei Sokolov | |
| Full Name: | Andrei Yuryevich Sokolov |
| Country: | |
| Birth Date: | 23 February 1972 |
| International Master (1992) | |
| Peakrating: | 2532 (January 2018) |
| Fideid: | 11600306 |
Andrei Yuryevich Sokolov (ru|Андрей Юрьевич Соколов, lv|Andrejs Sokolovs; born 23 February 1972) is a Soviet/Latvian chess player. He was awarded the International Master title in 1992.
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).[1] [2] Andrei Sokolov played for Latvia in Chess Olympiads:[3]
Andrei Sokolov played for Latvia in European Team Chess Championship:[4]
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.[5] In 2013, Sokolov won the Open Championship of Novgorod Oblast in rapid and blitz chess.[6]