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Sokolov, Ivan

Total Games

370

Wins

68

Draws

192

Losses

110

18.4% wins51.9% draws29.7% losses

Most Played Openings

E32 - Nimzo-Indian Defense: Classical Variation17E12 - Queen's Indian Defense17D85 - Grünfeld Defense: Exchange Variation11D15 - Slav Defense: Geller Gambit10C88 - Ruy Lopez: Closed8D37 - Queen's Gambit Declined: Harrwitz Attack7D36 - Queen's Gambit Declined: Exchange Variation, Reshevsky Variation7C89 - Ruy Lopez: Marshall Attack6C42 - Petrov's Defense6D43 - Semi-Slav Defense6

Most Faced Opponents

Timman, Jan H19 gamesAdams, Michael18 gamesShirov, Alexei16 gamesAdams,Mi15 gamesShort,N15 gamesTimman,J13 gamesShort, Nigel D12 gamesAronian,L11 gamesTopalov, Veselin10 gamesAnand, Viswanathan10 games

Featured Games

FCGFCG
0-1

Shirov, Alexei vs Sokolov, Ivan

FIDE-Wch k.o.

1999

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FCGFCG
1-0

Shirov, Alexei vs Sokolov, Ivan

FIDE-Wch k.o. g/25+10

1999

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FCGFCG
0-1

Sokolov, Ivan vs Shirov, Alexei

FIDE-Wch k.o.

1999

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FCGFCG
1-0

Gelfand,B vs Sokolov,Iv

Corus A

2006

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FCGFCG
1-0

Kasimdzhanov,R vs Sokolov,Iv

37th Olympiad

2006

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FCGFCG
1-0

Sokolov, Ivan vs Smyslov, Vassily

Biel Interzonal

1993

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FCGFCG
0-1

Sokolov,Ivan vs Hou Yifan

75th Tata Steel GpA

2013

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FCGFCG
1-0

Carlsen,M vs Sokolov,Ivan

75th Tata Steel GpA

2013

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FCGFCG
0-1

Sokolov,Iv vs Aronian,L

37th Olympiad

2006

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FCGFCG
1-0

Kramnik,V vs Sokolov,I

Corus A

2005

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Games (370)

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Timman, Jan H vs Sokolov, Ivan
1/2-1/2
NLD-ch 1997 D43
Sokolov, Ivan vs Timman, Jan H
1-0
Sigeman & Co 1997 D85
Smyslov, Vassily vs Sokolov, Ivan
1/2-1/2
Sigeman & Co 1997 B54
Short, Nigel D vs Sokolov, Ivan
1/2-1/2
Hoogovens 1997 C88
Sokolov, Ivan vs Khalifman, Alexander
1/2-1/2
Parnu-A 1996 A57
Kasparov, Gary vs Sokolov, Ivan
1-0
Yerevan ol (Men) 1996 C45
Sokolov, Ivan vs Morozevich, Alexander
1/2-1/2
Donner mem 1996 A44
Sokolov, Ivan vs Ivanchuk, Vassily
0-1
Hoogovens 1996 E32
Gelfand, Boris vs Sokolov, Ivan
1-0
Hoogovens 1996 A31
Sokolov, Ivan vs Jussupow, Artur
1-0
Nussloch 1996 A92
Timman, Jan H vs Sokolov, Ivan
1/2-1/2
Hoogovens 1996 D77
Svidler, Peter vs Sokolov, Ivan
0-1
Koop Tjuchem 1996 C89
Sokolov, Ivan vs Portisch, Lajos
1/2-1/2
Jakarta Gunadarma 1996 D37
Sokolov, Ivan vs Kamsky, Gata
1-0
Donner mem 1996 A61
Sokolov, Ivan vs Short, Nigel D
0-1
Koop Tjuchem 1996 D55
Sokolov, Ivan vs Ljubojevic, Ljubomir
1/2-1/2
NLD-chT playoff 1996 D58
Shirov, Alexei vs Sokolov, Ivan
1-0
Koop Tjuchem 1996 C88
Sokolov, Ivan vs Timman, Jan H
1/2-1/2
Koop Tjuchem 1996 E32
Timman, Jan H vs Sokolov, Ivan
1/2-1/2
NLD-ch playoff 1996 C02
Adams, Michael vs Sokolov, Ivan
1/2-1/2
New York CITS 1996 C90
Sokolov, Ivan vs Timman, Jan H
1/2-1/2
Yerevan ol (Men) 1996 D63
Sokolov, Ivan vs Gelfand, Boris
1/2-1/2
Koop Tjuchem 1996 E97
Sokolov, Ivan vs Short, Nigel D
1/2-1/2
Parnu-A 1996 E11
Sokolov, Ivan vs Timman, Jan H
0-1
NLD-ch playoff 1996 D43
Anand, Viswanathan vs Sokolov, Ivan
0-1
Hoogovens 1996 C88
Khalifman, Alexander vs Sokolov, Ivan
1-0
Parnu-A 1996 E61
Sokolov, Ivan vs Kortschnoj, Viktor
1-0
New York CITS 1996 E44
Sokolov, Ivan vs Timman, Jan H
1/2-1/2
Donner mem 1996 E32
Sokolov, Ivan vs Leko, Peter
1/2-1/2
Koop Tjuchem 1996 A33
Timman, Jan H vs Sokolov, Ivan
0-1
NLD-ch playoff 1996 D15
Kortschnoj, Viktor vs Sokolov, Ivan
0-1
Koop Tjuchem 1996 D15
Sokolov, Ivan vs Shirov, Alexei
0-1
Yerevan ol (Men) 1996 D15
Ivanchuk, Vassily vs Sokolov, Ivan
1-0
Donner mem 1996 C89
Shirov, Alexei vs Sokolov, Ivan
1/2-1/2
Hoogovens 1996 C88
Sokolov, Ivan vs Adams, Michael
1/2-1/2
EU-ch Rapid-30' 1996 E14
Short, Nigel D vs Sokolov, Ivan
1/2-1/2
Parnu-A 1996 C89
Sokolov, Ivan vs Timman, Jan H
0-1
NLD-ch playoff 1996 D46
Sokolov, Ivan vs Adams, Michael
0-1
Hoogovens 1996 A40
Sokolov, Ivan vs Timman, Jan H
1/2-1/2
NLD-ch 1996 E48
Sokolov, Ivan vs Topalov, Veselin
1-0
Hoogovens 1996 A67
Leko, Peter vs Sokolov, Ivan
1/2-1/2
Hoogovens 1996 C63
Sokolov, Ivan vs Adams, Michael
1/2-1/2
Hoogovens op 1995 E38
Svidler, Peter vs Sokolov, Ivan
1/2-1/2
Groningen 1995 C45
Shirov, Alexei vs Sokolov, Ivan
1-0
Internet m 1995 E25
Adams, Michael vs Sokolov, Ivan
1/2-1/2
Leon 1995 C80
Sokolov, Ivan vs Short, Nigel D
1/2-1/2
Hoogovens op 1995 E35
Sokolov, Ivan vs Shirov, Alexei
1/2-1/2
Leon 1995 D48
Leko, Peter vs Sokolov, Ivan
1/2-1/2
Groningen 1995 C89
Sokolov, Ivan vs Anand, Viswanathan
0-1
PCA/Intel-GP 1995 E41
Sokolov, Ivan vs Short, Nigel D
1-0
PCA/Intel-GP 1995 D36
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