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Sokolov, Andrei
GM🇫🇷FIDE 627089· Male· France· Born in 1963
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Andrei Sokolov, a 63-year-old French Grandmaster, is rated 2446 and ranked 43rd among French players, and in the top 1% worldwide. He is currently in the 2400–2450 range. 30 rated games in the past year (≈57/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include SMM NLA 2026 round 2, SMM NLA 2026 round 1, and 3. Viktor-Kortschnoi-Memorial. Also played 1 rapid event (including Memorial Bernadette Riff 2025) recently. His peak of 2632 was reached at age 43 (Jan 2006); he also reached World #69 in Jan 2002 and spent 30 months in French top 10.
Awarded GM in 2001 (age 38).
Current rating
2446
Standard
Rpd2557·Blz—
All-time high
2632
−186 pts below
Jan 2006 · age 43
Jan 2006 · age 43
Activity
29
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
30 past 12 mo · ≈3/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#43
#43 · French players · of 17,422
30 months in National top 10 (2001–2008)
30 months in National top 10 (2001–2008)
Career timeline
23 entries2025
16th 60-65 player worldwide
at age 62 · rated 2453
Jan 2025
2020
Inactive for 16 months
paused at 2490 → returned at 2488
Mar 2020
2019
Re-crossed 2500
at age 56
Jun 2019
20th 55-60 player worldwide
at age 56 · rated 2507
Feb 2019
Re-crossed 2500
at age 56
Feb 2019
2017
Re-crossed 2500
at age 54
Jul 2017
Standard rating history
Activity & highlights
Evolution
-12
2458 → 2446
Tournaments
7
25 games
Score
15/ 2560.0%
7W16D2L
Top 3 wins
Top 2 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
7 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | Apr 2026 | 0.5/1 | #36 | 2309 | -1.9 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 1/1 | #18 | 3088 | +2.8 |
Round-Robin | Mar 2026 | 4/9 | #7 | 2385 | -8.5 |
Team | Sep 2025 | 1.5/2 | #13 | 2673 | +5.8 |
Round-Robin | Aug 2025 | 6/9 | #3 | 2408 | -2.8 |
Team | Aug 2025 | 1.5/2 | #21 | 2519 | +1.9 |
Team | Jun 2025 | 0.5/1 | #39 | 2474 | +0.2 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsChristian BauerGM
🇫🇷FRA·2557
+0 −2 =16
18 games·last met May 2025
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vsJean-Marc DegraeveGM
🇫🇷FRA·2504
+0 −2 =10
12 games·last met Jun 2022
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vsMatthieu CornetteGM
🇫🇷FRA·2556
+0 −0 =8
8 games·last met Mar 2026
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vsOlivier RenetGM
🇫🇷FRA·2390
+2 −0 =6
8 games·last met May 2023
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vsLaurent FressinetGM
🇫🇷FRA·2610
+0 −2 =6
8 games·last met May 2018
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Rankings
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France
#43
out of 24,420 players
Europe
#641
in continent
World
#1,058
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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