Alexey Sokolsky

Alexey Pavlovich Sokolsky (3 November 1908 Penza Governorate, Russian Empire – 27 December 1969 Minsk, USSR) was a Russian chess player of International Master strength in over-the-board chess,[1] a noted correspondence chess player, and an opening theoretician.

Sokolsky Memorial master-norm tournaments have been held regularly in Minsk since 1970.

[4] Sokolsky wrote over a dozen books.

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