Maxim Sorokin

Russian chess grandmaster (1968–2007)

Maxim Sorokin

Country| Russia
Argentina (1998–2002)
Born| (1968-01-22)January 22, 1968
Izhevsk, Soviet Union
Died| June 30, 2007(2007-06-30) (aged 39)
Elista, Russia
Title| Grandmaster (1992)
Peak rating| 2599 (April 2005)

Maxim Sorokin (22 January 1968 – 30 June 2007) was a Russian chess Grandmaster (1992). In 1998–2002 he played for Argentina.

In 2004 he tied for first with Saidali Iuldachev in the Murzagaliev Memorial in Uralsk, Kazakhstan.[1] In 2007 he coached Sergei Rublevsky in the 2007 Candidates matches in Elista. Sorokin died on 30 June 2007 due to complications from a recent automobile accident.[2]

## References

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1. ^ "Murzagaliev 1st Mem. - Kazakhstan". World Chess Federation. Retrieved 8 June 2010.
2. ^ "GM Maxim Sorokin died". Chessdom. July 2007. Retrieved 5 May 2011.

## External links

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* Maxim Sorokin player profile and games at Chessgames.com
* ChessBase.com - Chess News - GM Maxim Sorokin dies after traffic accident

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