GM Gennadi Sosonko

Kingdom of the Netherlands
Born 1943
Elo2595
FIDE Profile Wikipedia

Born in Russia and later settling in the Netherlands, Gennadi Sosonko is a Grandmaster, two-time Dutch champion, and respected chess writer. Rated 2595 at his peak, he brought expertise in the Catalan Opening, the Grunfeld Russian System, and the Queen's Gambit Accepted to the highest levels of competition.

Gennadi Sosonko

Associated Openings

As White

E01Catalan Opening: 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4...... 4.Bg266 games
E06Catalan Opening: 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4...... 5.Nf350 games
D97Grünfeld Defence, Russian System: 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4...... 7.e446 games
D98Grünfeld Defence, Russian System: 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4...... Bg421 games
D24Queen's Gambit Accepted: 1.d4 d5 2.c4...... 4.Nc314 games
D99Grünfeld Defence, Russian System: 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4...... 9.Qb311 games
E08Catalan Opening: 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4...... 7.Qc210 games
E07Catalan Opening: 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4...... Nbd710 games

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