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Russian chess grandmaster (1968–2007)
Maxim Sorokin
CountryRussia
Argentina (1998–2002)
Born(1968-01-22)January 22, 1968
Izhevsk, Soviet Union
DiedJune 30, 2007(2007-06-30) (aged 39)
Elista, Russia
TitleGrandmaster (1992)
Peak rating2599 (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. 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.

References

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

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