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GM Bartosz Socko

Bartosz Socko

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Full name

Bartosz Socko

Born

Nov 10, 1978 (age 46)‎

Place of birth

Piaseczno, Poland

Federation

Poland

Rating

Bio

Bartosz Socko is a Polish Grandmaster.

Most Played Openings

White Pieces

Sicilian Defense: Open, Najdorf, English Attack (46 games)

Sicilian Defense: Open, Scheveningen, English Attack with 7.f3 (34 games)

Sicilian Defense: Taimanov, Bastrikov Variation (29 games)

Sicilian Defense: Open, Classical, Richter-Rauzer Variation (27 games)

Sicilian Defense: Open, Pelikán and Sveshnikov, Chelyabinsk Variation (26 games)

Black Pieces

King's Indian Defense: Normal, Fianchetto, Karlsbad, Panno Variation (50 games)

Ruy López Opening: Morphy Defense, Keres, Breyer, Zaitsev Hybrid Variation (43 games)

French Defense: Winawer, Advance, Poisoned Pawn Variation (35 games)

French Defense: Exchange Variation (30 games)

French Defense: King's Indian Attack (26 games)

Games

Players	Result	Moves	Year
Bartosz Socko (2550) Pierre Bailet (2492)	1-0	51	2024
Bartosz Socko (2550) Johannes von Mettenheim (2292)	1-0	36	2024
Bartosz Socko (2556) Belinda Vega Gutierrez (2135)	1-0	19	2024
Bartosz Socko (2556) Lennis Martinez Ramirez (2449)	1-0	34	2024
Bartosz Socko (2551) Bartlomiej Turski (2318)	1-0	44	2024
Bartosz Socko (2551) Pablo Salinas Herrera (2487)	1-0	59	2024
Bartosz Socko (2554) Lukasz Butkiewicz (2334)	1-0	50	2024
Bartosz Socko (2554) Marcin Krzyzanowski (2509)	1-0	39	2024
Bartosz Socko (2554) Nadav Zemach (2414)	1-0	49	2024
Bartosz Socko (2554) Alan Pichot (2649)	1-0	40	2024

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