- Gennadi Sosonko
Gennadi (Gennady, Genna) Borisovich Sosonko ( _ru. Геннадий Борисович Сосонко; born
18 May 1943 , Troitsk,Russia ) is a Dutchchess Grandmaster (GM).At the beginning of his career, in 1958, he won in the
Leningrad juniors championship.Sosonko moved from the
Soviet Union to theNetherlands viaIsrael in 1972.He won the Dutch Championship in 1973 and 1978 (jointly).His tournament record includes 1st at Wijk aan Zee 1977, 1st atNijmegen 1978, 3rd atAmsterdam 1980, 1st at Wijk aan Zee 1981, 3rd atTilburg 1982 and 4th atHaninge 1988. He also drew a match withJan Timman (+1 =0 −1) in 1984.Sosonko played eleven times for Dutch team at the
Chess Olympiad s in 1974-84, and 1988-96. He won two individual medals: gold inHaifa (1976), bronze inNice (1974), and two medals for team: silver in Haifa (1976), and bronze inThessaloniki (1988).Sosonko was awarded the
International Master (IM) title in 1974 and the GM title in 1976.External links
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* [http://www.olimpbase.org/players/66emk4mg.html OlimpBase]
* [http://www.chessbase.com/newsdetail.asp?newsid=155 Chessbase bio]
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