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M Socko 
Photo © Farid Khayrulin; courtesy of Zahir Ahmadov.  
Monika Socko
Number of games in database: 194
Years covered: 1992 to 2008
Current FIDE rating: 2434
Highest rating achieved in database: 2505
Overall record: +77 -48 =69 (57.5%)*
   * Overall winning percentage = (wins+draws/2) / total games
      Based on games in the database; may be incomplete.

MOST PLAYED OPENINGS
With the White pieces:
 Nimzo Indian (16) 
    E32 E39 E46 E42 E48
 King's Indian (12) 
    E92 E70 E76 E98 E63
 Slav (11) 
    D10 D11 D15
 Queen's Gambit Declined (6) 
    D31 D37 D35
 Uncommon Opening (6) 
    A00
 Modern Benoni (5) 
    A57 A69 A58
With the Black pieces:
 French Defense (40) 
    C05 C06 C18 C01 C11
 French Tarrasch (20) 
    C05 C06 C07
 King's Indian (11) 
    E63 E92 E98 E76 E90
 Queen's Pawn Game (9) 
    A45 A40 A41 A46 E00
 French Winawer (8) 
    C18 C17 C15
 Pirc (7) 
    B09 B08 B07
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MONIKA SOCKO
(born Mar-24-1978) Poland

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Grandmaster. Monika Socko is married to Bartosz Socko. She won the Polish Women's Championship in 2008.

 page 1 of 8; games 1-25 of 194  PGN Download
Game  ResultMoves Year Event/LocaleOpening
1. Kholmov vs M Socko  1-022 1992 Wisla BES opC05 French, Tarrasch
2. M Brodsky vs M Socko  1-034 1992 Karvina opC06 French, Tarrasch
3. M Fierro-Baquero vs M Socko  1-075 1993 Wch U16 GirlsC01 French, Exchange
4. M Socko vs Kholmov  ½-½53 1993 Warsaw opA46 Queen's Pawn Game
5. Oral vs M Socko  1-036 1994 Cappelle op 10thC06 French, Tarrasch
6. M Litinskaya-Shul vs M Socko  ½-½21 1996 Warsaw op (Women)E68 King's Indian, Fianchetto, Classical Variation, 8.e4
7. M Litinskaya-Shul vs M Socko  ½-½48 1997 POL-chTE71 King's Indian, Makagonov System (5.h3)
8. Movsesian vs M Socko  1-035 1998 MK Cafe Cup-AC02 French, Advance
9. M Socko vs Chiburdanidze 0-122 1998 Elista ol (Women)E15 Queen's Indian
10. Xie Jun vs M Socko  1-035 1998 Elista ol (Women)C06 French, Tarrasch
11. M Socko vs J Stocek  ½-½31 1999 Passau op 7thA47 Queen's Indian
12. M Socko vs A Galliamova-Ivanchuk  0-161 2000 Women's OlympiadD20 Queen's Gambit Accepted
13. J Dworakowska vs M Socko  1-052 2001 ch-POL wC18 French, Winawer
14. M Socko vs Khurtsidze  0-137 2001 2nd ch-EUR WomenE38 Nimzo-Indian, Classical, 4...c5
15. M Socko vs M Szymanska  1-046 2001 TCh-POLE32 Nimzo-Indian, Classical
16. M Socko vs A Kucypera  1-045 2001 ch-POL wA69 Benoni, Four Pawns Attack, Main line
17. M Socko vs B Kharashkina  1-035 2001 2nd ch-EUR WomenD50 Queen's Gambit Declined
18. M Socko vs M Medic  1-086 2001 2nd ch-EUR WomenE39 Nimzo-Indian, Classical, Pirc Variation
19. M Socko vs R Gjergji  1-039 2001 EuTChwD50 Queen's Gambit Declined
20. L Mkrtchian vs M Socko  1-044 2001 FIDE WCh Women KOC05 French, Tarrasch
21. M Socko vs M Krupa  1-043 2001 ch-POL wA57 Benko Gambit
22. E Fatalibekova vs M Socko  0-149 2001 2nd ch-EUR WomenA45 Queen's Pawn Game
23. B Grabarska vs M Socko  1-039 2001 TCh-POLB15 Caro-Kann
24. M Socko vs A Elschner  1-081 2001 Frauen Bundesliga -2E32 Nimzo-Indian, Classical
25. E Andrzejewska vs M Socko  0-137 2001 ch-POL wB06 Robatsch
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Kibitzer's Corner
Apr-12-04   HailM0rphy: Another candidate for the coolest name award :)(But so I don't get in trouble) I think he plays with a very unique...defensive..style..type of play..of chess...wich is cool too...?
Apr-12-04
Premium Chessgames Member
  tamar: <HailM0rphy> Monika's chess is not as pugnacious as her husband's-- Bartocz Socko
Apr-12-04
Premium Chessgames Member
  iron maiden: HailM0rphy, you might still get in trouble if you refer to Monica as "he". :)
Apr-14-04   HailM0rphy: Oops srry :)
But tomar still might get in trouble..<Monika's chess is not as pugnacious as her husband's-- Bartocz Socko> Her name is spelled with a C :)
Apr-14-04
Premium Chessgames Member
  tamar: <HailM0rphy> You say Monica, I say Monika, You say Bartocz, I say Bartosz. Monica, Monika, Bartocz, Bartosz, let's call the whole thing off.
Apr-19-04   HailM0rphy: Since were on the subject now, I made a new collection. Game Collection: People with funny names I only have 4 so far so suggestions would help :)
Apr-19-04   Calchexas: HailM0rphy: One player's named Barasz...
Apr-20-04   HailM0rphy: Whooops sorry forgot about vischer ;)
Dont get much better then this
Game Collection: Players With Funny Names
Jun-15-05   WTHarvey: Here are some puzzles from Monika's games: http://www.wtharvey.com/sock.html
Dec-24-06   BIDMONFA: Monika Socko

SOCKO, Monika
http://www.bidmonfa.com/socko_monik...
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Sep-18-07
Premium Chessgames Member
  Maroczy: Congratulations to Monika for winning the women's tournament in Baku.
Sep-18-07
Premium Chessgames Member
  ahmadov: Congratulations! She really did a good job in Baku...

Sep-18-07   alexapple: Socko got a GM norm!! congratulations!
Sep-18-07   Mameluk: Congratulations to Ahmadov for his photo report at chessbase!

Very fine that Socko won. She looks so much suffering at every photo. Probably naughty children.

Sep-19-07
Premium Chessgames Member
  ahmadov: <Mameluk: Congratulations to Ahmadov for his photo report at chessbase!> Thanks a lot <Mameluk>!
Feb-22-08   wolfmaster: She socked everybody at Baku.
Feb-24-08   Bratek: Congratulations on winning Polish womens championship 2008. <Mameluk:She looks so much suffering at every photo.Probably naughty children.>Monika has 3 children.Its certainly difficult for her especially as her husband is also a professional chessplayer!
Feb-24-08   slomarko: and she went undefeated too +7 -0 =4
Feb-26-08
Premium Chessgames Member
  whiteshark: Mistrzyni Polski Kobiet w szachach 2008!

Congratulations on winning Polish womens championship 2008! (+7 =4)

http://www.mp-kobiet.net/grafika/wi...
Tournament page: http://www.mp-kobiet.net/index.php

May-18-08   kwi: She got another GM norm at Kaupthing Open.

http://www.lecavalier.lu/K8-A-S9_el...

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