Career
He was awarded the International Master title in 1992. In the late 1980s and early 1990s Andrei Sokolov was one of the best chess players in Latvia. He was regularly participated in Latvian Chess Championship.
Andrei Sokolov played for Latvia in Chess Olympiads:
In 1994, at reserve board in the 31st Chess Olympiad in Moscow (+1 −1 =6);
In 1996, at fourth board in the 32nd Chess Olympiad in Yerevan (+1 −1 =6).
Andrei Sokolov played for Latvia in European Team Chess Championship:
In 1992, at fourth board in Debrecen (+0 −1 =6);
Since 2002 Sokolov rarely participated in serious chess tournaments, but keep place in the top ten players in Latvia according to the FIDE rating. He currently live in Veliky Novgorod and playing in fast chess tournaments.