| ECO A07 in 2002 play it! sokolov ivan defeats white's vaganian rafael in 52 moves | 1. Nf3 d5 2. g3 c6 3. Bg2 Bg4 4. O-O Nd7 5. d3 e5 6. e4 dxe4 7. dxe4 Ngf6 8. h3 Bh5 9. Qe1 Bc5 10. b4 Bb6 11. Bb2 Bxf3 12. Bxf3 O-O 13. Nd2 Qe7 14. Nc4 Bc7 15. a4 Rfd8 16. Ba3 Qe6 17. Qc3 Qxh3 18. Bg2 Qh5 19. f3 Qg5 20. Kf2 Nh5 21. g4 Nf4 22. Rh1 b5 23. Ne3 Bb6 24. Bf1 Bd4 25. Qe1 Nf6 26. Rd1 Bxe3+ |
| ECO A06 in 2002 play it! sokolov ivan defeats white's werle jan in 52 moves | 1. Nf3 d5 2. d4 Nf6 3. c4 c6 4. Nc3 a6 5. e3 b5 6. cxd5 cxd5 7. Ne5 e6 8. Bd3 Nbd7 9. O-O Bb7 10. f4 Be7 11. Qf3 O-O 12. g4 b4 13. Ne2 Ne4 14. Ng3 Nxe5 15. dxe5 Nc5 16. Bb1 d4 17. e4 Bh4 18. f5 Bxg3 19. hxg3 d3 20. Be3 Nxe4 21. fxe6 f6 22. e7 Qxe7 23. Bxd3 Nd2 24. Qf5 g6 25. Qf4 fxe5 26. Bc4+ Kh8 |
| ECO A06 in 1993 play it! sokolov ivan defeats white's lobron eric in 118 moves | 1. Nf3 d5 2. d4 c6 3. c4 dxc4 4. a4 e6 5. Nc3 Bb4 6. Bd2 Nf6 7. e3 O-O 8. Bxc4 Nbd7 9. O-O c5 10. Qe2 b6 11. Rfd1 Bb7 12. Rac1 Qe7 13. Ba6 Bxa6 14. Qxa6 e5 15. dxc5 Nxc5 16. Qc4 a5 17. e4 Rac8 18. Nb5 Bxd2 19. Nxd2 Rcd8 20. Qe2 Nxa4 21. Nc4 Rxd1+ 22. Rxd1 Qb4 23. Nbd6 Qc5 24. g4 h6 25. h4 Qc7 26. Nxe5 Nc5 27. Qc4 b5 28. Qxb5 Ncxe4 29. Nxe4 Nxe4 30. Qd5 Qc2 31. Rf1 a4 32. h5 Ng5 33. f4 Nh3+ 34. Kh1 Nxf4 35. Qf3 Ne6 36. Nxf7 Qc7 37. Qe4 Ng5 38. Nxh6+ gxh6 39. Qg6+ Qg7 40. Rxf8+ Kxf8 41. Qd6+ Kg8 42. Qd5+ Qf7 43. Qd8+ Kg7 44. Qd4+ Qf6 45. Qd7+ Nf7 46. Qxa4 Qxb2 47. Qd7 Qf2 48. Qe6 Qf6 49. Qd7 Qd6 50. Qf5 Ng5 51. Qc8 Qe6 52. Qc3+ Kf7 53. Qc7+ Ke8 54. Qb8+ Kd7 55. Qa7+ Kc6 56. Qa4+ Kd5 57. Qd1+ Ke4 58. Qf1 Qd5 59. Kh2 Qa2+ |
| ECO A09 in 2002 play it! sokolov ivan defeats white's jirovsky milos in 104 moves | 1. Nf3 d5 2. c4 c6 3. d4 Nf6 4. Nc3 dxc4 5. a4 Bf5 6. e3 e6 7. Bxc4 Nbd7 8. O-O Bb4 9. Qe2 Bg4 10. Rd1 Qa5 11. Bd2 Qh5 12. h3 Bxf3 13. Qxf3 Qxf3 14. gxf3 a5 15. Ne4 Ke7 16. Rac1 Rhd8 17. Bb3 Bxd2 18. Rxd2 Ra6 19. Kf1 Rb6 20. Ba2 Rb4 21. b3 e5 22. Ng3 g6 23. dxe5 Nxe5 24. Rxd8 Kxd8 25. Ke2 Kc7 26. f4 Ned7 27. Kd3 b6 28. Kc2 Nc5 29. Rd1 Nd5 30. Rd2 f5 31. Rd1 b5 32. h4 bxa4 33. bxa4 Kd6 34. Ne2 Nxa4 35. Bxd5 cxd5 36. Ra1 Rc4+ 37. Kb1 Kc5 38. Nd4 Kb4 39. Ka2 Nc3+ 40. Kb2 a4 41. h5 Rc8 42. hxg6 hxg6 43. Rc1 a3+ 44. Ka1 Kc4 45. Ne2 Kd3 46. Nxc3 Rxc3 47. Rg1 Ke2 48. Rg2 Kf3 49. Rxg6 Kxf2 50. Rf6 Kxe3 51. Rxf5 d4 52. Rd5 d3 |
| ECO A05 in 1987 play it! sokolov ivan defeats white's todorcevic miodr in 84 moves | 1. Nf3 Nf6 2. g3 b6 3. Bg2 Bb7 4. O-O e6 5. d3 d5 6. Nbd2 Nbd7 7. c4 Bd6 8. cxd5 exd5 9. Nd4 O-O 10. Nf5 Ne5 11. d4 Ng6 12. Nc4 Ne4 13. Ncxd6 cxd6 14. f3 Ng5 15. h4 Ne6 16. f4 Nc7 17. Bd2 Ne8 18. Qb3 Ne7 19. Ne3 Nf6 20. f5 Re8 21. Rf4 h5 22. Raf1 Qd7 23. g4 hxg4 24. Nxg4 Nh5 25. R4f2 Nc6 26. Qf3 Kf8 27. Ne5 dxe5 28. Qxh5 f6 29. Qh7 exd4 30. h5 Qf7 31. Rc1 Ke7 32. h6 Rg8 33. b4 Rac8 34. Qg6 gxh6 35. Qxh6 Ne5 36. Rxc8 Rxc8 37. Qh4 Qg7 38. b5 Rc4 39. Bf4 d3 40. exd3 Nxd3 41. Re2+ Kd7 42. Qh5 Nxf4 |
| ECO A06 in 2003 play it! sokolov ivan defeats white's vallejo pons fra in 72 moves | 1. Nf3 d5 2. d4 Nf6 3. c4 c6 4. Nc3 a6 5. e3 b5 6. b3 Bg4 7. h3 Bxf3 8. gxf3 Nbd7 9. f4 e6 10. c5 Ne4 11. Nxe4 dxe4 12. Bg2 f5 13. f3 Nf6 14. fxe4 fxe4 15. Qc2 Qd5 16. a4 b4 17. Bd2 g5 18. Rf1 Rg8 19. fxg5 Rxg5 20. Bxb4 Be7 21. Ba5 Rg3 22. O-O-O Rxe3 23. Kb2 Rb8 24. Bb6 Kd7 25. Ka2 Rg8 26. Rb1 Rgg3 27. Rfc1 Qxd4 28. Bf1 Nd5 29. Ba5 Bf6 30. Bc4 Ref3 31. Rf1 Ne3 32. Rxf3 Nxc2 33. Rxg3 Qf2 34. Rf1 Nb4+ 35. Ka3 Bb2+ 36. Kxb4 Qd2+ |
| ECO A04 in 1989 play it! sokolov ivan defeats white's eng miles anthon in 69 moves | 1. Nf3 c5 2. c4 Nc6 3. Nc3 Nd4 4. g3 Nxf3+ 5. exf3 b6 6. d4 cxd4 7. Qxd4 Bb7 8. Bf4 e6 9. Ke2 Ne7 10. Nb5 Nf5 11. Qd3 Bc5 12. Bh3 O-O 13. Bxf5 exf5 14. Bd6 Qf6 15. Rhb1 Rfe8+ 16. Kf1 Be4 17. fxe4 fxe4 18. Qe2 Bxd6 19. Nxd6 Qxd6 20. Rd1 Qh6 21. Kg1 d6 22. Rd4 e3 23. Rc1 exf2+ 24. Qxf2 Re6 25. Qd2 Qh5 26. Rxd6 Qc5+ 27. Rd4 Rae8 28. b4 Qc6 29. Qg2 Re1+ 30. Rxe1 Rxe1+ 31. Kf2 Re2+ 32. Kxe2 Qxg2+ 33. Ke3 g6 34. Rd2 Qf1 35. Kd4 |
| ECO A06 in 2000 play it! sokolov ivan defeats white's piket jeroen in 78 moves | 1. Nf3 d5 2. d4 c6 3. c4 Nf6 4. Nc3 a6 5. c5 Bf5 6. Bf4 Nbd7 7. e3 e6 8. Be2 Be7 9. Nd2 Bg6 10. O-O O-O 11. b4 Re8 12. Bg3 Qc8 13. Rc1 Bd8 14. f4 b6 15. cxb6 Bxb6 16. Na4 Qb7 17. Qb3 Bd8 18. Rc3 Be7 19. Nc5 Nxc5 20. bxc5 Qd7 21. Qb2 Bd8 22. Rb3 Ne4 23. Rb7 Qc8 24. Nxe4 Bxe4 25. Rc1 Re7 26. Rxe7 Bxe7 27. Rc3 Rb8 28. Qa3 Rb1+ 29. Kf2 e5 30. dxe5 g5 31. Rb3 gxf4 32. exf4 Ra1 33. Rb6 Qf5 34. Rxc6 d4 35. Rc7 Bh4 36. Bxh4 Qxf4+ 37. Qf3 Bxf3 38. Rc8+ Kg7 39. Bf6+ Kh6 |
| ECO A07 in 2001 play it! sokolov ivan defeats white's aronian levon in 104 moves | 1. Nf3 d5 2. g3 c6 3. Bg2 Bg4 4. c4 dxc4 5. Ne5 Be6 6. Na3 g6 7. Naxc4 Bg7 8. O-O Nf6 9. d3 O-O 10. Qc2 Nd5 11. a3 b5 12. e4 Nc7 13. Rd1 bxc4 14. dxc4 Qc8 15. Nd3 Rd8 16. Bg5 Re8 17. Rac1 Nd7 18. b3 a5 19. Bf4 a4 20. b4 Nb6 21. e5 Bxc4 22. Be3 Bb3 23. Qxc6 Nbd5 24. Re1 Ra6 25. Qc5 Qb8 26. Qd4 Ne6 27. Qb2 Nxe3 28. Rxe3 Rd8 29. Nc5 Nxc5 30. bxc5 e6 31. h4 Qc7 32. Kh2 Ra5 33. Qc3 Rc8 34. c6 Rxe5 35. Rxe5 Bxe5 36. Qb4 Qd6 37. Qb7 Rc7 38. Qb8+ Kg7 39. Qb4 h5 40. Qe4 Bb2 41. Re1 Bxa3 42. Re3 Bc5 43. Rd3 Bd5 44. Qxa4 Qxc6 45. Qa1+ Kh7 46. Qf6 Bf8 47. Bxd5 exd5 48. Qd8 Bg7 49. Rxd5 Qb6 50. Rd2 Qa7 51. Qd5 Qb7 52. Qa2 Rc1 |
| ECO A05 in 1987 play it! sokolov ivan defeats white's drasko milan in 54 moves | 1. Nf3 Nf6 2. d4 g6 3. c4 Bg7 4. Nc3 d5 5. e3 O-O 6. b4 Be6 7. Qb3 a5 8. c5 Ne4 9. Bb2 b6 10. cxb6 axb4 11. Qxb4 c5 12. Qb5 Ra6 13. Nxe4 Rxb6 14. Qe2 dxe4 15. Ne5 Nd7 16. f4 exf3 17. Nxf3 Nf6 18. Bc3 Ne4 19. Qc2 Nxc3 20. Qxc3 cxd4 21. Nxd4 Qb8 22. Bd3 Rc8 23. Qa3 Bxd4 24. exd4 Qf4 25. Be2 Rc2 26. Rf1 Rxe2+ 27. Kxe2 Bc4+ |
| ECO A07 in 2003 play it! sokolov ivan defeats white's maiwald jens uwe in 40 moves | 1. Nf3 d5 2. g3 c6 3. Bg2 Bg4 4. O-O Nd7 5. d3 e6 6. c4 Bd6 7. cxd5 exd5 8. Nc3 Ne7 9. h3 Bh5 10. e4 O-O 11. exd5 cxd5 12. Bg5 f6 13. Be3 Ne5 14. Nb5 N7c6 15. Rc1 Re8 16. Nxe5 Bxd1 17. Bxd5+ Kf8 18. Nf7 Qd7 19. Nbxd6 Rxe3 20. fxe3 Bh5 |
| ECO A05 in 1999 play it! sokolov ivan defeats white's kasimdzhanov rus in 48 moves | 1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 c6 3. d4 d5 4. e3 Bf5 5. Bd3 Bxd3 6. Qxd3 e6 7. O-O Nbd7 8. Nbd2 Be7 9. b3 a5 10. a3 O-O 11. Bb2 Qb6 12. Rab1 Qa6 13. e4 dxe4 14. Nxe4 Nxe4 15. Qxe4 a4 16. d5 cxd5 17. cxd5 axb3 18. dxe6 Qxe6 19. Qxb7 Nc5 20. Qb4 Nd3 21. Qc3 Nxb2 22. Qxb2 Rxa3 23. Nd4 Qf6 24. Rfe1 Ra2 |
| ECO A06 in 2001 play it! sokolov ivan defeats white's nielsen peter he in 103 moves | 1. Nf3 d5 2. d4 c6 3. c4 Nf6 4. Nc3 dxc4 5. a4 Bf5 6. Ne5 Nbd7 7. Nxc4 Nb6 8. Ne5 a5 9. f3 Nfd7 10. Bf4 Nxe5 11. Bxe5 f6 12. Bg3 Bg6 13. e4 e6 14. Be2 Bb4 15. O-O O-O 16. Bf2 f5 17. Qb3 Kh8 18. e5 Nd5 19. Rfc1 f4 20. Nxd5 cxd5 21. Bd3 Bxd3 22. Qxd3 Qd7 23. Rc2 Rfc8 24. Rac1 Rc6 25. Rxc6 bxc6 26. g3 Rf8 27. Kg2 h6 28. Qa6 fxg3 29. hxg3 Rc8 30. Be3 Rc7 31. Qb6 Kh7 32. b3 Ba3 33. Rc3 Bb4 34. Rc2 Qc8 35. Kf2 Kg8 36. Ke2 Qd7 37. Bd2 Bxd2 38. Kxd2 Qf7 39. Qxa5 Rb7 40. Qc3 Qg6 41. f4 Qe4 42. b4 h5 43. Kc1 c5 44. b5 cxd4 45. Qc8+ Kh7 46. Rh2 Qe1+ 47. Kc2 d3+ 48. Kb3 Qb1+ 49. Rb2 Qd1+ 50. Kb4 Ra7 51. Qxe6 Qe1+ 52. Ka3 |
| ECO A07 in 2000 play it! sokolov ivan defeats white's ricardi pablo in 90 moves | 1. Nf3 d5 2. g3 g6 3. Bg2 Bg7 4. c4 c6 5. cxd5 cxd5 6. d4 Nh6 7. Bxh6 Bxh6 8. Nc3 O-O 9. h4 Nc6 10. h5 g5 11. e3 f5 12. Nd2 e6 13. f4 Kh8 14. Nf3 Bd7 15. Ne2 Rg8 16. Kf2 Rc8 17. Rc1 Qa5 18. a3 g4 19. Ne1 Nb8 20. Nc3 Rc7 21. Nd3 Rgc8 22. Qd2 Bf8 23. Ra1 Qb6 24. Rac1 Be8 25. Nc5 Qd6 26. b4 a6 27. h6 b6 28. Qb2 Qe7 29. Nd3 Nd7 30. Ne5 Nf6 31. Ne2 Kg8 32. Rxc7 Rxc7 33. Nc1 Ba4 34. Nb3 Qd8 35. Rc1 Bxh6 36. Rc3 Qc8 37. Rxc7 Qxc7 38. Qc1 Qxc1 39. Nxc1 Bf8 40. Ncd3 h5 41. Ke1 Kg7 42. Kd2 Bb5 43. Nb2 a5 44. Kc3 axb4+ 45. axb4 Ne4+ |
| ECO A07 in 2001 play it! sokolov ivan defeats white's aronian levon in 126 moves | 1. Nf3 d5 2. g3 c6 3. Bg2 Bg4 4. c4 dxc4 5. Na3 Nf6 6. Nxc4 g6 7. b3 Bg7 8. Bb2 O-O 9. O-O Qc8 10. Re1 Rd8 11. Rc1 Na6 12. Qc2 Qf5 13. Qxf5 Bxf5 14. Na5 Rd7 15. Ne5 Rc7 16. Nxb7 Rxb7 17. Rxc6 Nb4 18. Rc4 Rab8 19. Bxb7 Rxb7 20. Rec1 Nxa2 21. Ra1 Nb4 22. Ra4 Nbd5 23. Nc6 Rxb3 24. Bd4 Ne4 25. Rxa7 Bxd4 26. Nxd4 Nxd2 27. Ra8+ Kg7 28. Nxf5+ gxf5 29. Rd4 Nb6 30. Rb8 Ne4 31. Rb7 Kf6 32. Kg2 Rb2 33. h4 Nd6 34. Rb8 Nbc4 35. Rxb2 Nxb2 36. Rb4 Nbc4 37. Rb8 Ne5 38. Rh8 Kg7 39. Ra8 h5 40. f3 Kf6 41. Kf2 Ng6 42. Ra4 e6 43. e3 Ke7 44. Ke2 Kf6 45. Ra6 Nc4 46. Rc6 Nce5 47. Rc5 Ne7 48. Ra5 Nd5 49. Rc5 Ne7 50. Rc7 Nd5 51. Rc8 Kg6 52. Rg8+ Kh7 53. Rc8 Kg6 54. Rc5 Kf6 55. Rc8 Ne7 56. Rh8 Kg6 57. Ra8 Nd5 58. Rg8+ Kf6 59. Rg5 Nc3+ 60. Kf2 Nd1+ 61. Ke2 Nc3+ 62. Kf2 Nd1+ 63. Ke1 Nxf3+ |
| ECO A06 in 2000 play it! sokolov ivan defeats white's van der sterren in 84 moves | 1. Nf3 d5 2. d4 c6 3. c4 Nf6 4. cxd5 cxd5 5. Nc3 e6 6. Bg5 h6 7. Bh4 Nc6 8. e3 Be7 9. Bd3 O-O 10. O-O a6 11. Rc1 Bd7 12. Ne5 Rc8 13. f4 Ne8 14. Bxe7 Nxe7 15. Qb3 Nd6 16. Nxd7 Qxd7 17. Na4 Rxc1 18. Rxc1 Rc8 19. Nc5 Qd8 20. Rc3 Rb8 21. g3 a5 22. Qc2 Nc4 23. Bxc4 dxc4 24. Rxc4 b5 25. Rc3 Nd5 26. Ra3 b4 27. Rd3 Nxe3 28. Qe2 Nd5 29. Qe5 Ne7 30. f5 exf5 31. d5 Ng6 32. Qxf5 Rb6 33. Ne4 Rb5 34. Rd4 Ne7 35. Qe5 Rxd5 36. Rxd5 Nxd5 37. Nd6 Nf6 38. Kf1 Qc7 39. Qd4 Qc2 40. Kg1 Qb1+ 41. Kg2 Qxa2 42. Nc4 a4 |
| ECO A05 in 1995 play it! sokolov ivan defeats white's bosch jeroen in 86 moves | 1. Nf3 Nf6 2. d4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. Bf4 Bg7 5. e3 Bg4 6. Be2 O-O 7. Ne5 Bxe2 8. Qxe2 Nbd7 9. O-O-O Rc8 10. e4 Nb6 11. Kb1 c5 12. Nxd5 Nfxd5 13. exd5 Nxd5 14. Bg3 cxd4 15. Rxd4 e6 16. c4 Qb6 17. Qd2 Nb4 18. a3 Na6 19. Rd6 Qb3 20. Rc1 Nc5 21. f3 b5 22. Qb4 Qe3 23. Re1 Qg5 24. cxb5 Qf5+ 25. Ka2 Bxe5 26. Rxe5 Nd3 27. Rxf5 Nxb4+ 28. Kb3 gxf5 29. Kxb4 Rc2 30. b3 Rxg2 31. Rd7 Ra8 32. Ka5 Rb2 33. Rd3 Re2 34. Ka6 e5 35. Kb7 Re8 36. Kxa7 f4 37. Bh4 Re3 38. Rxe3 fxe3 39. b6 f5 40. b7 f4 41. Bg5 h6 42. Bf6 e4 43. Be5 exf3 |
| ECO A05 in 1999 play it! sokolov ivan defeats white's van wely loek in 68 moves | 1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. g3 O-O 5. Bg2 d5 6. Qb3 Nc6 7. d4 Ne4 8. cxd5 Qxd5 9. Qxb4 Nxb4 10. Nxd5 Nc2+ 11. Kd1 Nxa1 12. Nxc7 Nxf2+ 13. Ke1 Nxh1 14. Nxa8 Bd7 15. Nc7 Nc2+ 16. Kf1 Rc8 17. Bf4 h6 18. h4 e5 19. dxe5 Rxc7 20. e6 Ne3+ 21. Bxe3 Nxg3+ 22. Ke1 Bxe6 23. Bf4 Rc2 24. Bxg3 Rxb2 25. a3 Bd5 26. Bd6 b5 27. Bb4 Ra2 28. Kf2 a5 29. Bxa5 Rxa3 30. Be1 Ra4 31. Bf1 b4 32. Nd4 b3 33. Bc3 Ra2 34. Bh3 g6 |
| ECO A07 in 1994 play it! sokolov ivan defeats white's van der werf mar in 82 moves | 1. Nf3 d5 2. g3 c6 3. Bg2 Bg4 4. O-O Nd7 5. d4 e6 6. Nbd2 f5 7. c4 Bd6 8. b4 a6 9. Rb1 Ngf6 10. a4 O-O 11. c5 Bc7 12. Nb3 Ne4 13. Bb2 f4 14. Ne5 fxg3 15. hxg3 Nxe5 16. dxe5 Qg5 17. Nd4 Bxe5 18. f4 Bxd4+ 19. Qxd4 Qg6 20. Bxe4 dxe4 21. Qe3 Rad8 22. Be5 Qh5 23. Rf2 Rd5 24. Rh2 Qg6 25. Kg2 Rf7 26. Bd6 h6 27. Ra1 Rd7 28. Rhh1 b6 29. Kf2 bxc5 30. bxc5 e5 31. fxe5 Rf7+ 32. Ke1 Bxe2 33. e6 Rf3 34. Qxe2 Rxd6 35. cxd6 Qxg3+ 36. Kd1 Qxd6+ 37. Ke1 Qb4+ 38. Qd2 Re3+ 39. Kd1 Rd3 40. Qxd3 exd3 41. Re1 Qb2 |
| ECO A05 in 2007 play it! sokolov ivan defeats white's tisdall jonathan in 62 moves | 1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 c6 3. Nc3 d5 4. d4 e6 5. Bg5 h6 6. Bxf6 Qxf6 7. g3 Nd7 8. Bg2 dxc4 9. O-O Be7 10. Ne4 Qf5 11. Nfd2 Nb6 12. f4 O-O 13. Qc2 Rd8 14. e3 c5 15. dxc5 Bxc5 16. Nxc4 Nxc4 17. Qxc4 Bxe3+ 18. Kh1 Rd4 19. Qc7 Rxe4 20. Qd8+ Kh7 21. Qd3 Rb4 22. Qxe3 Bd7 23. Rad1 Qb5 24. Rf2 Rc8 25. Qxa7 Bc6 26. b3 Bxg2+ 27. Kxg2 Rc3 28. Rfd2 Re4 29. Qf2 Rce3 30. Kg1 Qh5 31. Rd3 Re2 |