| ECO A06 in 1986 play it! sokolov ivan defeats black's spycher bernard in 50 moves | 1. Nf3 d5 2. d4 e6 3. c4 Nf6 4. Bg5 Be7 5. Nc3 O-O 6. e3 Nbd7 7. Qc2 c6 8. Rd1 dxc4 9. Bxc4 Nd5 10. Bxe7 Qxe7 11. O-O Nxc3 12. Qxc3 c5 13. Bb5 cxd4 14. Qxd4 Nf6 15. Ne5 a6 16. Be2 b5 17. Nc6 Qc7 18. Bf3 Bb7 19. Rc1 Rac8 20. Qb4 Kh8 21. Rc3 Qb6 22. a4 Rfe8 23. a5 Qxc6 24. Bxc6 Bxc6 25. Qd4 b4 |
| ECO A04 in 1999 play it! sokolov ivan defeats black's kudrin sergey in 61 moves | 1. Nf3 c5 2. c4 b6 3. Nc3 Bb7 4. e3 Nf6 5. d4 cxd4 6. exd4 e6 7. Bd3 Be7 8. O-O d5 9. cxd5 Nxd5 10. Re1 Nd7 11. Ne4 O-O 12. a3 N5f6 13. Ng3 Rc8 14. Bf4 Re8 15. Qe2 Nd5 16. Bd2 N7f6 17. Rad1 Nc7 18. Bf4 Ncd5 19. Bg5 Nc7 20. Ne5 g6 21. h4 Nfd5 22. Qg4 Nf6 23. Bxf6 Bxf6 24. h5 Re7 25. hxg6 hxg6 26. Nh5 Bg7 27. Nxg7 Kxg7 28. Re3 Nd5 29. Rh3 Qe8 30. Qg5 f5 31. Rh6 |
| ECO A07 in 2001 play it! sokolov ivan defeats black's feygin michail in 129 moves | 1. Nf3 d5 2. g3 Nf6 3. Bg2 Bg4 4. c4 c6 5. cxd5 cxd5 6. Ne5 Bf5 7. Nc3 Nbd7 8. Qa4 Qc7 9. d4 e6 10. O-O Be7 11. Bf4 Qd8 12. Qb5 Qb6 13. Nxd7 Nxd7 14. Rac1 a6 15. Qxb6 Nxb6 16. e4 dxe4 17. Nxe4 Nd5 18. Nd6+ Bxd6 19. Bxd6 Kd7 20. Be5 Rhc8 21. Bxg7 Rxc1 22. Rxc1 Rc8 23. Rxc8 Kxc8 24. a3 Kd7 25. Bf3 Kc6 26. Be2 Nb6 27. Kf1 Kd5 28. b3 Nc8 29. Ke1 Nd6 30. Kd2 Ne8 31. Bh8 f6 32. g4 Bb1 33. Bc4+ Kd6 34. f4 Ke7 35. Kc1 Be4 36. g5 fxg5 37. fxg5 Nd6 38. Be2 Kf7 39. Be5 Nb5 40. Bh5+ Bg6 41. Bf3 Nxa3 42. Bxb7 a5 43. d5 exd5 44. Bxd5+ Ke7 45. Bc7 Nb5 46. Bxa5 Kd6 47. Bc4 Nd4 48. Be1 Nf3 49. Bg3+ Kc5 50. h4 Kd4 51. Kb2 Nd2 52. Bf2+ Ke5 53. Bg8 Ne4 54. Be1 Kd4 55. b4 Nd6 56. Kb3 Ne4 57. Ka4 Nd6 58. Ka5 Nb7+ 59. Kb6 Nd6 60. Kc7 Ne8+ 61. Kd7 Ng7 62. Ke7 Nf5+ 63. Kf8 Ke3 64. b5 Ke2 65. b6 |
| ECO A04 in 1994 play it! sokolov ivan defeats black's alterman boris in 107 moves | 1. Nf3 c5 2. c4 Nf6 3. Nc3 b6 4. e4 Bb7 5. e5 Ng4 6. h3 Nh6 7. d4 cxd4 8. Nxd4 Nc6 9. Nf3 g6 10. Bd3 Bg7 11. Bf4 Rc8 12. Be4 Ng8 13. O-O f6 14. Re1 fxe5 15. Bxe5 Nf6 16. Bxc6 Bxc6 17. Bd6 e6 18. Ng5 Bh6 19. h4 Bxg5 20. hxg5 Nh5 21. Qg4 Kf7 22. Rad1 Re8 23. Rd3 Kg8 24. Rh3 Rf8 25. Bxf8 Qxf8 26. b3 Qf4 27. Qxf4 Nxf4 28. Rg3 Rf8 29. Ne4 Rf5 30. Rge3 Kg7 31. Rd1 a5 32. Rd6 Kf8 33. g4 Rf7 34. Nf6 h6 35. Ne4 Bxe4 36. Rxe4 hxg5 37. Re3 Rh7 38. Rxb6 Rh4 39. Rb5 Rxg4+ 40. Kf1 Ke7 41. Rxa5 Kf6 42. Rg3 Rh4 43. Raxg5 e5 44. c5 Rh8 45. b4 Rc8 46. Ke1 d6 47. cxd6 Rc4 48. a3 Rd4 49. R5g4 Rxd6 50. Rb3 Nd3+ 51. Kf1 Kf5 52. Rg3 e4 53. b5 Nf4 54. Ke1 |
| ECO A04 in 1988 play it! sokolov ivan defeats black's podlesnik bogdan in 45 moves | 1. Nf3 c5 2. c4 Nf6 3. g3 d5 4. Bg2 Nc6 5. cxd5 Nxd5 6. Nc3 e6 7. Qa4 Bd7 8. Qb3 Ndb4 9. a3 c4 10. Qd1 Nd5 11. O-O Be7 12. b4 O-O 13. Bb2 Bf6 14. Qc2 Nxc3 15. dxc3 b5 16. a4 bxa4 17. Rfd1 Qc7 18. Bc1 h6 19. Bf4 e5 20. Be3 Ne7 21. Nd2 Bc6 22. Ne4 Nd5 23. Rxd5 |
| ECO A04 in 1993 play it! sokolov ivan defeats black's schmittdiel eckh in 89 moves | 1. Nf3 c5 2. c4 Nc6 3. Nc3 g6 4. e3 d6 5. d4 Bg4 6. d5 Ne5 7. Be2 Nxf3+ 8. gxf3 Bd7 9. e4 Bg7 10. Be3 a6 11. Qd2 Qa5 12. a3 b5 13. O-O bxc4 14. Bxc4 Qc7 15. Qd3 Nf6 16. Bxa6 O-O 17. Bc4 Nh5 18. f4 Kh8 19. f3 f5 20. Rae1 g5 21. fxg5 f4 22. Bd2 Bh3 23. Rf2 Qb8 24. Nd1 Rg8 25. Kh1 Be5 26. Rg1 h6 27. Re2 Rxg5 28. Rxg5 hxg5 29. Bc3 Bf1 30. Bxe5+ dxe5 31. Qc3 Bxe2 32. Bxe2 Qd6 33. Nf2 Nf6 34. Bc4 Rg8 35. Nd3 Rg7 36. Nxe5 g4 37. Nd3 Nh5 38. fxg4 Ng3+ 39. hxg3 Qh6+ 40. Kg2 fxg3 41. Qe5 Qh2+ 42. Kf3 Kh7 43. d6 exd6 44. Qxg3 Qh1+ 45. Ke3 |
| ECO A05 in 1992 play it! sokolov ivan defeats black's stohl igor in 77 moves | 1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 b6 3. Nc3 Bb7 4. d4 e6 5. Qc2 c5 6. dxc5 Bxc5 7. Bg5 O-O 8. e3 Be7 9. Be2 h6 10. Bh4 d5 11. O-O Nbd7 12. Rfd1 Rc8 13. Rac1 Qe8 14. cxd5 Bxd5 15. Qa4 Bc6 16. Qxa7 g5 17. Nd4 gxh4 18. Nxc6 Rxc6 19. Bb5 Rd6 20. Qa4 h3 21. gxh3 Qd8 22. Rxd6 Bxd6 23. Bxd7 Nxd7 24. Rd1 Nc5 25. Qc6 Qg5+ 26. Kh1 Bxh2 27. Kxh2 Kh7 28. Qf3 Qe5+ 29. Kh1 f5 30. Qf4 Qxf4 31. exf4 Ne4 32. Nxe4 fxe4 33. Rd6 Rxf4 34. Kg2 b5 35. Rxe6 Kg7 36. Re5 b4 37. Rb5 e3 38. fxe3 Re4 39. Kf3 |
| ECO A15 in 1996 play it! sokolov ivan defeats black's steinkellner rud in 113 moves | 1. c4 Nf6 2. d4 e6 3. Nc3 d5 4. Bg5 Be7 5. e3 O-O 6. Rc1 c6 7. Nf3 Nbd7 8. Bd3 dxc4 9. Bxc4 Nd5 10. Bxe7 Qxe7 11. O-O Nxc3 12. Rxc3 e5 13. dxe5 Nxe5 14. Nxe5 Qxe5 15. f4 Qe7 16. Qc2 Be6 17. Bd3 h6 18. e4 Rad8 19. f5 Bc8 20. f6 Qe5 21. fxg7 Kxg7 22. Bc4 Be6 23. Rg3+ Kh7 24. Kh1 Bxc4 25. Qxc4 Rd7 26. Rgf3 Kg7 27. b4 Re7 28. h3 Kg8 29. Rf4 Qe6 30. Qe2 Qe5 31. Qg4+ Qg5 32. Qf3 Qe5 33. a4 b6 34. Re1 Re6 35. Rf5 Qb2 36. Rf1 Qg7 37. Qf4 Rg6 38. Rf2 Re6 39. e5 a6 40. Rf3 c5 41. bxc5 bxc5 42. Rf6 Rxf6 43. exf6 Qh7 44. Rg3+ Kh8 45. Rg7 Qb1+ 46. Kh2 Qb8 47. Qxb8 Rxb8 48. Rxf7 Rc8 49. Re7 Kg8 50. Kg3 c4 51. Kf3 c3 52. f7+ Kf8 53. Re8+ Rxe8 54. fxe8=Q+ Kxe8 55. Ke3 c2 56. Kd2 c1=Q+ 57. Kxc1 |
| ECO A15 in 1996 play it! sokolov ivan defeats black's nilssen sven wis in 86 moves | 1. c4 Nf6 2. d4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. Nf3 O-O 6. Be2 e5 7. O-O Nc6 8. d5 Ne7 9. b4 Nh5 10. Re1 Nf4 11. Bf1 h6 12. c5 Bg4 13. h3 Bd7 14. Bxf4 exf4 15. e5 dxe5 16. Nxe5 Bf5 17. Rc1 g5 18. Bc4 a6 19. d6 cxd6 20. cxd6 Nc6 21. Nxc6 bxc6 22. Na4 a5 23. b5 cxb5 24. Bxb5 Rb8 25. Bc6 Rb4 26. Qd5 Be6 27. Rxe6 Rd4 28. Qb3 Rb4 29. Qd5 Rd4 30. Qf5 fxe6 31. Qxe6+ Kh8 32. d7 Qc7 33. Nc5 Rd6 34. Na6 Rxe6 35. Nxc7 Rd6 36. Ne8 Rd2 37. Ba4 Bd4 38. Rc8 Bxf2+ 39. Kf1 Bb6 40. Nc7 Bxc7 41. Rxf8+ Kg7 42. Rc8 Bb6 43. Ke1 Rd4 |
| ECO A16 in 1988 play it! sokolov ivan defeats black's popovic petar in 79 moves | 1. c4 Nf6 2. Nc3 d5 3. cxd5 Nxd5 4. g3 g6 5. Bg2 Nb6 6. d3 Bg7 7. Be3 Nc6 8. Nf3 h6 9. Qd2 Kf8 10. Rd1 Kg8 11. a3 e5 12. h4 Nd4 13. Bxd4 exd4 14. Ne4 a5 15. Rc1 Nd5 16. Qc2 Kh7 17. Qc5 c6 18. Qd6 Qe8 19. O-O Bg4 20. Rfe1 f5 21. Neg5+ hxg5 22. Nxg5+ Kh6 23. Bxd5 cxd5 24. Rc7 Rc8 25. Re7 Bf8 26. Rxe8 Bxd6 27. Rxh8+ Rxh8 28. Nf7+ Kg7 29. Nxd6 f4 30. Nb5 fxg3 31. fxg3 Kf6 32. Nxd4 Ke5 33. e3 Rc8 34. Rf1 b6 35. Kg2 Rc7 36. Rf4 Bd1 37. g4 a4 38. h5 gxh5 39. Rf5+ Kd6 40. Nb5+ |
| ECO A15 in 1996 play it! sokolov ivan defeats black's elka parviz in 51 moves | 1. c4 Nf6 2. d4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. Nf3 Nc6 6. Be2 e6 7. O-O O-O 8. h3 a6 9. Re1 Re8 10. Bg5 Ne7 11. Qd2 Kh8 12. Rad1 Nfg8 13. e5 Rf8 14. Ne4 d5 15. Nf6 Bxf6 16. exf6 Nf5 17. g4 Nd6 18. Bd3 Ne8 19. Ne5 c6 20. Qf4 Qc7 21. Bh6 Nxh6 22. Qxh6 Rg8 23. g5 Nd6 24. c5 Nb5 25. Bxg6 fxg6 26. f7 |
| ECO A16 in 1988 play it! sokolov ivan defeats black's popovic djordje in 79 moves | 1. c4 Nf6 2. Nc3 d5 3. cxd5 Nxd5 4. g3 g6 5. Bg2 Nb6 6. d3 Bg7 7. Be3 Nc6 8. Nf3 h6 9. Qd2 Kf8 10. Rd1 Kg8 11. h3 e5 12. h4 Nd4 13. Bxd4 exd4 14. Ne4 a5 15. Rc1 Nd5 16. Qc2 Kh7 17. Qc5 c6 18. Qd6 Qe8 19. O-O Bg4 20. Rfe1 f5 21. Neg5+ hxg5 22. Nxg5+ Kh6 23. Bxd5 cxd5 24. Rc7 Rc8 25. Re7 Bf8 26. Rxe8 Bxd6 27. Rxh8+ Rxh8 28. Nf7+ Kg7 29. Nxd6 f4 30. Nb5 fxg3 31. fxg3 Kf6 32. Nxd4 Ke5 33. e3 Rc8 34. Rf1 b6 35. Kg2 Rc7 36. Rf4 Bd1 37. g4 a4 38. h5 gxh5 39. Rf5+ Kd6 40. Nb5+ |
| ECO C78 in 1996 play it! sokolov ivan defeats black's jensen jens otto in 43 moves | 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O b5 6. Bb3 Nxe4 7. d4 d5 8. dxe5 Be6 9. Nbd2 Nc5 10. c3 Nd3 11. Nd4 Ncxe5 12. f4 Ng4 13. f5 Ne3 14. Qe2 Nxf1 15. fxe6 Be7 16. Qxf1 O-O 17. Qxd3 fxe6 18. Nxe6 Bc5+ 19. Nxc5 c6 20. Nf3 Qe7 21. Be3 Kh8 22. Bc2 |
| ECO C77 in 1986 play it! sokolov ivan defeats black's polko j in 62 moves | 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. Qe2 Be7 6. O-O b5 7. Bb3 d6 8. c3 O-O 9. Rd1 Na5 10. Bc2 c5 11. d3 Nc6 12. Nbd2 Nh5 13. Nf1 Bf6 14. d4 cxd4 15. cxd4 Qe8 16. Be3 g6 17. h3 exd4 18. Nxd4 Bxd4 19. Bxd4 Nf4 20. Qf3 Nxd4 21. Rxd4 Qe5 22. Rad1 Be6 23. Ne3 h5 24. Rxd6 Bxa2 25. b3 Rfc8 26. h4 Rc3 27. Rd8+ Rxd8 28. Rxd8+ Kg7 29. g3 Qe7 30. Nf5+ gxf5 31. Qxc3+ f6 |
| ECO C60 in 1996 play it! sokolov ivan defeats black's teger egil in 91 moves | 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nge7 4. c3 d5 5. Nxe5 dxe4 6. d4 exd3 7. Qf3 Qd5 8. Qxd5 Nxd5 9. Nxc6 a6 10. Bxd3 bxc6 11. O-O Be6 12. Nd2 Bd6 13. Ne4 O-O 14. Nxd6 cxd6 15. Bd2 a5 16. Rfe1 Rab8 17. b3 Rfe8 18. Re2 Bg4 19. Rxe8+ Rxe8 20. Re1 Rxe1+ 21. Bxe1 Kf8 22. f3 Bd7 23. a3 Nf4 24. Bf1 c5 25. g3 Ne6 26. Kf2 Ke7 27. Ke3 d5 28. b4 axb4 29. axb4 c4 30. Bf2 Kd6 31. f4 f5 32. Kd2 g5 33. fxg5 Nxg5 34. Bc5+ Ke6 35. Ke3 Ne4 36. Bd4 h6 37. Kf4 Be8 38. Bh3 Nd6 39. Bc5 Nb5 40. Bxf5+ Kf6 41. Bc2 Bc6 42. g4 Na3 43. Bd4+ Kf7 44. Bf5 Nb5 45. Ke5 Nxd4 46. Kxd4 |
| ECO C70 in 1996 play it! sokolov ivan defeats black's nygreen ivan in 61 moves | 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 b5 5. Bb3 Bc5 6. a4 Bb7 7. O-O Nf6 8. c3 d6 9. d4 exd4 10. cxd4 Bb6 11. e5 dxe5 12. dxe5 Ng4 13. Bxf7+ Kxf7 14. Ng5+ Ke7 15. Qxg4 Nd4 16. Be3 Qd5 17. Nc3 Qxe5 18. Bxd4 h5 19. Qh4 Bxd4 20. Rfe1 Qxe1+ 21. Rxe1+ Kd6 22. Nf7+ Kc5 23. Qe7+ Kb6 24. Nxh8 Rxh8 25. a5+ Ka7 26. Qxc7 Rc8 27. Qf7 Bf6 28. Ne4 Bxb2 29. Nd6 Rb8 30. Re7 Bf6 31. Rxb7+ |
| ECO C10 in 1996 play it! sokolov ivan defeats black's simonsen inge in 45 moves | 1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 dxe4 4. Nxe4 Nc6 5. Nf3 Be7 6. Bd3 Nf6 7. Nxf6+ Bxf6 8. c3 O-O 9. O-O e5 10. dxe5 Nxe5 11. Nxe5 Bxe5 12. Bxh7+ Kxh7 13. Qh5+ Kg8 14. Qxe5 Re8 15. Qg3 Kf8 16. Bg5 f6 17. Bf4 Re7 18. Rad1 Bd7 19. Bxc7 Qe8 20. Bd6 Be6 21. Rfe1 Qf7 22. Bxe7+ Qxe7 23. Rd6 |
| ECO B12 in 1986 play it! sokolov ivan defeats black's nepustil f in 73 moves | 1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. e5 Bf5 4. Nc3 e6 5. g4 Bg6 6. Nge2 c5 7. h4 Nc6 8. h5 Be4 9. Rh3 f5 10. exf6 Qxf6 11. Nxe4 dxe4 12. Bg2 cxd4 13. Bxe4 Bc5 14. Qd3 Rd8 15. Qb5 Qe5 16. Bxc6+ bxc6 17. Qxc6+ Rd7 18. Bf4 Qd5 19. Qxd5 Rxd5 20. Rb3 Bb6 21. O-O-O Nf6 22. f3 O-O 23. Bh2 Nd7 24. Nf4 Re5 25. Rbd3 Nb8 26. Ng6 hxg6 27. Bxe5 Nc6 28. Bd6 Rd8 29. Bg3 gxh5 30. gxh5 Rd5 31. c3 Rxh5 32. cxd4 Nb4 33. Rb3 Nxa2+ 34. Kb1 Ra5 35. Be1 Ra4 36. Ra3 Rxa3 37. bxa3 |
| ECO B17 in 1996 play it! sokolov ivan defeats black's fedin viktor in 140 moves | 1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 dxe4 4. Nxe4 Nd7 5. Nf3 Ngf6 6. Nxf6+ Nxf6 7. Bd3 g6 8. O-O Bg7 9. h3 O-O 10. Re1 e6 11. c3 b6 12. Bg5 Qc7 13. Qd2 Rd8 14. Ne5 Bb7 15. Ng4 Qe7 16. Qf4 Nd5 17. Bxe7 Nxf4 18. Bxd8 Nxd3 19. Re3 Nxb2 20. Bf6 Nc4 21. Ree1 Bf8 22. Ne5 Na3 23. Rac1 Bh6 24. Rcd1 Rc8 25. Ng4 Bf8 26. Be5 Bg7 27. Bxg7 Kxg7 28. Ne3 Ba6 29. Rc1 Rd8 30. Red1 Nc4 31. Nxc4 Bxc4 32. Rd2 Rd5 33. f3 Kf6 34. Kf2 Kf5 35. Ke3 g5 36. g4+ Kg6 37. f4 h6 38. Rf2 Rd8 39. a3 b5 40. Re1 a5 41. f5+ exf5 42. Rxf5 a4 43. Kd2 Bd5 44. Re7 Be6 45. Rc5 Rd6 46. Re5 Bd5 47. Rc7 Bg2 48. Re3 Rf6 49. c4 Rf4 50. Kc3 Rf1 51. cxb5 cxb5 52. Kb4 Rb1+ 53. Ka5 Rb3 54. Rcc3 Rb1 55. Re5 Rh1 56. d5 Bxh3 57. Rg3 h5 58. gxh5+ Kxh5 59. Rgxg5+ Kh4 60. Rh5+ Kg3 61. Reg5+ Kf4 62. Rg7 f6 63. d6 Rd1 64. Rxh3 Rxd6 65. Kxb5 f5 66. Kxa4 Ra6+ 67. Kb5 Re6 68. a4 Re5+ 69. Kc6 Ra5 70. Kb6 Rd5 |
| ECO B17 in 1996 play it! sokolov ivan defeats black's walseth tron in 36 moves | 1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 dxe4 4. Nxe4 Nd7 5. Nf3 Ngf6 6. Nxf6+ Nxf6 7. Bd3 Bg4 8. c3 e6 9. O-O Be7 10. h3 Bh5 11. Re1 Qc7 12. Be2 Bd6 13. Nd2 Bxe2 14. Qxe2 O-O 15. Ne4 e5 16. Bg5 Be7 17. dxe5 Qxe5 18. Nc5 Rad8 |