| ECO D31 in 1992 play it! sokolov ivan defeats black's georgadze georgy in 97 moves | 1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. a3 Bxc3+ 5. bxc3 Ne7 6. e3 O-O 7. Nf3 b6 8. Bd3 h6 9. O-O Ba6 10. cxd5 exd5 11. Bxa6 Nxa6 12. Qd3 Qc8 13. c4 dxc4 14. Qxc4 c5 15. d5 b5 16. Qxb5 Nxd5 17. Bd2 Rb8 18. Qc4 Nb6 19. Qc2 Qe6 20. Rfc1 Rfc8 21. Rab1 Nd5 22. Qc4 Ndc7 23. Qxe6 Nxe6 24. Ne5 Rxb1 25. Rxb1 Rb8 26. Rxb8+ Nxb8 27. Kf1 Kf8 28. Ke2 Ke7 29. Kd3 f6 30. Nc4 Nc7 31. e4 Ne6 32. Ne3 Kd6 33. Kc4 Nd4 34. Nf5+ Nxf5 35. Bf4+ Kc6 36. Bxb8 Nd6+ 37. Bxd6 Kxd6 38. f4 g5 39. g3 g4 40. a4 a6 41. a5 h5 42. e5+ fxe5 43. fxe5+ Kxe5 44. Kxc5 Ke4 45. Kb6 Kf3 46. Kxa6 Kg2 47. Kb5 Kxh2 48. a6 h4 49. a7 |
| ECO D15 in 2005 play it! sokolov ivan defeats black's lemmers oscar in 69 moves | 1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 a6 5. c5 Nbd7 6. Bf4 Nh5 7. e3 g6 8. Bd3 Bg7 9. O-O O-O 10. Bg5 Qe8 11. e4 dxe4 12. Nxe4 Ndf6 13. Nc3 Be6 14. Re1 Nd5 15. Nxd5 cxd5 16. Qd2 Qd7 17. h3 Rfe8 18. Bh6 Bxh6 19. Qxh6 f6 20. Re3 Ng7 21. g4 Bf7 22. Rae1 Rac8 23. b4 Rc7 24. a3 Qa4 25. Qf4 Rd7 26. h4 a5 27. Qh6 axb4 28. axb4 e6 29. h5 Rde7 30. hxg6 Bxg6 31. Bxg6 hxg6 32. Qxg6 Qxb4 33. Kg2 Rf8 34. Rxe6 Rxe6 35. Rxe6 |
| ECO D35 in 2001 play it! sokolov ivan defeats black's sadler matthew in 31 moves | 1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. cxd5 exd5 5. Bg5 Be7 6. e3 Nbd7 7. Bd3 O-O 8. Nf3 Re8 9. O-O c6 10. Qc2 Nf8 11. h3 g6 12. Bh6 Bd6 13. Rab1 Bd7 14. Rfe1 Qc8 15. Ng5 Ne6 16. f4 |
| ECO D10 in 2005 play it! sokolov ivan defeats black's al sayed mohamad in 113 moves | 1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Nf3 e6 5. Bg5 h6 6. Bxf6 Qxf6 7. e3 Nd7 8. a3 Be7 9. Bd3 O-O 10. O-O dxc4 11. Bxc4 e5 12. Ne4 Qg6 13. Ng3 exd4 14. exd4 Nb6 15. Ne5 Qd6 16. Bb3 Be6 17. Bc2 Rad8 18. Qd3 f5 19. Rfe1 Bc8 20. Bb3+ Nd5 21. Nh5 Bg5 22. Rad1 Kh7 23. Ng3 g6 24. Qf3 Qf6 25. Ne2 Be6 26. Bc2 Rfe8 27. Nc3 Kg7 28. g3 h5 29. h4 Bh6 30. Nxd5 Bxd5 31. Qc3 Kh7 32. Re2 Re6 33. Rde1 Red6 34. Qa5 a6 35. Qb6 Qg7 36. Nd3 c5 37. Qxc5 Be4 38. Ne5 Rd5 39. Qc3 Rxd4 40. Bxe4 fxe4 41. Rxe4 Bd2 42. Qxd4 Rxd4 43. Rxd4 Bxe1 44. Rd7 Bd2 45. Rxg7+ Kxg7 46. Kf1 Kf6 47. Ke2 Bc1 48. Nd3 Bh6 49. a4 b5 50. a5 Bf8 51. Ke3 Ke6 52. Ke4 Be7 53. b4 Bf6 54. Nc5+ Kd6 55. Kd3 Kd5 56. Nxa6 Be7 57. Nc5 |
| ECO D02 in 2002 play it! sokolov ivan defeats black's peng zhaoqin in 89 moves | 1. d4 d5 2. Nf3 c6 3. c4 Nf6 4. e3 Bf5 5. Nc3 e6 6. Nh4 Be4 7. f3 Bg6 8. Qb3 Qc7 9. Bd2 Nbd7 10. Rc1 Be7 11. g3 Nb6 12. cxd5 exd5 13. Be2 O-O 14. Kf2 Qd7 15. Nxg6 hxg6 16. h4 c5 17. Qb5 cxd4 18. exd4 Qe6 19. b3 Bd6 20. g4 Rac8 21. Rce1 Bb8 22. Qd3 Rfe8 23. Bd1 Qd6 24. Rxe8+ Rxe8 25. Rh3 a6 26. h5 gxh5 27. gxh5 Nc8 28. Bc2 Ne7 29. Ne2 Qe6 30. Ng1 Nc6 31. Kg2 Ba7 32. Rh4 Nxd4 33. Rxd4 Bxd4 34. Qxd4 Nxh5 35. Bd3 Qe5 36. Qxe5 Rxe5 37. Ne2 Re8 38. Kf2 g6 39. Nc3 Rd8 40. Na4 Rc8 41. Nb6 Rd8 42. a4 Ng7 43. Bb4 d4 44. Be7 Re8 45. Nd5 |
| ECO D15 in 2000 play it! sokolov ivan defeats black's de graaff rag in 77 moves | 1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 e6 5. Bg5 Nbd7 6. cxd5 exd5 7. e3 Be7 8. Qc2 O-O 9. Bd3 Re8 10. h3 Ne4 11. Bxe4 dxe4 12. Nxe4 Qa5+ 13. Kf1 Qf5 14. Bxe7 Rxe7 15. Nfd2 Nf6 16. Rc1 Nd5 17. Kg1 Be6 18. a3 Qg6 19. Nc3 f5 20. Nf3 Nxc3 21. Ne5 Qf6 22. bxc3 c5 23. Kh2 Rc8 24. Qb2 Bd5 25. c4 Be4 26. f3 Bc6 27. f4 Be4 28. Rhd1 cxd4 29. Rxd4 Rec7 30. Rcd1 h6 31. Rd6 Qf8 32. a4 Kh7 33. Qf2 Rxc4 34. Nxc4 Rxc4 35. Qg3 Rc8 36. Qg6+ Kh8 37. a5 a6 38. Rd7 Qg8 39. R1d6 |
| ECO D37 in 1999 play it! sokolov ivan defeats black's subasic ilijas in 81 moves | 1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Nf3 Be7 5. Qc2 O-O 6. Bg5 Nbd7 7. Rd1 c6 8. e3 Re8 9. a3 dxc4 10. Bxc4 Nd5 11. Ne4 Nf8 12. Bxe7 Rxe7 13. Ne5 Bd7 14. O-O Be8 15. Ba2 Rc7 16. Qe2 Qe7 17. f4 f6 18. Nd3 Kh8 19. Ng3 f5 20. e4 fxe4 21. Nxe4 Bg6 22. Ne5 Bxe4 23. Qxe4 g6 24. Rd3 Qf6 25. Bb1 Rg7 26. Rh3 Rd8 27. g4 Qe7 28. Rd3 Nd7 29. h3 Nf8 30. Kh2 Qc7 31. Rdf3 Nf6 32. Qe3 Qb6 33. f5 exf5 34. gxf5 Nd5 35. Qf2 gxf5 36. Rxf5 Ng6 37. Nf7+ Rxf7 38. Rxf7 c5 39. dxc5 Qe6 40. Qd4+ Ne5 41. Rxh7+ |
| ECO D10 in 1997 play it! sokolov ivan defeats black's thorhallsson thr in 93 moves | 1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. e3 e6 5. Nf3 Nbd7 6. Qc2 Bd6 7. Bd3 O-O 8. O-O dxc4 9. Bxc4 b5 10. Be2 Bb7 11. Rd1 Qc7 12. h3 a6 13. Bd2 c5 14. dxc5 Nxc5 15. Bxb5 Bxf3 16. gxf3 axb5 17. Nxb5 Bh2+ 18. Kg2 Qb6 19. a4 Nxa4 20. Rxa4 Qxb5 21. Rxa8 Rxa8 22. Kxh2 Qe2 23. Kg2 Rd8 24. Rc1 Nd5 25. e4 Nf6 26. Ba5 Qxc2 27. Rxc2 Rb8 28. b4 Kf8 29. Rc4 Ke7 30. f4 Nd7 31. Rc7 Rb5 32. Ra7 f6 33. f3 Kd6 34. Kf2 Rh5 35. Bd8 Kc6 36. Ra6+ Kb7 37. Rxe6 Rxh3 38. Re7 Kc8 39. Ba5 g6 40. e5 fxe5 41. fxe5 Rh2+ 42. Ke3 Rh1 43. f4 h5 44. Rg7 Rg1 45. Kf2 Rg4 46. Rf7 g5 47. e6 |
| ECO D31 in 2001 play it! sokolov ivan defeats black's schandorff lars in 85 moves | 1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Be7 4. Nf3 Nf6 5. Qc2 Na6 6. a3 c5 7. e3 cxd4 8. exd4 dxc4 9. Bxc4 O-O 10. O-O Nc7 11. Bg5 b6 12. Rad1 Bb7 13. Ne5 Ncd5 14. Rfe1 Rc8 15. Qb3 a6 16. Bxf6 Bxf6 17. Bxd5 exd5 18. Na4 Bxe5 19. Rxe5 Bc6 20. Nc3 f6 21. Re3 Rf7 22. Rde1 Rb8 23. Re6 Qd7 24. h3 g6 25. Qb4 Kg7 26. a4 Rb7 27. Rd6 a5 28. Qa3 Qc8 29. Ree6 Bd7 30. Re3 Bc6 31. Ne2 Rfd7 32. Nf4 Kf7 33. Ree6 Rxd6 34. Qxd6 Bxa4 35. Rxf6+ Kg8 36. Qxd5+ Kg7 37. Qe5 Kg8 38. Nxg6 Qc1+ 39. Kh2 hxg6 40. Rxg6+ Kf8 41. Qh8+ Ke7 42. Qh7+ Kd8 43. Qxb7 |
| ECO D10 in 2004 play it! sokolov ivan defeats black's ivanov se1 in 73 moves | 1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. e3 e6 5. Nf3 a6 6. b3 Bb4 7. Bd2 Nbd7 8. Bd3 O-O 9. O-O Qe7 10. Qe1 Bd6 11. c5 Bc7 12. e4 e5 13. exd5 Nxd5 14. Qe4 N5f6 15. Qh4 Re8 16. Rae1 Qf8 17. Ne4 Nxe4 18. Rxe4 Bd8 19. Qg3 exd4 20. Rxe8 Qxe8 21. Re1 Qf8 22. Bf4 Be7 23. Bd6 Bxd6 24. cxd6 Nf6 25. Re7 Be6 26. Nxd4 Bd7 27. Bf5 Re8 28. Bxd7 Nxd7 29. Nf5 g6 30. Qe3 Nf6 31. Qe5 gxf5 32. Qxf6 Rxe7 33. dxe7 Qe8 34. h4 c5 35. h5 h6 36. Qd6 f6 37. Qxf6 |
| ECO D34 in 1991 play it! sokolov ivan defeats black's todorovic goran in 77 moves | 1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 c5 4. cxd5 exd5 5. Nf3 Nc6 6. g3 Nf6 7. Bg2 Be7 8. O-O O-O 9. Bg5 cxd4 10. Nxd4 h6 11. Bf4 Re8 12. Ncb5 Nh5 13. Be3 Bg4 14. Qa4 Qd7 15. Nc3 Nf6 16. Rfd1 Bh3 17. Bf3 Rad8 18. Nb3 Qe6 19. Nb5 Rc8 20. N5d4 Qd7 21. Nxc6 bxc6 22. Qxa7 Qf5 23. Bc5 Bxc5 24. Qxc5 Ne4 25. Qd4 Ng5 26. Qd3 Nxf3+ 27. Qxf3 Qxf3 28. exf3 Re2 29. Rd2 Rxd2 30. Nxd2 c5 31. a4 c4 32. a5 Ra8 33. a6 Ra7 34. g4 f5 35. b4 cxb3 36. Nxb3 fxg4 37. Nd4 gxf3 38. Nb5 Re7 39. a7 |
| ECO D20 in 1992 play it! sokolov ivan defeats black's magem badals jor in 79 moves | 1. d4 d5 2. c4 dxc4 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Nf3 e6 5. e4 Bb4 6. e5 Ne4 7. Qc2 Qd5 8. Be2 b5 9. O-O Bxc3 10. bxc3 Bb7 11. a4 a6 12. Ba3 Nd7 13. Rfe1 f5 14. Nh4 O-O-O 15. f3 Ng5 16. Be7 Nf7 17. Bxd8 Nxd8 18. f4 Nb6 19. Bf3 Qd7 20. axb5 axb5 21. Bxb7+ Nxb7 22. Ra6 Qd5 23. Qb2 Kd7 24. Rb1 Kc6 25. Nf3 Ra8 26. Rxa8 Nxa8 27. Ne1 Nb6 28. Nc2 Kd7 29. Ne3 Qe4 30. Qxb5+ Kd8 31. Nxc4 Nxc4 32. Qxb7 Qe3+ 33. Kh1 Nd2 34. Qb8+ Kd7 35. Qb5+ Kd8 36. Ra1 Ke7 37. Qc5+ Kd7 38. Qf8 Ne4 39. Qf7+ Kc6 40. Qxe6+ |
| ECO D10 in 1994 play it! sokolov ivan defeats black's khalifman alexan in 87 moves | 1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. e3 e6 5. Nf3 Nbd7 6. Qc2 Be7 7. b3 b6 8. Bd3 Bb7 9. O-O O-O 10. Bb2 Rc8 11. Rad1 c5 12. cxd5 exd5 13. dxc5 bxc5 14. Bf5 g6 15. Bh3 a6 16. Ne2 Rc7 17. Qc3 Nb6 18. Qa5 Nbd7 19. Nf4 d4 20. exd4 Bxf3 21. gxf3 c4 22. bxc4 Rxc4 23. Qxa6 Rc2 24. Bc1 Qa8 25. Qxa8 Rxa8 26. Be3 Raxa2 27. Rb1 Rab2 28. Nd3 Rxb1 29. Rxb1 Rc7 30. Rb5 Kg7 31. Kg2 Ne8 32. Nc5 Ndf6 33. Rb8 Bd6 34. Ra8 Re7 35. Bg5 Re1 36. Ne4 Bb4 37. Rb8 Ba3 38. Bf4 Nd5 39. Be5+ f6 40. Bg3 Kf7 41. Bd7 Nec7 42. Rb7 Rc1 43. Ba4 g5 44. Bxc7 |
| ECO D25 in 2000 play it! sokolov ivan defeats black's van veen oscar in 44 moves | 1. d4 d5 2. c4 dxc4 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. e3 Bg4 5. Bxc4 e6 6. h3 Bh5 7. Nc3 Nbd7 8. O-O Bd6 9. Re1 Qe7 10. e4 e5 11. g4 Bg6 12. g5 Nh5 13. Nd5 Qd8 14. dxe5 Bxe5 15. Nxe5 Nxe5 16. Be2 c6 17. Bxh5 cxd5 18. exd5 f6 19. f4 Qb6+ 20. Be3 Qxb2 21. fxe5 O-O 22. Bxg6 hxg6 |
| ECO D20 in 2000 play it! sokolov ivan defeats black's afek yochanan k in 113 moves | 1. d4 d5 2. c4 dxc4 3. e3 c5 4. Bxc4 cxd4 5. exd4 Qc7 6. Bb3 Bg4 7. f3 Bf5 8. Nc3 Nf6 9. Nge2 e6 10. Bf4 Qb6 11. O-O Be7 12. g4 Bg6 13. h4 h6 14. Be3 Nc6 15. Bf2 Qc7 16. Qc1 Bh7 17. Rd1 Rd8 18. Kg2 Nb4 19. Qe3 Bc2 20. Rdc1 Bxb3 21. Nb5 Qd7 22. Nc7+ Kf8 23. Qxb3 Nfd5 24. a3 Nxc7 25. axb4 a6 26. Nc3 f6 27. Rc2 h5 28. Re1 hxg4 29. fxg4 e5 30. Re4 Qe6 31. Qxe6 Nxe6 32. dxe5 fxe5 33. Rxe5 Nf4+ 34. Kf3 Nd3 35. Rf5+ Kg8 36. h5 g6 37. hxg6 Rh3+ 38. Kg2 Nxf2 39. Rcxf2 Rh4 40. Nd5 Bd6 41. Nf6+ Kg7 42. Rh5 Rxh5 43. gxh5 Bxb4 44. Ng4 Rd2 45. Rxd2 Bxd2 46. Kf3 Bc1 47. Ke4 Bxb2 48. Kf5 Kf8 49. h6 Bh8 50. Ke6 a5 51. Ne3 Bg7 52. Nf5 Bxh6 53. Nxh6 Kg7 54. Kf5 a4 55. Kg5 a3 56. Nf5+ Kg8 57. Kf6 |
| ECO D31 in 1991 play it! sokolov ivan defeats black's vukovic zdravko in 121 moves | 1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Be7 4. Nf3 Nf6 5. Bg5 O-O 6. e3 Nbd7 7. Qc2 b6 8. cxd5 exd5 9. Bd3 Bb7 10. O-O a6 11. Ne5 h6 12. Bf4 c5 13. Rad1 c4 14. Bf5 b5 15. b3 Nb6 16. bxc4 Nxc4 17. Nxc4 bxc4 18. Qa4 Bd6 19. Be5 Qe7 20. Bxf6 Qxf6 21. Bd7 Rfd8 22. g3 a5 23. Rb1 Bb4 24. a3 Bxc3 25. Rxb7 Rab8 26. Rfb1 Rxb7 27. Rxb7 Be1 28. Qc2 g6 29. Ba4 c3 30. Qe2 Bd2 31. Bc2 Bc1 32. a4 Ba3 33. Qb5 Bb4 34. Kg2 Kg7 35. Rc7 h5 36. h4 Rd6 37. Qb7 Rd8 38. Rc6 Rd6 39. Rxd6 Qxd6 40. Bb3 Ba3 41. e4 dxe4 42. Qxf7+ Kh6 43. Qc4 Bb4 44. Bc2 Qe7 45. Qc6 Kg7 46. Bxe4 Qd6 47. Qe8 Qf6 48. Bc2 Qf7 49. Qe5+ Qf6 50. f4 Bd6 51. Qe4 Ba3 52. Kf3 Bd6 53. Qd5 Qe7 54. Bb3 Qf6 55. Qg8+ Kh6 56. Bc2 Bc7 57. Qd5 Bb6 58. Ke3 Bc7 59. Qc5 Qe6+ 60. Be4 Bb6 61. Qg5+ |
| ECO D35 in 1999 play it! sokolov ivan defeats black's ivanchuk vassily in 71 moves | 1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. cxd5 exd5 5. Bg5 c6 6. e3 Qb6 7. Bxf6 Qxb2 8. Qc1 Ba3 9. Bxg7 Rg8 10. Nxd5 cxd5 11. Qxb2 Bxb2 12. Rb1 Bc3+ 13. Kd1 Rxg7 14. Rc1 Bg4+ 15. f3 Bxd4 16. exd4 Be6 17. g3 a6 18. Bd3 Nc6 19. Ne2 Ke7 20. Kd2 Kd6 21. Rc3 h6 22. a4 Rgg8 23. Rb1 Rab8 24. Rb6 Bd7 25. Nf4 Rg5 26. g4 f5 27. h4 Rgg8 28. gxf5 Rg3 29. Ke3 Rg1 30. Rc5 Re1+ 31. Kf2 Ra1 32. a5 Ra4 33. Rxd5+ Kc7 34. Ne6+ Bxe6 35. fxe6 Rxa5 36. Rxc6+ |
| ECO D30 in 1992 play it! sokolov ivan defeats black's lautier joel in 83 moves | 1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 Bb4 5. Bg5 Nbd7 6. cxd5 exd5 7. e3 c5 8. Bd3 c4 9. Bf5 Qa5 10. Qc2 O-O 11. O-O Re8 12. Nd2 g6 13. Bxd7 Nxd7 14. f3 Nb6 15. Bf4 Bd7 16. e4 Bxc3 17. bxc3 Ba4 18. Qc1 Bc6 19. e5 Na4 20. Nb1 Qb6 21. Rf2 Bd7 22. Bg5 Bf5 23. Nd2 Bd3 24. Bf6 Qb2 25. Qxb2 Nxb2 26. a4 b5 27. axb5 Reb8 28. Nf1 Rxb5 29. Ne3 Rab8 30. Rxa7 Bf5 31. g4 Bc8 32. f4 Nd3 33. Rf1 Bb7 34. f5 Ra8 35. Rxa8+ Bxa8 36. e6 fxe6 37. fxe6 h6 38. Be7 Rb8 39. Bd6 Re8 40. e7 Kg7 41. Rf8 Bc6 42. Nxd5 |
| ECO D20 in 1995 play it! sokolov ivan defeats black's brenninkmeijer j in 45 moves | 1. d4 d5 2. c4 dxc4 3. e3 e6 4. Bxc4 Nf6 5. Nf3 c5 6. Qe2 a6 7. dxc5 Bxc5 8. O-O Qc7 9. e4 Ng4 10. e5 Nxf2 11. Nc3 Ne4+ 12. Kh1 Nxc3 13. bxc3 Be7 14. Ng5 Bxg5 15. Bxg5 Nc6 16. Qh5 h6 17. Rad1 Rf8 18. Bh4 Bd7 19. Rd6 Nxe5 20. Qxe5 Qxc4 21. Rfd1 Qxh4 22. Rxd7 Rc8 23. Rxb7 |
| ECO D18 in 2001 play it! sokolov ivan defeats black's hector jonny in 77 moves | 1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 dxc4 5. a4 Bf5 6. e3 e6 7. Bxc4 Bb4 8. O-O Nbd7 9. Qb3 a5 10. Na2 Be7 11. Nh4 Be4 12. Nc3 Bd5 13. Nf3 Nb6 14. Nxd5 exd5 15. Bd3 Qc7 16. Bd2 O-O 17. Bc3 Nbd7 18. h3 Bd6 19. Qc2 Rfe8 20. Nd2 Re6 21. Rab1 Rae8 22. b4 axb4 23. Bxb4 Bxb4 24. Rxb4 Ra8 25. Rfb1 b6 26. Bf5 Re7 27. e4 dxe4 28. Nxe4 Nd5 29. Rc4 Nf8 30. Rxc6 Qf4 31. Ng3 Rae8 32. Rc8 Rxc8 33. Qxc8 g6 34. Qd8 Qxd4 35. Rc1 gxf5 36. Rc8 Re1+ 37. Kh2 Qb4 38. Qg5+ Kh8 39. Nxf5 |