[Event "FIDE-Wch k.o."]
[Round "2.3"]
[Site "Groningen"]
[Date "1997.12.13"]
[White "Sokolov, Ivan"]
[WhiteElo "2635"]
[Black "Epishin, Vladimir"]
[BlackElo "2570"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E34"]
[Opening "Nimzo-Indian, Classical, Noa Variation"]
 1. d4   Nf6
 2. c4   e6
 3. Nc3  Bb4
 4. Qc2  d5
 5. cxd5 Qxd5
 6. Nf3  Qf5
 7. Qd1  c5
 8. e3   cxd4
 9. exd4 O-O
10. Bd3  Qh5
11. O-O  Nbd7
12. Ne2  Bd6
13. Bf4  Bxf4
14. Nxf4 Qa5
15. a3   Rd8
16. Rc1  Nf8
17. Ne5  Qb6
18. Rc4  Bd7
19. Rb4  Qc7
20. Qf3  Bc6
21. Rc1  a5
22. Rbc4 Qb6
23. Qe2  Bb5
24. Rc7  Rxd4
25. Bxb5 Rxf4
26. Bd3  Rd8
27. Rxf7 Nd5
28. Rxf4 Nxf4
29. Qd2  Qd4
30. Rc4  Qxe5
31. Rxf4 Rxd3
32. Rxf8+ Kxf8
33. Qxd3 Qe1+
34. Qf1  Qd2
35. Qb1  g6
36. g3   Kf7
37. b3   b5
38. Qf1  Qd5
39. Qc1  Qxb3
40. Qc7+ Kf6
41. Qxa5 Qd1+
42. Kg2  Qd5+
43. Kg1  Qd1+
1/2-1/2