Corus
 
Wijk aan Zee / 2005.01.23
 
Black: Sokolov, Ivan (2685)
 

 
White: Short, Nigel D (2674)

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C67: Ruy Lopez, Berlin Defence, Open variation
 

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. O-O Nxe4 5. d4 Nd6 6. Bxc6 dxc6 7. dxe5 Nf5 8. Qxd8+ Kxd8 9. Nc3 h6 10. h3 Bd7 11. Bf4 Kc8 12. Rad1 Bb4 13. Ne4 Be6 14. c3 Be7 15. b3 b6 16. g4 Nh4 17. Nxh4 Bxh4 18. Bg3 Be7 19. f4 h5 20. f5 Bd5 21. Rd4 hxg4 22. hxg4 Ba3 23. Kf2 a5 24. c4 Bxe4 25. Rxe4 a4 26. Kg2 axb3 27. axb3 Bc5 28. Re2 Ra3 29. e6 Re8 30. Rf3 Ra1 31. Bf2 fxe6 32. Bxc5 bxc5 33. fxe6 Rd1 34. Rf7 Rd6 35. Rxg7 Rdxe6 36. Rxe6 Rxe6 37. Rf7 Kd8 38. Kg3 Re1 39. g5 Rg1+ 40. Kh4 Rh1+ 41. Kg4 Rg1+ 42. Kf5 Rg3 43. g6 Rf3+ 44. Ke6 Re3+ 45. Kf6 Rf3+ 46. Kg7 Rxb3 47. Kf8 Re3 48. Rf4 (White wins)