Sarajevo Bosnia 29th
 
Sarajevo / 1999.05.25
 
Black: Sokolov, Ivan (2624)
 

 
White: Shirov, Alexei (2726)

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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 Ke8 10. h3 a5 11. Bf4 Be6 12. a3 Bc5 13. Rad1 h6 14. g4 Ne7 15. Nd4 Bxd4 16. Rxd4 c5 17. Rd2 Nc6 18. Nd5 Bxd5 19. Rxd5 b6 20. e6 fxe6 21. Re1 Rd8 22. Rxe6+ Kf7 23. Rxd8 Nxd8 24. Re3 Ne6 25. Be5 h5 26. Rd3 hxg4 27. hxg4 c4 28. Rd1 Ke7 29. Kg2 Rf8 30. Kg3 g5 31. f3 Rf7 32. Kf2 Rh7 33. Ke3 Rh3 34. Rd2 Rh1 35. Ke4 Rf1 36. Rh2 Kd7 37. Rh7+ Kc6 38. Rh6 Kd7 39. Rh7+ Kc6 40. Kf5 Nc5 41. Rh3 Rf2 42. Kxg5 Rxc2 43. Rh2 Rxh2 44. Bxh2 Nd3 45. Kh6 b5 46. g5 b4 47. g6 c3 48. bxc3 b3 49. g7 b2 50. g8=Q b1=Q 51. Qa8+ Kd7 52. Qd5+ Ke7 53. Bxc7 Qc1+ 54. Kg6 (White wins)