World Cup
 
Brussels / 1988
 
Black: Nikolic, Predrag (2630)
 

 
White: Sokolov, Andrei (2595)

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C92: Ruy Lopez, Closed, 9.h3
 

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 O-O 8. c3 d6 9. h3 Be6 10. d4 Bxb3 11. Qxb3 d5 12. exd5 Na5 13. Qc2 exd4 14. Nxd4 Re8 15. a4 Qxd5 16. axb5 axb5 17. Bd2 Kf8 18. Bf4 Bd6 19. Bxd6+ Qxd6 20. Nd2 Rxe1+ 21. Rxe1 Qd5 22. Ra1 Ra7 23. N2f3 Nc6 24. Rd1 Ra8 25. Nxc6 Qxc6 26. Qf5 Qb6 27. Ng5 Kg8 28. Ne4 Nxe4 29. Qxe4 Rf8 30. Qe5 h6 31. Rd7 c6 32. b4 Qa6 33. Kh2 Qa2 34. Qe3 Qc4 35. Rd4 Qa2 36. f4 Rc8 37. f5 Qc2 38. Qe5 Rf8 39. Rd6 Rc8 40. Rd4 Kh7 41. Rd7 Rf8 42. Rc7 Qf2 43. Rxc6 Rd8 44. f6 Rd2 45. Qg3 gxf6 46. Qxf2 Rxf2 47. Kg1 Rf5 48. g4 Rd5 49. Rxf6 Kg7 50. Rb6 Rd3 51. Rxb5 Rxh3 52. Rc5 Rg3+ 53. Kf2 Rxg4 54. b5 Kf6 55. b6 Rg8 56. c4 h5 57. b7 Rb8 58. Rc7 (White wins)