Ivan Sokolov

Ivan Sokolov (June 13rd 1969 with Sarajevo, Bosnia-Herzégovine) is a international Large-Master of failures. He plays now for the Netherlands of which he became citizen.

In April 2007, it is the 40e world player with a Classement Elo of: 2663. Its best classification was 16th world player (January 2004) with: 2706 Elo points.

A part

Ivan Sokolov - Gary Kasparov

Wijk aan Zee, 1999

In this part, Sokolov beats Kasparov with the apogee of its career (it had just gained 7 parts of sharp in the same tournament before this round) in a hurdy-gurdy alternative of which it controls all subtleties.

1. d4 Cf6 2. c4 e6 3. Cc3 Fb4 4. e3 O-O 5. Fd3 d5 6. Cf3 c5 7. O-O Cc6 8. a3 Fxc3 9. bxc3 Dc7 10. Dc2 dxc4 11. Fxc4 e5 12. Fd3 Te8 13. e4 exd4 14. cxd4 Fg4 15. e5 Fxf3 16. exf6 Cxd4 17. Fxh7+ Rh8 18. fxg7+ Rxg7 19. Fb2 Tad8 20. gxf3 Th8 21. Rh1 Txh7 22. Tg1+ Rh8 23. Tg3 De5 24.Tag1 Th4

An unhappy innovation. Up to now, the two players followed part of 1954. Stahlberg with the blacks played 24. … Dh5 and the part ended in the null one after 25.T1g2 f6 26.Dc4 Df7 27.Dxf7 Txf7

25. Dc1 Rh7 26. Db1+ Rh8 27. Df1 De6 28. Dg2

1-0

In all, Sokolov reflects only on 5 blows in front of the chess-board: the remainder being a preparation. It is rare that Kasparov is taken at fault for lack of preparation.

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