Taimanov, Mark E VS Popov, Valerij 1998.06.21

[Event "St Petersburg White Nights"]
[Site "St Petersburg"]
[Date "1998.06.21"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Taimanov, Mark E"]
[Black "Popov, Valerij"]
[Result "1-0"]
[WhiteElo "2490"]
[BlackElo "2505"]

1. c4 e6 2. Nf3 d5 3. d4 c6 4. Nbd2 f5 5. g3 Nf6 6. Bg2 Be7 7. O-O O-O 8. b3 Bd7 9. Bb2 Be8 10. Qc1 Nbd7 11. Ng5 Bf7 12. Ba3 h6 13. Nxf7 Rxf7 14. Bxe7 Qxe7 15. a4 Ne8 16. Qa3 Nd6 17. e3 g5 18. Rac1 g4 19. b4 Ne4 20. Nxe4 fxe4 21. a5 a6 22. Qb2 Nf6 23. b5 axb5 24. cxb5 cxb5 25. Qxb5 Nh7 26. Rc2 Ng5 27. Rfc1 Raf8 28. Qb6 Qf6 29. Qd6 Qg6 30. Rb2 h5 31. Rc7 h4 32. Rcxb7 h3 33. Bf1 Nf3+ 34. Kh1 Rxb7 35. Rxb7 Nd2 36. Rb8 Rxb8 37. Qxb8+ Kh7 38. Qc7+ Kh8 39. a6 1-0