"The story has been repeating itself, becoming monotonous for some years now: wherever Karpov plays, he wins. For a moment it seemed that the world champion would have difficulty maintaining his supremacy. It was in the sixth round, when, losing to Ribli, he was overtaken by Timman for first place. Two consecutive victories, however, allowed him to stand out again and despite Timman's efforts to catch up with him, he remained alone in the lead until the end, winning the tournament by a good point over his t ... [more]
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Player: Gennadi Sosonko
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| Result | Moves |
Year | Event/Locale | Opening |
1. Timman vs Sosonko |
| ½-½ | 50 | 1980 | Amsterdam IBM | B76 Sicilian, Dragon, Yugoslav Attack |
2. Hort vs Sosonko |
| ½-½ | 31 | 1980 | Amsterdam IBM | B32 Sicilian |
3. Sosonko vs Karpov |
| ½-½ | 12 | 1980 | Amsterdam IBM | E06 Catalan, Closed, 5.Nf3 |
4. Dolmatov vs Sosonko |
| ½-½ | 26 | 1980 | Amsterdam IBM | B32 Sicilian |
5. Sosonko vs Ribli |
  | ½-½ | 14 | 1980 | Amsterdam IBM | E15 Queen's Indian |
6. Larsen vs Sosonko |
| ½-½ | 54 | 1980 | Amsterdam IBM | E42 Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3 c5, 5.Ne2 (Rubinstein) |
7. Sosonko vs Van der Wiel |
| ½-½ | 16 | 1980 | Amsterdam IBM | E15 Queen's Indian |
8. Sosonko vs Timman |
 | ½-½ | 35 | 1980 | Amsterdam IBM | E00 Queen's Pawn Game |
9. Sosonko vs Hort |
 | ½-½ | 21 | 1980 | Amsterdam IBM | A62 Benoni, Fianchetto Variation |
10. Karpov vs Sosonko |
 | ½-½ | 38 | 1980 | Amsterdam IBM | B17 Caro-Kann, Steinitz Variation |
11. Sosonko vs Dolmatov |
| ½-½ | 14 | 1980 | Amsterdam IBM | D43 Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav |
12. Ribli vs Sosonko |
| ½-½ | 17 | 1980 | Amsterdam IBM | A37 English, Symmetrical |
13. Sosonko vs Larsen |
| 1-0 | 56 | 1980 | Amsterdam IBM | E08 Catalan, Closed |
14. Van der Wiel vs Sosonko |
| 0-1 | 34 | 1980 | Amsterdam IBM | B17 Caro-Kann, Steinitz Variation |
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