[Event "URS-ch44 Final"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "1976.12.09"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Balashov, Yuri S"]
[Black "Taimanov, Mark E"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[WhiteElo "2545"]
[BlackElo "2540"]

1. c4 e5 2. Nc3 Nc6 3. g3 g6 4. Bg2 Bg7 5. d3 d6 6. e4 Nd4 7. Be3 Nf6 8. Nge2 Ng4 9. Bd2 f5 10. f3 Nh6 11. O-O O-O 12. Qc1 Nf7 13. Be3 Be6 14. Qd2 fxe4 15. Nxe4 Qd7 16. Nxd4 exd4 17. Bf4 b6 18. Ng5 Nxg5 19. Bxg5 d5 20. b3 dxc4 21. bxc4 Bh3 22. Rae1 Bxg2 23. Kxg2 Rae8 24. Rxe8 Rxe8 25. Bf4 c6 26. Re1 b5 27. Rxe8+ Qxe8 28. cxb5 cxb5 29. Qa5 Qe2+ 30. Kg1 Qxf3 31. Qxb5 Qd1+ 32. Kf2 Qc2+ 33. Kg1 1/2-1/2