[Event "URS-ch44 Final"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "1976.11.27"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Balashov, Yuri S"]
[Black "Zakharov, Alexander V"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[WhiteElo "2545"]

1. c4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nf3 c6 4. e3 Nf6 5. Bd3 Nbd7 6. O-O b6 7. Nc3 Bb7 8. b3 Be7 9. Bb2 O-O 10. Rc1 c5 11. Qe2 Ne4 12. cxd5 exd5 13. Rfd1 Bf6 14. Ba6 Nxc3 15. Bxc3 Bxa6 16. Qxa6 Qc8 17. Qxc8 Rfxc8 18. dxc5 Bxc3 19. Rxc3 Nxc5 20. g4 Rd8 21. b4 Ne6 22. h3 Rd6 23. Nd4 Rad8 24. Nb5 R6d7 25. Ra3 d4 26. Nxd4 Nxd4 27. Rxd4 Rxd4 28. exd4 Rxd4 29. Rxa7 h5 30. b5 hxg4 31. hxg4 Rxg4+ 32. Kf1 Rb4 33. a4 g5 34. Ke2 g4 35. Kd3 Rb2 36. Ke3 Rb4 37. Ra6 Kg7 38. Kd3 Rf4 39. Ke3 Rf3+ 40. Ke2 Ra3 1/2-1/2