[Event "URS-ch38 Final"]
[Site "Riga"]
[Date "1970.12.06"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Karpov, Anatoly"]
[Black "Balashov, Yuri S"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be2 e5 7. Nb3 Be7 8. Bg5 Nbd7 9. a4 b6 10. Bc4 Bb7 11. Qe2 O-O 12. O-O Qc7 13. Rfd1 Rfc8 14. Nd2 h6 15. Bxf6 Nxf6 16. Bb3 Bf8 17. Nf1 Bc6 18. f3 b5 19. Ne3 Qb6 20. Kh1 bxa4 21. Nxa4 Qb7 22. Qd2 Rd8 23. Qa5 Rdb8 24. Nc3 Ra7 25. Nc4 Ne8 26. Ba4 Be7 27. Bxc6 Qxc6 28. b3 Nc7 29. Nd5 Bd8 30. Nxc7 Bxc7 31. Qd5 Qxd5 32. Rxd5 Rd8 33. Ra2 Kf8 34. b4 Ke7 35. g4 Raa8 36. Rd1 a5 37. Rda1 d5 38. Ne3 dxe4 39. fxe4 Rd2 40. c3 Rxa2 41. Rxa2 Kd6 42. Kg2 Kc6 43. Kf3 Kb5 44. Nd5 Bd8 45. Ke2 Kc4 46. Ra3 Ra7 47. h3 g6 48. Ne3+ Kb5 49. Kd3 Rd7+ 50. Nd5 axb4 51. cxb4 f5 52. gxf5 gxf5 53. Ra8 1/2-1/2