[Event "URS-ch25 Semifinal"]
[Site "Leningrad"]
[Date "1957.12.08"]
[Round "18"]
[White "Nikitin, Aleksander S"]
[Black "Taimanov, Mark E"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 a6 5. Nc3 Qc7 6. f4 b5 7. Bd3 Bb7 8. a3 Nc6 9. Nb3 d6 10. O-O Nf6 11. Be3 Be7 12. Kh1 Rd8 13. Rf3 b4 14. Na4 Qb8 15. Qe2 O-O 16. Rh3 e5 17. Rf1 Rfe8 18. Nb6 bxa3 19. bxa3 exf4 20. Rxf4 Ne5 21. Bxa6 Ng6 22. Rf1 Bxa6 23. Qxa6 Nxe4 24. Nd4 Ne5 25. Nf5 Bf8 26. Bd4 Nc5 27. Qb5 Re6 28. a4 Qb7 29. Re3 Nc6 30. Nxd6 Rexd6 31. Bxc5 Na7 32. Qc4 Rg6 33. Rg3 Rd2 34. Rxg6 hxg6 35. Rg1 Bxc5 36. Qxc5 Qe4 37. Qc7 Rxg2 38. Qd8+ Kh7 39. Rxg2 Qe1+ 1/2-1/2