[Event "URS-ch40 Semifinal"]
[Site "Uzhgorod"]
[Date "1972.06.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Nikolaevsky, Yuri V"]
[Black "Kholmov, Ratmir D"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. g3 d5 4. Bg2 dxc4 5. Qa4+ Nbd7 6. Qxc4 a6 7. Qc2 c5 8. Nc3 Qc7 9. d4 b5 10. Bf4 Qa7 11. d5 exd5 12. e4 dxe4 13. Nxe4 Bb7 14. Nxf6+ Nxf6 15. O-O-O Be7 16. Rhe1 Bxf3 17. Bxf3 O-O 18. Bxa8 Rxa8 19. Qe2 Bf8 20. Bd6 c4 21. Bxf8 Rxf8 22. Qe7 Qa8 23. Rd4 h6 24. Red1 Kh7 25. h4 h5 26. Rf4 Kg8 27. Rxf6 gxf6 28. Qxf6 Qe4 29. Qg5+ Qg6 30. Qe5 Qh6+ 31. f4 Qg7 32. Qe3 Qg6 33. Rd7 b4 34. Rd5 f6 35. Qe6+ Kg7 36. Rd7+ Kh6 37. Qe3 Re8 38. Re7 Rxe7 39. Qxe7 b3 40. axb3 cxb3 41. Qf8+ Kh7 42. Qe7+ Kh6 1/2-1/2