[Event "URS-ch23 Final"]
[Site "Leningrad"]
[Date "1956.01.11"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Polugaevsky, Lev"]
[Black "Bannik, Anatolij"]
[Result "1-0"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e3 O-O 5. Bd3 d5 6. a3 dxc4 7. Bxc4 Bxc3+ 8. bxc3 c5 9. Ne2 Qc7 10. Bd3 b6 11. O-O Ba6 12. Bxa6 Nxa6 13. f4 Rac8 14. Ng3 Rfd8 15. Qf3 cxd4 16. cxd4 Qc3 17. Rb1 Nb8 18. f5 Nbd7 19. Bb2 Qa5 20. fxe6 fxe6 21. e4 Rf8 22. Qb3 Rce8 23. Bc3 Qg5 24. Bb4 Rf7 25. e5 a5 26. Be1 Ng4 27. Rxf7 Kxf7 28. Ne4 Qf4 29. Qf3 Qxf3 30. gxf3 Ne3 31. Nd6+ Kf8 32. Nxe8 Kxe8 33. Rc1 Nd5 34. Rc6 Nf8 35. Rd6 Kf7 36. Bh4 b5 37. Ra6 b4 38. Rxa5 bxa3 39. Rxa3 h6 40. Ra7+ Kg6 41. Kf2 Kh5 42. Rf7 Kxh4 43. Rxf8 g5 44. Rf6 1-0