[Event "URS-ch42 Final"]
[Site "Leningrad"]
[Date "1974.12.10"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Tal, Mihail"]
[Black "Balashov, Yuri S"]
[Result "1-0"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. Bb5+ Bd7 4. Bxd7+ Qxd7 5. c4 Nc6 6. d4 Qg4 7. d5 Nd4 8. Nbd2 Nxf3+
9. Qxf3 Nf6 10. Qxg4 Nxg4 11. Nf3 e5 12. dxe6 fxe6 13. h3 Nf6 14. e5 dxe5 15. Nxe5 Bd6 16.
Bf4 Rf8 17. Bh2 O-O-O 18. Rd1 Bc7 19. Ke2 Rxd1 20. Rxd1 Nh5 21. Ke3 g5 22. b3 a5 23. g4
Nf4 24. Bxf4 Rxf4 25. Nf3 h6 26. a4 b6 27. Nd2 Be5 28. f3 Rf8 29. Ne4 Kc7 30. Rh1 Bf4+ 31.
Ke2 Kd7 32. h4 gxh4 33. Rxh4 Ke7 34. Nf2 Rd8 35. Nd3 Bg5 36. Rh1 e5 37. Rd1 Ke6 38. Nf2
Rd4 39. Ne4 Bf4 40. Rd3 Bg5 41. Rd1 Bf4 42. Nc3 Bg5 43. Nd5 Bd8 44. Rh1 Bg5 45. Rd1 Bd8
46. Rd3 Kf7 47. Nc3 Be7 48. Nb5 e4 49. Re3 Rd7 50. Rxe4 Bf6 51. f4 Bb2 52. f5 Kf6 53. Re6+
Kg5 54. Kf3 1-0