[Event "USSR Championship"] [Site "Leningrad URS"] [Date "1971.09.15"] [EventDate "1971.09.15"] [Round "1"] [Result "1-0"] [White "Anatoly Karpov"] [Black "Mark Taimanov"] [ECO "B44"] [WhiteElo "?"] [BlackElo "?"] [PlyCount "97"] 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nc6 5. Nb5 d6 6. Bf4 e5 7. Be3 Nf6 8. Bg5 Be6 9. N1c3 a6 10. Bxf6 gxf6 11. Na3 Ne7 12. Nc4 d5 13. exd5 Nxd5 14. Nxd5 Bxd5 15. Ne3 Bc6 16. Bc4 Qxd1+ 17. Rxd1 Rc8 18. Bd5 Bxd5 19. Rxd5 Ke7 20. Ke2 Ke6 21. Rhd1 f5 22. g3 f4 23. gxf4 exf4 24. Ng2 Rxc2+ 25. Kf3 Bc5 26. Nxf4+ Kf6 27. Nd3 Rc8 28. Rd7 b5 29. Re1 Kg7 30. Re4 Rc4 31. Ne5 Rxe4 32. Kxe4 Kg8 33. f4 Bf8 34. Nxf7 Rc2 35. Ng5 Bh6 36. Ne6 Rxh2 37. Kf5 Bxf4 38. Kxf4 Rxb2 39. Rg7+ Kh8 40. Ra7 h5 41. Rxa6 b4 42. Nd4 Rg2 43. Kf3 Rd2 44. Ke3 Rb2 45. Kf4 Rd2 46. Nf5 Rb2 47. Kg5 b3 48. Rh6+ Kg8 49. Kf6 1-0