[Event "Moscow"] [Site "Moscow URS"] [Date "1971.11.25"] [EventDate "1971.11.24"] [Round "2"] [Result "1-0"] [White "Tigran Vartanovich Petrosian"] [Black "Yuri Balashov"] [ECO "E42"] [WhiteElo "2640"] [BlackElo "2570"] [PlyCount "119"] 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e3 c5 5. Nge2 cxd4 6. exd4 Ne4 7. Bd2 Nxd2 8. Qxd2 d5 9. a3 Be7 10. cxd5 exd5 11. Nf4 O-O 12. Nfxd5 Bg5 13. f4 Re8+ 14. Be2 Bh4+ 15. Kf1 Nc6 16. Rd1 Be6 17. Bf3 Na5 18. g3 Nc4 19. Qf2 Be7 20. Kg2 Bf8 21. Rhe1 Rc8 22. Ne3 Nxe3+ 23. Rxe3 Qd7 24. h4 Red8 25. Kh2 Bb3 26. Rd2 Rc7 27. Bg2 Be6 28. Qe1 Rdc8 29. d5 Rd8 30. d6 Rcc8 31. f5 Bxf5 32. Re7 Re8 33. Rxd7 Rxe1 34. Rxb7 Rd8 35. Rxa7 Rxd6 36. Rxd6 Bxd6 37. Ra8+ Bf8 38. a4 g6 39. Bd5 Rc1 40. a5 Rc2+ 41. Kh1 Kg7 42. Ra7 Rc1+ 43. Kg2 Rc2+ 44. Kf3 Bc5 45. Rxf7+ Kh8 46. g4 Bd3 47. Ne4 Bxe4+ 48. Kxe4 Rxb2 49. Rc7 Rb4+ 50. Kf3 Bg1 51. g5 h6 52. h5 Rb5 53. Rc8+ Kh7 54. Rc7+ Kh8 55. Rd7 Rxa5 56. Rd8+ Kh7 57. Rd7+ Kh8 58. hxg6 Rxd5 59. Rxd5 hxg5 60. Ke4 1-0