Game |
| Result | Moves |
Year | Event/Locale | Opening |
1. Kholmov vs R Nezhmetdinov |
| 1-0 | 44 | 1955 | Spartak Team Championship | A71 Benoni, Classical, 8.Bg5 |
2. Bobotsov vs S Muehlberg |
| 1-0 | 22 | 1957 | Varna, Bulgaria | A71 Benoni, Classical, 8.Bg5 |
3. Shamkovich vs Spassky |
| ½-½ | 40 | 1957 | URS-ch sf Leningrad | A71 Benoni, Classical, 8.Bg5 |
4. Lombardy vs A Di Camillo |
| 1-0 | 33 | 1957 | United States Championship 1957/58 | A71 Benoni, Classical, 8.Bg5 |
5. Tolush vs Suetin |
| 1-0 | 41 | 1958 | URS-ch sf Moscow | A71 Benoni, Classical, 8.Bg5 |
6. Polugaevsky vs Lutikov |
 | 0-1 | 30 | 1958 | Russian Championship | A71 Benoni, Classical, 8.Bg5 |
7. E Chukaev vs D Abakarov |
| ½-½ | 44 | 1958 | URS-ch sf Baku | A71 Benoni, Classical, 8.Bg5 |
8. G Khodos vs R Etruk |
| 1-0 | 42 | 1958 | 5th Soviet Team Championship Final | A71 Benoni, Classical, 8.Bg5 |
9. Averbakh vs Tal |
| ½-½ | 19 | 1958 | Portoroz Interzonal | A71 Benoni, Classical, 8.Bg5 |
10. Petrosian vs E Contedini |
  | 1-0 | 47 | 1958 | Munich Olympiad qual-1 | A71 Benoni, Classical, 8.Bg5 |
11. G Khodos vs G Bastrikov |
| 1-0 | 23 | 1959 | Russian Championship | A71 Benoni, Classical, 8.Bg5 |
12. Geller vs E Mnatsakanian |
| 1-0 | 33 | 1959 | URS-ch sf Yerevan | A71 Benoni, Classical, 8.Bg5 |
13. S Nedeljkovic vs M Boskovic |
| ½-½ | 28 | 1959 | Belgrade | A71 Benoni, Classical, 8.Bg5 |
14. N Padevsky vs J Franz |
| 1-0 | 37 | 1959 | Dresden | A71 Benoni, Classical, 8.Bg5 |
15. Geller vs Tal |
  | 0-1 | 42 | 1959 | USSR Championship | A71 Benoni, Classical, 8.Bg5 |
16. Geller vs Gufeld |
 | ½-½ | 41 | 1959 | USSR Championship | A71 Benoni, Classical, 8.Bg5 |
17. Gufeld vs Y Nikolaevsky |
| ½-½ | 24 | 1959 | Ukrainian Championship | A71 Benoni, Classical, 8.Bg5 |
18. R Sanguineti vs N del Pozo |
| 1-0 | 31 | 1959 | Lima | A71 Benoni, Classical, 8.Bg5 |
19. Polugaevsky vs A Lein |
| ½-½ | 51 | 1959 | Russian Team Championship | A71 Benoni, Classical, 8.Bg5 |
20. T Florian vs J Pogats |
| 1-0 | 71 | 1959 | Hungarian Championship | A71 Benoni, Classical, 8.Bg5 |
21. L Esterman vs O Sarapu |
| ½-½ | 65 | 1960 | 67th New Zealand Championship | A71 Benoni, Classical, 8.Bg5 |
22. E Goldenberg vs Eliskases |
| 0-1 | 23 | 1960 | Argentine Championship | A71 Benoni, Classical, 8.Bg5 |
23. Z Milev vs K Krastev |
| 1-0 | 39 | 1960 | Bulgarian Championship | A71 Benoni, Classical, 8.Bg5 |
24. M Bertok vs Matulovic |
| 1-0 | 60 | 1960 | Yugoslav Championship | A71 Benoni, Classical, 8.Bg5 |
25. L Barden vs W Bialas |
| ½-½ | 40 | 1960 | Clare Benedict Cup | A71 Benoni, Classical, 8.Bg5 |