| Game |
| Result | Moves |
Year |
Event/Locale | Opening |
| 1. Botvinnik vs Lilienthal |
 | 1-0 | 27 |
1941 |
USSR Absolute Championship | E67 King's Indian, Fianchetto |
| 2. I Rudakovsky vs Tolush |
| 1-0 | 41 |
1945 |
USSR Championship | E67 King's Indian, Fianchetto |
| 3. Szabo vs V Thoth |
| 1-0 | 49 |
1946 |
HUN | E67 King's Indian, Fianchetto |
| 4. Euwe vs G Fontein |
| 1-0 | 64 |
1946 |
NED-ch prelim I | E68 King's Indian, Fianchetto, Classical Variation, 8.e4 |
| 5. O'Kelly vs Szabo |
| 1-0 | 46 |
1947 |
Zonal | E69 King's Indian, Fianchetto, Classical Main line |
| 6. Czaya vs Rautenberg |
| 1-0 | 55 |
1948 |
Essen West German ch | E67 King's Indian, Fianchetto |
| 7. Vidmar vs B Moller |
| 1-0 | 51 |
1948 |
Karlovy Vary | E69 King's Indian, Fianchetto, Classical Main line |
| 8. Euwe vs J Fuller |
 | 1-0 | 52 |
1949 |
Hastings 4950 | E68 King's Indian, Fianchetto, Classical Variation, 8.e4 |
| 9. V Mikenas vs Petrosian |
| 1-0 | 41 |
1950 |
USSR Championship | E67 King's Indian, Fianchetto |
| 10. Euwe vs T Van Scheltinga |
| 1-0 | 38 |
1950 |
Amsterdam NED ch | E67 King's Indian, Fianchetto |
| 11. Smyslov vs G Primavera |
| 1-0 | 37 |
1950 |
Venice | E69 King's Indian, Fianchetto, Classical Main line |
| 12. Konstantinopolsky vs Boleslavsky |
| 1-0 | 73 |
1950 |
USSR Championship | E67 King's Indian, Fianchetto |
| 13. T Van Scheltinga vs C B Van den Berg |
| 1-0 | 46 |
1950 |
NED-ch | E69 King's Indian, Fianchetto, Classical Main line |
| 14. Szabo vs G Kluger |
| 1-0 | 36 |
1951 |
HUN ch | E69 King's Indian, Fianchetto, Classical Main line |
| 15. Najdorf vs J Planas |
| 1-0 | 33 |
1952 |
Havana | E68 King's Indian, Fianchetto, Classical Variation, 8.e4 |
| 16. Smyslov vs F Mastichiadis |
| 1-0 | 39 |
1952 |
06, Helsinki | E67 King's Indian, Fianchetto |
| 17. Tal vs R Skuja |
 | 1-0 | 40 |
1952 |
Latvia | E67 King's Indian, Fianchetto |
| 18. O Sarapu vs W Bello |
| 1-0 | 29 |
1953 |
60th New Zealand Championship | E68 King's Indian, Fianchetto, Classical Variation, 8.e4 |
| 19. Botvinnik vs T Salo |
| 1-0 | 30 |
1954 |
Netherlands | E67 King's Indian, Fianchetto |
| 20. R Toran Albero vs J L Alvarez del Monte |
| 1-0 | 31 |
1954 |
Montevideo | E68 King's Indian, Fianchetto, Classical Variation, 8.e4 |
| 21. Guimard vs Boleslavsky |
| 1-0 | 50 |
1954 |
ARG-URS | E69 King's Indian, Fianchetto, Classical Main line |
| 22. I Johannsson vs Z Kovacs |
| 1-0 | 38 |
1954 |
Amsterdam ol (Men) | E69 King's Indian, Fianchetto, Classical Main line |
| 23. Lisitsin vs Lilienthal |
| 1-0 | 43 |
1954 |
21st Soviet Championship | E67 King's Indian, Fianchetto |
| 24. E Spanjaard vs J Van Den Bosch |
| 1-0 | 28 |
1954 |
NED-ch17 | E69 King's Indian, Fianchetto, Classical Main line |
| 25. P Brandts vs Berliner |
| 1-0 | 66 |
1954 |
USA-ch | E67 King's Indian, Fianchetto |