| Game |
| Result | Moves |
Year |
Event/Locale | Opening |
| 26. Zagorovsky vs Polugaevsky |
| 0-1 | 26 |
1954 |
URS-ch sf | B67 Sicilian, Richter-Rauzer Attack, 7...a6 Defense, 8...Bd7 |
| 27. Polugaevsky vs Spassky |
| ½-½ | 38 |
1954 |
Tournament | A73 Benoni, Classical, 9.O-O |
| 28. V Liavdansky vs Polugaevsky |
 | 1-0 | 55 |
1954 |
URS-ch sf | B58 Sicilian |
| 29. Polugaevsky vs Lipnitsky |
| 1-0 | 49 |
1954 |
URS-chT | A15 English |
| 30. Polugaevsky vs Geller |
| 1-0 | 36 |
1954 |
Leningrad master | D80 Grunfeld |
| 31. Lepichin vs Polugaevsky |
| 0-1 | 32 |
1954 |
URS-ch sf | B80 Sicilian, Scheveningen |
| 32. Y Kolobov vs Polugaevsky |
| ½-½ | 41 |
1954 |
URS-chT | A17 English |
| 33. Polugaevsky vs G Uusi |
| ½-½ | 41 |
1954 |
URS-ch sf | E59 Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3, Main line |
| 34. Polugaevsky vs N Gusev |
| 0-1 | 35 |
1954 |
Tournament | A19 English, Mikenas-Carls, Sicilian Variation |
| 35. Polugaevsky vs N Gusev |
| 0-1 | 72 |
1954 |
URS-ch sf | E61 King's Indian |
| 36. Polugaevsky vs Kan |
| ½-½ | 36 |
1955 |
Moscow | B43 Sicilian, Kan, 5.Nc3 |
| 37. Vasiukov vs Polugaevsky |
| 0-1 | 43 |
1955 |
Moscow | B40 Sicilian |
| 38. Vasiukov vs Polugaevsky |
 | 1-0 | 47 |
1955 |
URS-chT sf | B22 Sicilian, Alapin |
| 39. Polugaevsky vs Ragozin |
 | 1-0 | 38 |
1955 |
Moscow | E11 Bogo-Indian Defense |
| 40. Polugaevsky vs Simagin |
| ½-½ | 41 |
1955 |
Ch URS (1/2 final) | E01 Catalan, Closed |
| 41. Vasiukov vs Polugaevsky |
| 0-1 | 38 |
1955 |
Worszilograd | C13 French |
| 42. Polugaevsky vs Lilienthal |
| 1-0 | 23 |
1955 |
Moscow | E69 King's Indian, Fianchetto, Classical Main line |
| 43. Polugaevsky vs Tal |
| ½-½ | 35 |
1955 |
Soviet Union tt | B30 Sicilian |
| 44. Polugaevsky vs A Khasin |
| 1-0 | 47 |
1956 |
Leningrad Ch URS | D58 Queen's Gambit Declined, Tartakower (Makagonov-Bondarevsky) Syst |
| 45. Polugaevsky vs H Liebert |
| 0-1 | 43 |
1956 |
Upsala | A88 Dutch, Leningrad, Main Variation with c6 |
| 46. Polugaevsky vs Chukaev |
| 1-0 | 44 |
1956 |
Ch URS (1/2 final) | C94 Ruy Lopez, Closed, Breyer Defense |
| 47. Polugaevsky vs J Yuchtman |
| ½-½ | 42 |
1956 |
Ch URS (1/2 final) | E81 King's Indian, Samisch |
| 48. Polugaevsky vs Taimanov |
| 0-1 | 57 |
1956 |
Leningrad Ch URS | D45 Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav |
| 49. Tolush vs Polugaevsky |
| 0-1 | 42 |
1956 |
Leningrad Ch URS | B62 Sicilian, Richter-Rauzer |
| 50. Polugaevsky vs Antoshin |
| ½-½ | 15 |
1956 |
URS-ch sf | C02 French, Advance |