| Game |
| Result | Moves |
Year |
Event/Locale | Opening |
| 26. V Pupols vs D Waterman |
| 1-0 | 33 |
1976 |
Lone Pine | D96 Grunfeld, Russian Variation |
| 27. V Pupols vs L D Evans |
 | 0-1 | 28 |
1976 |
Lone Pine | A58 Benko Gambit |
| 28. D J Strauss vs V Pupols |
| 1-0 | 57 |
1976 |
Lone Pine | C69 Ruy Lopez, Exchange, Gligoric Variation, 6.d4 |
| 29. Tarjan vs V Pupols |
 | 1-0 | 41 |
1976 |
Phoenix | A44 Old Benoni Defense |
| 30. C B Jones vs V Pupols |
| 1-0 | 23 |
1976 |
Lone Pine | C44 King's Pawn Game |
| 31. Christiansen vs V Pupols |
| ½-½ | 41 |
1982 |
NWC July | C72 Ruy Lopez, Modern Steinitz Defense, 5.O-O |
| 32. J Loftsson vs V Pupols |
| 0-1 | 30 |
1982 |
NWC July | A09 Reti Opening |
| 33. V Pupols vs Alburt |
| 0-1 | 31 |
1987 |
10, New York op | B04 Alekhine's Defense, Modern |
| 34. V Pupols vs S Weinstock |
| 1-0 | 26 |
1987 |
US op | A58 Benko Gambit |
| 35. Browne vs V Pupols |
 | 1-0 | 32 |
1987 |
New York op | D45 Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav |
| 36. M Hayami vs V Pupols |
 | 0-1 | 12 |
1988 |
NWC January | B14 Caro-Kann, Panov-Botvinnik Attack |
| 37. G Orlov vs V Pupols |
| 1-0 | 25 |
1990 |
West Seattle International | E04 Catalan, Open, 5.Nf3 |
| 38. V Pupols vs D Mackenzie |
| 1-0 | 29 |
1990 |
USA Masters | D57 Queen's Gambit Declined, Lasker Defense |
| 39. V Pupols vs Igor Ivanov |
 | 0-1 | 16 |
1992 |
Sands Reno | E10 Queen's Pawn Game |
| 40. J Benjamin vs V Pupols |
| 1-0 | 44 |
1995 |
It (open) | E09 Catalan, Closed |
| 41. V Pupols vs W Shipman |
| ½-½ | 36 |
1996 |
Foster City op | D45 Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav |
| 42. V Pupols vs F Rhine |
 | ½-½ | 65 |
1997 |
U.S. Masters | D45 Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav |
| 43. V Pupols vs Y Teplitsky |
| 0-1 | 47 |
1999 |
Keres Memorial 24th | A07 King's Indian Attack |
| 44. V Pupols vs Ivkov |
| 0-1 | 46 |
2000 |
25th Paul Keres mem | A41 Queen's Pawn Game (with ...d6) |
| 45. V Pupols vs A Cela |
| 0-1 | 25 |
2000 |
Frisco Masters | E99 King's Indian, Orthodox, Taimanov |
| 46. V Pupols vs Browne |
| 0-1 | 46 |
2000 |
Frisco Masters | A04 Reti Opening |
| 47. V McCambridge vs V Pupols |
| ½-½ | 40 |
2000 |
Frisco Masters | E07 Catalan, Closed |
| 48. I Nikolayev vs V Pupols |
 | 0-1 | 52 |
2001 |
ch-New York State | C00 French Defense |
| 49. V Pupols vs M Salts |
| 1-0 | 41 |
2001 |
ch-New York State | B08 Pirc, Classical |
| 50. V Pupols vs V Levine |
| 1-0 | 53 |
2001 |
ch-New York State | A53 Old Indian |