| Game |
| Result | Moves |
Year |
Event/Locale | Opening |
| 1. M Bertok vs Polugaevsky |
| ½-½ | 16 |
1962 |
Lvov (Ukraine) | B46 Sicilian, Taimanov Variation |
| 2. S Mariotti vs Polugaevsky |
| ½-½ | 46 |
1976 |
Manila | B46 Sicilian, Taimanov Variation |
| 3. J Fernandez Garcia vs Polugaevsky |
 | ½-½ | 63 |
1980 |
Malta | B46 Sicilian, Taimanov Variation |
| 4. Tal vs Polugaevsky |
| ½-½ | 40 |
1980 |
Alma_Ata | B46 Sicilian, Taimanov Variation |
| 5. F Aguado vs Polugaevsky |
| ½-½ | 63 |
1980 |
Malta ol | B46 Sicilian, Taimanov Variation |
| 6. Tal vs Polugaevsky |
| ½-½ | 27 |
1980 |
Bugojno 29/ | B46 Sicilian, Taimanov Variation |
| 7. Balashov vs Polugaevsky |
| ½-½ | 22 |
1981 |
Moscow INT | B46 Sicilian, Taimanov Variation |
| 8. Psakhis vs Polugaevsky |
| ½-½ | 39 |
1981 |
Moscow | B46 Sicilian, Taimanov Variation |
| 9. Psakhis vs Polugaevsky |
| ½-½ | 39 |
1981 |
Ch URS (team) | B46 Sicilian, Taimanov Variation |
| 10. I Morovic vs Polugaevsky |
| 0-1 | 43 |
1982 |
Switzerland | B46 Sicilian, Taimanov Variation |
| 11. G Pritchett vs Polugaevsky |
| ½-½ | 34 |
1982 |
OLY/2 tl URS-SCO | B46 Sicilian, Taimanov Variation |
| 12. Dolmatov vs Polugaevsky |
 | 0-1 | 56 |
1982 |
Manila | B46 Sicilian, Taimanov Variation |
| 13. E Mortensen vs Polugaevsky |
| ½-½ | 54 |
1982 |
Luzern | B46 Sicilian, Taimanov Variation |
| 14. B Ivanovic vs Polugaevsky |
| ½-½ | 38 |
1982 |
Bugojno | B46 Sicilian, Taimanov Variation |
| 15. Timman vs Polugaevsky |
| ½-½ | 47 |
1984 |
London | B46 Sicilian, Taimanov Variation |
| 16. Van der Wiel vs Polugaevsky |
| 0-1 | 20 |
1984 |
Amsterdam | B46 Sicilian, Taimanov Variation |
| 17. Van der Wiel vs Polugaevsky |
 | 0-1 | 19 |
1984 |
Amsterdam | B46 Sicilian, Taimanov Variation |
| 18. Timman vs Polugaevsky |
| ½-½ | 70 |
1985 |
Tilburg | B46 Sicilian, Taimanov Variation |
| 19. A Martin-Gonzalez vs Polugaevsky |
| 0-1 | 42 |
1985 |
Biel | B46 Sicilian, Taimanov Variation |
| 20. Van der Wiel vs Polugaevsky |
| 1-0 | 39 |
1985 |
Biel | B46 Sicilian, Taimanov Variation |
| 21. F Hellers vs Polugaevsky |
| ½-½ | 20 |
1989 |
Biel 48/ | B46 Sicilian, Taimanov Variation |