| Game |
| Result | Moves |
Year |
Event/Locale | Opening |
| 1. Polugaevsky vs G Uusi |
| ½-½ | 41 |
1954 |
URS-ch sf | E59 Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3, Main line |
| 2. Polugaevsky vs Bannik |
| 1-0 | 44 |
1956 |
Leningrad Ch URS | E48 Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3 O-O 5.Bd3 d5 |
| 3. Polugaevsky vs Averbakh |
| 0-1 | 32 |
1956 |
Leningrad Ch URS | E26 Nimzo-Indian, Samisch |
| 4. Polugaevsky vs B Milic |
| ½-½ | 40 |
1958 |
Yugoslavia | E20 Nimzo-Indian |
| 5. Polugaevsky vs Tal |
| ½-½ | 67 |
1958 |
URS 25ch Riga | E46 Nimzo-Indian |
| 6. Polugaevsky vs Furman |
 | 1-0 | 22 |
1958 |
Sochi | E29 Nimzo-Indian, Samisch |
| 7. Polugaevsky vs Petrosian |
| ½-½ | 35 |
1958 |
Riga | E25 Nimzo-Indian, Samisch |
| 8. Polugaevsky vs Ujtelky |
| ½-½ | 22 |
1959 |
Marianske Lazne | E55 Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3, Gligoric System, Bronstein Variation |
| 9. Polugaevsky vs Geller |
 | 0-1 | 48 |
1959 |
Tbilisi ch-SU | E46 Nimzo-Indian |
| 10. Polugaevsky vs Spassky |
 | 1-0 | 41 |
1959 |
Tbilisi | E42 Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3 c5, 5.Ne2 (Rubinstein) |
| 11. Polugaevsky vs M Herink |
 | 1-0 | 29 |
1959 |
Marianske-Lazne | E46 Nimzo-Indian |
| 12. Polugaevsky vs F Blatny |
| 1-0 | 46 |
1959 |
Marianske Lazne | E59 Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3, Main line |
| 13. Polugaevsky vs Korchnoi |
 | 1-0 | 89 |
1959 |
Tbilisi ch-SU | E55 Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3, Gligoric System, Bronstein Variation |
| 14. Polugaevsky vs Averbakh |
| ½-½ | 30 |
1959 |
Tbilisi Ch URS | E46 Nimzo-Indian |
| 15. Polugaevsky vs Korchnoi |
| 1-0 | 68 |
1959 |
Tbilisi Ch URS | E55 Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3, Gligoric System, Bronstein Variation |
| 16. Polugaevsky vs Taimanov |
| 1-0 | 49 |
1959 |
Tbilisi Ch URS | E42 Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3 c5, 5.Ne2 (Rubinstein) |
| 17. Polugaevsky vs Bronstein |
 | 1-0 | 57 |
1960 |
Leningrad ch-SU | E45 Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3, Bronstein (Byrne) Variation |
| 18. Polugaevsky vs Puc |
| 1-0 | 50 |
1960 |
Moscow | E24 Nimzo-Indian, Samisch |
| 19. Polugaevsky vs V Liberzon |
| ½-½ | 47 |
1960 |
URS-ch27 Leningrad | E27 Nimzo-Indian, Samisch Variation |
| 20. Polugaevsky vs Kholmov |
 | 0-1 | 65 |
1960 |
Moscow | E55 Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3, Gligoric System, Bronstein Variation |
| 21. Polugaevsky vs Shamkovich |
 | ½-½ | 40 |
1960 |
URS-ch27 Leningrad | E52 Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3, Main line with ...b6 |
| 22. Polugaevsky vs Unzicker |
| ½-½ | 28 |
1960 |
Hamburg W.GER-USSR m | E54 Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3, Gligoric System |
| 23. Polugaevsky vs Petrosian |
 | 1-0 | 24 |
1960 |
URS-ch | E54 Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3, Gligoric System |
| 24. Polugaevsky vs Teschner |
| 1-0 | 38 |
1960 |
Hamburg, FRG-SSSR | E25 Nimzo-Indian, Samisch |
| 25. Polugaevsky vs Petrosian |
 | 0-1 | 47 |
1961 |
Moscow | E55 Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3, Gligoric System, Bronstein Variation |