| Game |
| Result | Moves |
Year |
Event/Locale | Opening |
| 1. Unzicker vs Taimanov |
 | ½-½ | 44 |
1960 |
Buenos Aires | B47 Sicilian, Taimanov (Bastrikov) Variation |
| 2. Gligoric vs Taimanov |
| ½-½ | 37 |
1960 |
Buenos Aires | B49 Sicilian, Taimanov Variation |
| 3. Bredwood vs Taimanov |
 | 0-1 | 35 |
1960 |
? | B46 Sicilian, Taimanov Variation |
| 4. Perez vs Taimanov |
| 0-1 | 49 |
1961 |
Dortmund | B46 Sicilian, Taimanov Variation |
| 5. Y Kots vs Taimanov |
| 1-0 | 53 |
1961 |
Baku | B49 Sicilian, Taimanov Variation |
| 6. Bronstein vs Taimanov |
 | 1-0 | 34 |
1961 |
Ch URS | B48 Sicilian, Taimanov Variation |
| 7. Bronstein vs Taimanov |
| ½-½ | 21 |
1961 |
Budapest | B47 Sicilian, Taimanov (Bastrikov) Variation |
| 8. J Pogats vs Taimanov |
| 0-1 | 36 |
1961 |
Budapest | B48 Sicilian, Taimanov Variation |
| 9. Shamkovich vs Taimanov |
| 0-1 | 40 |
1961 |
Ch URS | B46 Sicilian, Taimanov Variation |
| 10. I Bilek vs Taimanov |
| 0-1 | 32 |
1961 |
Budapest | B47 Sicilian, Taimanov (Bastrikov) Variation |
| 11. Averbakh vs Taimanov |
| 1-0 | 49 |
1961 |
Moscow | B48 Sicilian, Taimanov Variation |
| 12. A Khasin vs Taimanov |
| 0-1 | 68 |
1961 |
Baku | B48 Sicilian, Taimanov Variation |
| 13. V Mikenas vs Taimanov |
 | 0-1 | 42 |
1962 |
URS-ch | B49 Sicilian, Taimanov Variation |
| 14. M Bertok vs Taimanov |
| ½-½ | 43 |
1962 |
Lvov | B48 Sicilian, Taimanov Variation |
| 15. A Zaitsev vs Taimanov |
| 0-1 | 37 |
1962 |
USSR | B46 Sicilian, Taimanov Variation |
| 16. V Heuer vs Taimanov |
| ½-½ | 19 |
1962 |
Leningrad | B48 Sicilian, Taimanov Variation |
| 17. V Shiyanovsky vs Taimanov |
| 0-1 | 31 |
1962 |
USSR | B46 Sicilian, Taimanov Variation |
| 18. Tal vs Taimanov |
 | 1-0 | 42 |
1962 |
Erevan ch-SU | B49 Sicilian, Taimanov Variation |
| 19. Krogius vs Taimanov |
| 0-1 | 30 |
1962 |
USSR | B49 Sicilian, Taimanov Variation |
| 20. Parma vs Taimanov |
| ½-½ | 29 |
1962 |
Lvov (Ukraine) | B46 Sicilian, Taimanov Variation |
| 21. Stein vs Taimanov |
| ½-½ | 76 |
1962 |
Ch URS | B49 Sicilian, Taimanov Variation |
| 22. Minic vs Taimanov |
| ½-½ | 75 |
1962 |
Lvov | B46 Sicilian, Taimanov Variation |
| 23. Suetin vs Taimanov |
| 1-0 | 52 |
1963 |
Ch URS | B46 Sicilian, Taimanov Variation |
| 24. E Cobo Arteaga vs Taimanov |
| 0-1 | 33 |
1964 |
Havana | B46 Sicilian, Taimanov Variation |
| 25. Robatsch vs Taimanov |
| ½-½ | 41 |
1964 |
Havana | B46 Sicilian, Taimanov Variation |