| Game |
| Result | Moves |
Year |
Event/Locale | Opening |
| 1. Levenfish vs Taimanov |
| 1-0 | 40 |
1948 |
Ch URS | E53 Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3 |
| 2. Averbakh vs Taimanov |
| 1-0 | 65 |
1948 |
Moscow | E29 Nimzo-Indian, Samisch |
| 3. Ragozin vs Taimanov |
 | 0-1 | 37 |
1948 |
Ch URS | E26 Nimzo-Indian, Samisch |
| 4. Levenfish vs Taimanov |
| ½-½ | 43 |
1949 |
Ch URS (1/2 final) | E53 Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3 |
| 5. G Goldberg vs Taimanov |
| 0-1 | 41 |
1949 |
Moscow ch17-SU | E41 Nimzo-Indian |
| 6. Szabo vs Taimanov |
 | 0-1 | 40 |
1950 |
Schiavno Zdroj | E27 Nimzo-Indian, Samisch Variation |
| 7. E Arlamowski vs Taimanov |
| 0-1 | 52 |
1950 |
Schiavno Zdroj | E47 Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3 O-O 5.Bd3 |
| 8. Bronstein vs Taimanov |
| 1-0 | 42 |
1951 |
Ch URS | E24 Nimzo-Indian, Samisch |
| 9. M Kamishov vs Taimanov |
| 0-1 | 19 |
1951 |
Leningrad | E39 Nimzo-Indian, Classical, Pirc Variation |
| 10. Botvinnik vs Taimanov |
| ½-½ | 37 |
1951 |
Moscow ch-SU | E40 Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3 |
| 11. Levenfish vs Taimanov |
| 0-1 | 57 |
1952 |
Leningrad | E40 Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3 |
| 12. Botvinnik vs Taimanov |
| ½-½ | 42 |
1952 |
Moscow ch-SU m | E46 Nimzo-Indian |
| 13. A Matanovic vs Taimanov |
 | 0-1 | 31 |
1952 |
Stockholm | E40 Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3 |
| 14. Botvinnik vs Taimanov |
 | 1-0 | 42 |
1952 |
Moscow ch-SU m | E40 Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3 |
| 15. Smyslov vs Taimanov |
| ½-½ | 45 |
1952 |
Moscow | E40 Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3 |
| 16. Geller vs Taimanov |
 | 1-0 | 70 |
1952 |
Moscow | E40 Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3 |
| 17. Botvinnik vs Taimanov |
 | 0-1 | 50 |
1952 |
4 | E40 Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3 |
| 18. Kotov vs Taimanov |
| ½-½ | 17 |
1952 |
20 Saltsjobaden | E34 Nimzo-Indian, Classical, Noa Variation |
| 19. Boleslavsky vs Taimanov |
| 1-0 | 38 |
1952 |
Moscow | E46 Nimzo-Indian |
| 20. Gligoric vs Taimanov |
 | ½-½ | 32 |
1953 |
Switzerland | E21 Nimzo-Indian, Three Knights |
| 21. Najdorf vs Taimanov |
| ½-½ | 45 |
1953 |
Zurich | E52 Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3, Main line with ...b6 |
| 22. Szabo vs Taimanov |
| ½-½ | 28 |
1953 |
Zurich | E52 Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3, Main line with ...b6 |
| 23. Euwe vs Taimanov |
 | ½-½ | 36 |
1953 |
Zurich | E39 Nimzo-Indian, Classical, Pirc Variation |
| 24. Reshevsky vs Taimanov |
 | ½-½ | 41 |
1953 |
Switzerland | E46 Nimzo-Indian |
| 25. Furman vs Taimanov |
| ½-½ | 31 |
1954 |
URS-ch21 | E56 Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3, Main line with 7...Nc6 |