| Game |
| Result | Moves |
Year |
Event/Locale | Opening |
| 1. V Vepkhvishvili vs I Novikov |
| 1-0 | 66 |
1971 |
SU Chess Festival | B23 Sicilian, Closed |
| 2. A Sokolov vs I Novikov |
| 1-0 | 32 |
1980 |
Sochi | B93 Sicilian, Najdorf, 6.f4 |
| 3. Gavrikov vs I Novikov |
| ½-½ | 37 |
1983 |
Yurmala | B93 Sicilian, Najdorf, 6.f4 |
| 4. Dolmatov vs I Novikov |
| ½-½ | 22 |
1983 |
Volgodonsk | B93 Sicilian, Najdorf, 6.f4 |
| 5. A Sokolov vs I Novikov |
 | 1-0 | 19 |
1984 |
Vilnius | B93 Sicilian, Najdorf, 6.f4 |
| 6. Kholmov vs I Novikov |
| ½-½ | 39 |
1984 |
Yerevan | B91 Sicilian, Najdorf, Zagreb (Fianchetto) Variation |
| 7. P Korzubov vs I Novikov |
| 0-1 | 59 |
1984 |
Vilnius | B93 Sicilian, Najdorf, 6.f4 |
| 8. Kupreichik vs I Novikov |
| 1-0 | 38 |
1984 |
Yerevan | B97 Sicilian, Najdorf |
| 9. Tseshkovsky vs I Novikov |
| 1-0 | 28 |
1984 |
Yerevan | B92 Sicilian, Najdorf, Opocensky Variation |
| 10. A Sokolov vs I Novikov |
| 1-0 | 43 |
1984 |
URS-ch51 | B93 Sicilian, Najdorf, 6.f4 |
| 11. Y Kruppa vs I Novikov |
| 0-1 | 41 |
1985 |
URS-ch U26 | B87 Sicilian, Fischer-Sozin with ...a6 and ...b5 |
| 12. A Lanc vs I Novikov |
| 0-1 | 31 |
1985 |
Poznan | B93 Sicilian, Najdorf, 6.f4 |
| 13. Y Yakovich vs I Novikov |
| ½-½ | 24 |
1986 |
Minsk tt | B84 Sicilian, Scheveningen |
| 14. Khalifman vs I Novikov |
| ½-½ | 20 |
1986 |
Ch URS (1 liga) | B97 Sicilian, Najdorf |
| 15. Kupreichik vs I Novikov |
 | 0-1 | 39 |
1986 |
Lvov | B50 Sicilian |
| 16. Yurtaev vs I Novikov |
| 0-1 | 29 |
1986 |
Memorial G.Agzamov | B87 Sicilian, Fischer-Sozin with ...a6 and ...b5 |
| 17. Azmaiparashvili vs I Novikov |
| 0-1 | 64 |
1986 |
It cat 8 | B87 Sicilian, Fischer-Sozin with ...a6 and ...b5 |
| 18. Oll vs I Novikov |
| ½-½ | 39 |
1986 |
Minsk | B93 Sicilian, Najdorf, 6.f4 |
| 19. Y Kruppa vs I Novikov |
| 0-1 | 23 |
1986 |
UKR-ch | B87 Sicilian, Fischer-Sozin with ...a6 and ...b5 |
| 20. Ivanchuk vs I Novikov |
| 1-0 | 35 |
1987 |
Lvov | B90 Sicilian, Najdorf |
| 21. L Hazai vs I Novikov |
| ½-½ | 21 |
1987 |
Camaguey | B93 Sicilian, Najdorf, 6.f4 |
| 22. Kupreichik vs I Novikov |
| 1-0 | 31 |
1988 |
Lvov | B74 Sicilian, Dragon, Classical |
| 23. Kotronias vs I Novikov |
| 1-0 | 54 |
1988 |
Lvov | B90 Sicilian, Najdorf |
| 24. Gipslis vs I Novikov |
| ½-½ | 28 |
1988 |
Ch URS (club) | B50 Sicilian |
| 25. S Smagin vs I Novikov |
| ½-½ | 51 |
1989 |
Kotov mem | B84 Sicilian, Scheveningen |