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| Game |
| Result | Moves |
Year |
Event/Locale | Opening |
| 1. Novotelnov vs Petrosian |
 | 0-1 | 26 |
1951 |
Ch URS | B92 Sicilian, Najdorf, Opocensky Variation |
| 2. Botvinnik vs Petrosian |
| ½-½ | 22 |
1952 |
Hungary | B92 Sicilian, Najdorf, Opocensky Variation |
| 3. C Barry vs Petrosian |
| 0-1 | 29 |
1954 |
London | B92 Sicilian, Najdorf, Opocensky Variation |
| 4. Averbakh vs Petrosian |
 | ½-½ | 22 |
1958 |
Riga | B92 Sicilian, Najdorf, Opocensky Variation |
| 5. Averbakh vs Petrosian |
 | 0-1 | 40 |
1959 |
Ch URS | B92 Sicilian, Najdorf, Opocensky Variation |
| 6. Smyslov vs Petrosian |
 | ½-½ | 105 |
1960 |
USSR ch | B92 Sicilian, Najdorf, Opocensky Variation |
| 7. Unzicker vs Petrosian |
| ½-½ | 23 |
1966 |
Santa Barbara | B92 Sicilian, Najdorf, Opocensky Variation |
| 8. S Zhukhovitsky vs Petrosian |
| ½-½ | 21 |
1969 |
URS-ch | B92 Sicilian, Najdorf, Opocensky Variation |
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