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| Result | Moves |
Year |
Event/Locale | Opening |
| 1. V Panikovsky vs Balashov |
| 0-1 | 43 |
1963 |
Shadrinsk | C85 Ruy Lopez, Exchange Variation Doubly Deferred (DERLD) |
| 2. Karpov vs Balashov |
| ½-½ | 27 |
1971 |
Moscow Ale mem | C93 Ruy Lopez, Closed, Smyslov Defense |
| 3. Karpov vs Balashov |
 | 1-0 | 43 |
1976 |
Moscow URS ch | C92 Ruy Lopez, Closed |
| 4. Geller vs Balashov |
| ½-½ | 24 |
1976 |
Moscow URS ch | C92 Ruy Lopez, Closed |
| 5. Vogt vs Balashov |
| ½-½ | 50 |
1977 |
Leningrad 24/288 [Vogt,L] | C91 Ruy Lopez, Closed |
| 6. Kavalek vs Balashov |
| ½-½ | 32 |
1977 |
Tilburg | C99 Ruy Lopez, Closed, Chigorin, 12...cd |
| 7. Parma vs Balashov |
| ½-½ | 35 |
1977 |
Moscow ETC | C92 Ruy Lopez, Closed |
| 8. G Kuzmin vs Balashov |
| ½-½ | 26 |
1977 |
Leningrad | C99 Ruy Lopez, Closed, Chigorin, 12...cd |
| 9. Tal vs Balashov |
| ½-½ | 24 |
1977 |
Leningrad | C99 Ruy Lopez, Closed, Chigorin, 12...cd |
| 10. Savon vs Balashov |
| 0-1 | 41 |
1978 |
Lvov zt | C85 Ruy Lopez, Exchange Variation Doubly Deferred (DERLD) |
| 11. Matulovic vs Balashov |
| ½-½ | 20 |
1979 |
Teslic | C84 Ruy Lopez, Closed |
| 12. Karpov vs Balashov |
| 1-0 | 60 |
1979 |
Munchen 27/317 | C93 Ruy Lopez, Closed, Smyslov Defense |
| 13. J L Arnason vs Balashov |
| 0-1 | 30 |
1980 |
Sochi | C91 Ruy Lopez, Closed |
| 14. Kavalek vs Balashov |
| 1-0 | 52 |
1980 |
Buenos Aires | C84 Ruy Lopez, Closed |
| 15. Psakhis vs Balashov |
| 0-1 | 60 |
1980 |
Vilnius URS ch | C92 Ruy Lopez, Closed |
| 16. Tseshkovsky vs Balashov |
| ½-½ | 32 |
1980 |
Sochi | C92 Ruy Lopez, Closed |
| 17. A Kuzmin vs Balashov |
 | 1-0 | 42 |
1982 |
Minsk | C92 Ruy Lopez, Closed |
| 18. Spassky vs Balashov |
| ½-½ | 38 |
1982 |
Toluca izt | C92 Ruy Lopez, Closed |
| 19. Tseshkovsky vs Balashov |
| 0-1 | 41 |
1982 |
Minsk | C92 Ruy Lopez, Closed |
| 20. Suetin vs Balashov |
| ½-½ | 21 |
1982 |
Moscow ch | C99 Ruy Lopez, Closed, Chigorin, 12...cd |
| 21. Kasparov vs Balashov |
 | ½-½ | 88 |
1982 |
Kislovodsk | C92 Ruy Lopez, Closed |
| 22. A Kremenetsky vs Balashov |
| 0-1 | 34 |
1982 |
Moscow ch | C85 Ruy Lopez, Exchange Variation Doubly Deferred (DERLD) |
| 23. Psakhis vs Balashov |
| ½-½ | 36 |
1982 |
Minsk | C93 Ruy Lopez, Closed, Smyslov Defense |
| 24. E Lobron vs Balashov |
| ½-½ | 34 |
1983 |
Hannover | C96 Ruy Lopez, Closed |
| 25. Romanishin vs Balashov |
| 1-0 | 89 |
1983 |
Moscow URS ch | C93 Ruy Lopez, Closed, Smyslov Defense |
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