| Game |
| Result | Moves |
Year |
Event/Locale | Opening |
| 1. Botvinnik vs Balashov |
| 1-0 | 42 |
1966 |
Hastings | E48 Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3 O-O 5.Bd3 d5 |
| 2. O Dementiev vs Balashov |
| ½-½ | 30 |
1970 |
USSR Championship | E59 Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3, Main line |
| 3. Vaganian vs Balashov |
| 0-1 | 43 |
1970 |
USSR Championship | E47 Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3 O-O 5.Bd3 |
| 4. Petrosian vs Balashov |
 | 1-0 | 60 |
1971 |
Moscow | E42 Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3 c5, 5.Ne2 (Rubinstein) |
| 5. K Grigorian vs Balashov |
| 0-1 | 44 |
1972 |
USSR Championship | E54 Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3, Gligoric System |
| 6. Bronstein vs Balashov |
| 1-0 | 35 |
1973 |
Moscow | E41 Nimzo-Indian |
| 7. Petrosian vs Balashov |
 | 1-0 | 28 |
1974 |
USSR 17/605 | E54 Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3, Gligoric System |
| 8. Beliavsky vs Balashov |
| ½-½ | 29 |
1974 |
USSR Championship | E52 Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3, Main line with ...b6 |
| 9. D Lapienis vs Balashov |
| ½-½ | 26 |
1975 |
Riga | E21 Nimzo-Indian, Three Knights |
| 10. Gulko vs Balashov |
| 1-0 | 30 |
1975 |
Vilnius | E42 Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3 c5, 5.Ne2 (Rubinstein) |
| 11. Beliavsky vs Balashov |
| ½-½ | 40 |
1975 |
Vilnius | E55 Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3, Gligoric System, Bronstein Variation |
| 12. Vaganian vs Balashov |
 | 1-0 | 31 |
1977 |
October Revolution 60th Anniversary | E29 Nimzo-Indian, Samisch |
| 13. K Grigorian vs Balashov |
| ½-½ | 41 |
1977 |
Leningrad URS ch | E32 Nimzo-Indian, Classical |
| 14. Gligoric vs Balashov |
| 1-0 | 72 |
1977 |
Tilburg Interpolis | E55 Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3, Gligoric System, Bronstein Variation |
| 15. G Garcia Gonzales vs Balashov |
| ½-½ | 95 |
1977 |
October Revolution 60th Anniversary | E55 Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3, Gligoric System, Bronstein Variation |
| 16. Gligoric vs Balashov |
| ½-½ | 18 |
1978 |
Bugojno | E52 Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3, Main line with ...b6 |
| 17. K Lerner vs Balashov |
| ½-½ | 18 |
1979 |
Minsk URS ch | E52 Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3, Main line with ...b6 |
| 18. Razuvaev vs Balashov |
| ½-½ | 23 |
1979 |
Minsk URS ch | E20 Nimzo-Indian |
| 19. Portisch vs Balashov |
 | 1-0 | 31 |
1979 |
Rio de Janeiro izt | E55 Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3, Gligoric System, Bronstein Variation |
| 20. Chekhov vs Balashov |
| ½-½ | 30 |
1980 |
Vilnius URS ch | E32 Nimzo-Indian, Classical |
| 21. T Georgadze vs Balashov |
| ½-½ | 75 |
1980 |
Vilnius URS ch | E55 Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3, Gligoric System, Bronstein Variation |
| 22. Reshevsky vs Balashov |
| 0-1 | 47 |
1980 |
Lone Pine | E46 Nimzo-Indian |
| 23. Hort vs Balashov |
| ½-½ | 14 |
1982 |
Wijk aan Zee | E32 Nimzo-Indian, Classical |
| 24. Beliavsky vs Balashov |
| ½-½ | 36 |
1983 |
Minsk | E34 Nimzo-Indian, Classical, Noa Variation |
| 25. Gulko vs Balashov |
| 1-0 | 32 |
1983 |
Tallinn URS sf | E20 Nimzo-Indian |