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| Game |
| Result | Moves |
Year |
Event/Locale | Opening |
| 1. Balashov vs Botvinnik |
| ½-½ | 40 |
1970 |
Training Game | C10 French |
| 2. Balashov vs Vaganian |
| 1-0 | 65 |
1971 |
Leningrad | C09 French, Tarrasch, Open Variation, Main line |
| 3. Balashov vs Uhlmann |
| 1-0 | 57 |
1971 |
Moscow Ale mem | C09 French, Tarrasch, Open Variation, Main line |
| 4. Balashov vs Nakatoni |
| ½-½ | 19 |
1974 |
? | C05 French, Tarrasch |
| 5. Balashov vs Vaganian |
| ½-½ | 32 |
1975 |
Yerevan URS ch | C07 French, Tarrasch |
| 6. Balashov vs Bronstein |
| ½-½ | 57 |
1975 |
Vilnius | C09 French, Tarrasch, Open Variation, Main line |
| 7. Balashov vs V Kovacevic |
| 1-0 | 51 |
1976 |
Vinkovci 21/167 | C03 French, Tarrasch |
| 8. Balashov vs Vaganian |
| ½-½ | 41 |
1976 |
Moscow | C05 French, Tarrasch |
| 9. Balashov vs Suba |
 | 0-1 | 37 |
1977 |
Moscow | C10 French |
| 10. Balashov vs Portisch |
| ½-½ | 49 |
1978 |
Bugojno | C09 French, Tarrasch, Open Variation, Main line |
| 11. Balashov vs V Bukal |
| 1-0 | 30 |
1979 |
Karlovac | C05 French, Tarrasch |
| 12. Balashov vs Petrosian |
| ½-½ | 12 |
1979 |
Rio de Janeiro izt | C16 French, Winawer |
| 13. Balashov vs Spassky |
| ½-½ | 16 |
1979 |
Munich | C07 French, Tarrasch |
| 14. Balashov vs S Kataev |
| ½-½ | 39 |
1979 |
Moscow | C10 French |
| 15. Balashov vs Korchnoi |
| ½-½ | 31 |
1979 |
Bad Lauterberg | C07 French, Tarrasch |
| 16. Balashov vs Vaganian |
| ½-½ | 40 |
1979 |
Minsk URS ch | C00 French Defense |
| 17. Balashov vs Lputian |
| 1-0 | 30 |
1980 |
Vilnius URS ch | C00 French Defense |
| 18. Balashov vs Petrosian |
| ½-½ | 38 |
1980 |
USSR 29/203 | C05 French, Tarrasch |
| 19. Balashov vs R Debarnot |
| 1-0 | 35 |
1980 |
MLT | C11 French |
| 20. Balashov vs Gulko |
| ½-½ | 22 |
1982 |
Moscow ch | C03 French, Tarrasch |
| 21. Balashov vs V Danov |
| ½-½ | 65 |
1983 |
? | C04 French, Tarrasch, Guimard Main line |
| 22. Balashov vs Glek |
| ½-½ | 20 |
1983 |
Minsk | C07 French, Tarrasch |
| 23. Balashov vs Eingorn |
| ½-½ | 24 |
1983 |
Minsk | C18 French, Winawer |
| 24. Balashov vs D Chen |
| 1-0 | 19 |
1983 |
Hannover | C19 French, Winawer, Advance |
| 25. Balashov vs Lputian |
| 1-0 | 41 |
1985 |
Riga | C09 French, Tarrasch, Open Variation, Main line |
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