| Game |
| Result | Moves |
Year |
Event/Locale | Opening |
| 1. Balashov vs Muller |
| 1-0 | 35 |
1965 |
Beverwijk | E30 Nimzo-Indian, Leningrad |
| 2. Balashov vs Karaklajic |
| ½-½ | 45 |
1965 |
Beverwijk | E50 Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3 O-O 5.Nf3, without ...d5 |
| 3. Balashov vs Antoshin |
| 1-0 | 43 |
1969 |
URS | E29 Nimzo-Indian, Samisch |
| 4. Balashov vs G Mititelu |
| 0-1 | 33 |
1969 |
URS | E21 Nimzo-Indian, Three Knights |
| 5. Balashov vs Gipslis |
| 0-1 | 95 |
1970 |
USSR Championship | E42 Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3 c5, 5.Ne2 (Rubinstein) |
| 6. Balashov vs Averbakh |
| 1-0 | 33 |
1970 |
USSR 9/511 | E48 Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3 O-O 5.Bd3 d5 |
| 7. Balashov vs Gipslis |
| 0-1 | 95 |
1970 |
Riga URS ch | E42 Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3 c5, 5.Ne2 (Rubinstein) |
| 8. Balashov vs F Olafsson |
| 1-0 | 58 |
1971 |
Moscow Ale mem | E42 Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3 c5, 5.Ne2 (Rubinstein) |
| 9. Balashov vs Polugaevsky |
| ½-½ | 54 |
1971 |
Leningrad URS ch | E29 Nimzo-Indian, Samisch |
| 10. Balashov vs V Osnos |
| ½-½ | 25 |
1972 |
URS-chT | E49 Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3, Botvinnik System |
| 11. Balashov vs Shamkovich |
| ½-½ | 15 |
1972 |
Baku URS ch | E41 Nimzo-Indian |
| 12. Balashov vs Antoshin |
| 0-1 | 34 |
1972 |
Moscow 5' | E29 Nimzo-Indian, Samisch |
| 13. Balashov vs K Langeweg |
| 1-0 | 41 |
1973 |
Wijk aan Zee | E54 Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3, Gligoric System |
| 14. Balashov vs Gulko |
| ½-½ | 41 |
1974 |
Leningrad URS ch | E45 Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3, Bronstein (Byrne) Variation |
| 15. Balashov vs Taimanov |
| 0-1 | 35 |
1975 |
Vilnius 20/604 | E30 Nimzo-Indian, Leningrad |
| 16. Balashov vs A Kuzmin |
| ½-½ | 39 |
1977 |
URS-ch 24/586 [Kotov,A] | E21 Nimzo-Indian, Three Knights |
| 17. Balashov vs G Kuzmin |
| ½-½ | 37 |
1977 |
URS | E21 Nimzo-Indian, Three Knights |
| 18. Balashov vs S Makarichev |
| ½-½ | 21 |
1979 |
Minsk URS ch | E53 Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3 |
| 19. Balashov vs L Spassov |
| ½-½ | 33 |
1980 |
Sochi | E49 Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3, Botvinnik System |
| 20. Balashov vs Karpov |
| ½-½ | 14 |
1980 |
Buenos Aires ClA | E42 Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3 c5, 5.Ne2 (Rubinstein) |
| 21. Balashov vs Polugaevsky |
| ½-½ | 16 |
1982 |
Toluca izt | E54 Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3, Gligoric System |
| 22. Balashov vs S Makarichev |
| ½-½ | 16 |
1982 |
Moscow ch | E51 Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3 |
| 23. Balashov vs V Inkiov |
| 1-0 | 28 |
1982 |
Minsk | E41 Nimzo-Indian |
| 24. Balashov vs Groszpeter |
| ½-½ | 84 |
1982 |
Minsk | E47 Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3 O-O 5.Bd3 |
| 25. Balashov vs Gavrikov |
| 1-0 | 26 |
1983 |
Tallinn URS sf | E29 Nimzo-Indian, Samisch |