| Game |
| Result | Moves |
Year |
Event/Locale | Opening |
| 1. Jekabson vs Shabalov |
 | 1-0 | 22 |
1978 |
USSR 27/346 | B29 Sicilian, Nimzovich-Rubinstein |
| 2. V Ronin vs Shabalov |
 | 0-1 | 46 |
1985 |
Kharkov | B78 Sicilian, Dragon, Yugoslav Attack, 10.castle long |
| 3. V Inkiov vs Shabalov |
| ½-½ | 16 |
1985 |
Yurmala | B54 Sicilian |
| 4. A Vitolinsh vs Shabalov |
 | 1-0 | 35 |
1985 |
Riga | B54 Sicilian |
| 5. G Timoshenko vs Shabalov |
| 1-0 | 40 |
1986 |
Novosibirsk | B54 Sicilian |
| 6. A Strauts vs Shabalov |
| 0-1 | 38 |
1987 |
Riga | B89 Sicilian |
| 7. I Liutsko vs Shabalov |
| 1-0 | 28 |
1987 |
Riga | B27 Sicilian |
| 8. Gipslis vs Shabalov |
| ½-½ | 19 |
1987 |
Yurmala (Latvia) | B40 Sicilian |
| 9. Akopian vs Shabalov |
| 0-1 | 40 |
1988 |
Ch young masters URS | B81 Sicilian, Scheveningen, Keres Attack |
| 10. Y Gruenfeld vs Shabalov |
| 0-1 | 58 |
1988 |
Belgrade | B81 Sicilian, Scheveningen, Keres Attack |
| 11. V Malisauskas vs Shabalov |
| ½-½ | 59 |
1989 |
Podolsk | B90 Sicilian, Najdorf |
| 12. Oll vs Shabalov |
| ½-½ | 19 |
1989 |
URS-YM Tbilisi | B78 Sicilian, Dragon, Yugoslav Attack, 10.castle long |
| 13. Y Meister vs Shabalov |
| 0-1 | 61 |
1989 |
Belgorod GMA-qual | B86 Sicilian, Fischer-Sozin Attack |
| 14. Akopian vs Shabalov |
| ½-½ | 10 |
1989 |
URS-YM Tbilisi | B81 Sicilian, Scheveningen, Keres Attack |
| 15. A Vitolinsh vs Shabalov |
| 1-0 | 39 |
1989 |
Riga | B96 Sicilian, Najdorf |
| 16. G Timoshenko vs Shabalov |
| 1-0 | 82 |
1989 |
Podolsk | B92 Sicilian, Najdorf, Opocensky Variation |
| 17. Gertler David vs Shabalov |
| 0-1 | 25 |
1990 |
Philadelphia | B22 Sicilian, Alapin |
| 18. V Atlas vs Shabalov |
| ½-½ | 78 |
1990 |
Club team ch URS ( 1/2 ) | B90 Sicilian, Najdorf |
| 19. Khmelnitsky vs Shabalov |
| ½-½ | 58 |
1991 |
Philadelphia World o (04) | B22 Sicilian, Alapin |
| 20. Adams vs Shabalov |
| ½-½ | 64 |
1991 |
London Lloyds | B23 Sicilian, Closed |
| 21. E Allen vs Shabalov |
| 0-1 | 78 |
1991 |
Philadelphia World op | B82 Sicilian, Scheveningen |
| 22. F Lindgren vs Shabalov |
| 0-1 | 44 |
1991 |
Gausdal Peer Gynt | B50 Sicilian |
| 23. Jansa vs Shabalov |
| 0-1 | 43 |
1991 |
Oslo | B51 Sicilian, Canal-Sokolsky (Rossolimo) Attack |
| 24. W Watson vs Shabalov |
| 0-1 | 56 |
1991 |
Oslo | B27 Sicilian |
| 25. R Bergstrom vs Shabalov |
| 1-0 | 46 |
1991 |
Gausdal Peer Gynt | B22 Sicilian, Alapin |