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| Result | Moves |
Year |
Event/Locale | Opening |
| 1. Shabalov vs A Vitolinsh |
| 0-1 | 42 |
1985 |
Jurmala | B90 Sicilian, Najdorf |
| 2. Shabalov vs E Kengis |
| 0-1 | 36 |
1987 |
Riga | B92 Sicilian, Najdorf, Opocensky Variation |
| 3. Shabalov vs A Vitolinsh |
| 1-0 | 35 |
1987 |
Riga | B90 Sicilian, Najdorf |
| 4. Shabalov vs A Voitkevich |
| 0-1 | 27 |
1988 |
Riga | B90 Sicilian, Najdorf |
| 5. Shabalov vs A Vitolinsh |
 | ½-½ | 62 |
1989 |
Riga | B90 Sicilian, Najdorf |
| 6. Shabalov vs G Zaitshik |
| 0-1 | 35 |
1989 |
Moscow GMA-op | B90 Sicilian, Najdorf |
| 7. Shabalov vs G Timoshchenko |
| 1-0 | 37 |
1989 |
Debrecen op | B90 Sicilian, Najdorf |
| 8. Shabalov vs M Tataev |
| 1-0 | 47 |
1991 |
Philadelphia World op | B96 Sicilian, Najdorf |
| 9. Shabalov vs E Magerramov |
| 0-1 | 43 |
1991 |
Moscow URS ch | B97 Sicilian, Najdorf |
| 10. Shabalov vs E Magerramov |
| 0-1 | 43 |
1991 |
Moscow | B97 Sicilian, Najdorf |
| 11. Shabalov vs L Chachere |
 | 1-0 | 30 |
1992 |
Geneva op | B97 Sicilian, Najdorf |
| 12. Shabalov vs Fedorowicz |
| 1-0 | 45 |
1992 |
New York (USA) | B99 Sicilian, Najdorf, 7...Be7 Main line |
| 13. Shabalov vs Yedidia |
| 1-0 | 40 |
1993 |
Maryland | B99 Sicilian, Najdorf, 7...Be7 Main line |
| 14. Shabalov vs Wolff |
| 1-0 | 40 |
1993 |
USA-ch Bulletin | B96 Sicilian, Najdorf |
| 15. Shabalov vs W Kelleher |
| 1-0 | 17 |
1993 |
Philadelphia | B96 Sicilian, Najdorf |
| 16. Shabalov vs F Hellers |
 | 0-1 | 43 |
1993 |
New York 57/266 [Byrne,R; Mednis,E] | B99 Sicilian, Najdorf, 7...Be7 Main line |
| 17. Shabalov vs DeFirmian |
| 1-0 | 37 |
1993 |
World Op, Philadelphia | B99 Sicilian, Najdorf, 7...Be7 Main line |
| 18. Shabalov vs H Olafsson |
| 1-0 | 38 |
1994 |
It (open) | B90 Sicilian, Najdorf |
| 19. Shabalov vs Browne |
| 0-1 | 41 |
1994 |
U.S Championships Key West USA | B96 Sicilian, Najdorf |
| 20. Shabalov vs DeFirmian |
| ½-½ | 27 |
1996 |
ch-USA, Parsippany | B97 Sicilian, Najdorf |
| 21. Shabalov vs S Soylu |
| 1-0 | 56 |
2000 |
34th Olympiad | B90 Sicilian, Najdorf |
| 22. Shabalov vs Sutovsky |
| ½-½ | 33 |
2000 |
Istanbul ol (Men) | B90 Sicilian, Najdorf |
| 23. Shabalov vs Sadvakasov |
 | 1-0 | 31 |
2000 |
Continental op 45' | B98 Sicilian, Najdorf |
| 24. Shabalov vs Zhong Zhang |
| 0-1 | 56 |
2001 |
US-China Summit | B96 Sicilian, Najdorf |
| 25. Shabalov vs Zhong Zhang |
| 0-1 | 45 |
2001 |
US-China Summit | B90 Sicilian, Najdorf |
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