| Game |
| Result | Moves |
Year |
Event/Locale | Opening |
| 1. Shabalov vs Savchenko |
| ½-½ | 26 |
1989 |
Belgorod GMA-qual | C61 Ruy Lopez, Bird's Defense |
| 2. Shabalov vs V Neverov |
| 0-1 | 53 |
1989 |
Ch young masters URS | C95 Ruy Lopez, Closed, Breyer |
| 3. Shabalov vs J Klovans |
| 1-0 | 42 |
1989 |
Letland | C93 Ruy Lopez, Closed, Smyslov Defense |
| 4. Shabalov vs Varavin |
 | 0-1 | 42 |
1989 |
Leningrad-chT | C84 Ruy Lopez, Closed |
| 5. Shabalov vs Sakovich Igor |
| 1-0 | 46 |
1990 |
? | C89 Ruy Lopez, Marshall |
| 6. Shabalov vs V Matychenkov |
| ½-½ | 17 |
1990 |
URS-chT Podolsk | C70 Ruy Lopez |
| 7. Shabalov vs W Zagema |
| 1-0 | 31 |
1990 |
Groningen | C61 Ruy Lopez, Bird's Defense |
| 8. Shabalov vs C Cruz-Lopez |
| ½-½ | 44 |
1990 |
Groningen | C63 Ruy Lopez, Schliemann Defense |
| 9. Shabalov vs Babic |
| 1-0 | 28 |
1990 |
Berlin | C85 Ruy Lopez, Exchange Variation Doubly Deferred (DERLD) |
| 10. Shabalov vs H Wegner |
| 0-1 | 54 |
1991 |
Gausdal Peer Gynt | C85 Ruy Lopez, Exchange Variation Doubly Deferred (DERLD) |
| 11. Shabalov vs Goldin |
| 0-1 | 53 |
1991 |
Philadelphia World op | C71 Ruy Lopez |
| 12. Shabalov vs R Elseth |
| 1-0 | 27 |
1991 |
Oslo | C85 Ruy Lopez, Exchange Variation Doubly Deferred (DERLD) |
| 13. Shabalov vs Igor Ivanov |
| 1-0 | 36 |
1991 |
London (England) | C85 Ruy Lopez, Exchange Variation Doubly Deferred (DERLD) |
| 14. Shabalov vs Yurtaev |
| ½-½ | 19 |
1991 |
Ch SSSR (Men) | C85 Ruy Lopez, Exchange Variation Doubly Deferred (DERLD) |
| 15. Shabalov vs A Ivanov |
| 1-0 | 36 |
1991 |
London 52/341 [Shabalov,A] | C85 Ruy Lopez, Exchange Variation Doubly Deferred (DERLD) |
| 16. Shabalov vs A Sorin |
| 1-0 | 41 |
1992 |
Biel op | C80 Ruy Lopez, Open |
| 17. Shabalov vs Smejkal |
| ½-½ | 38 |
1992 |
Neu Isenburg op | C85 Ruy Lopez, Exchange Variation Doubly Deferred (DERLD) |
| 18. Shabalov vs Moynihan Kieran |
| 1-0 | 52 |
1992 |
Ireland | C85 Ruy Lopez, Exchange Variation Doubly Deferred (DERLD) |
| 19. Shabalov vs J Benjamin |
| ½-½ | 61 |
1992 |
Manhattan Int (03) | C84 Ruy Lopez, Closed |
| 20. Shabalov vs Goldin |
| 1-0 | 45 |
1993 |
Pleasantville 57/356 [Goldin,A] | C93 Ruy Lopez, Closed, Smyslov Defense |
| 21. Shabalov vs M Vucic |
| 1-0 | 32 |
1993 |
Marshall/Enhance | C80 Ruy Lopez, Open |
| 22. Shabalov vs Dzindzichashvili |
| 1-0 | 24 |
1993 |
United States Chess | C62 Ruy Lopez, Old Steinitz Defense |
| 23. Shabalov vs Sieglen Joachim (GER) |
| 0-1 | 63 |
1994 |
Godesburg (Germany) | C95 Ruy Lopez, Closed, Breyer |
| 24. Shabalov vs Igor Ivanov |
| ½-½ | 46 |
1994 |
* North Bay International | C75 Ruy Lopez, Modern Steinitz Defense |
| 25. Shabalov vs R Levit |
| 1-0 | 37 |
1994 |
New York op | C73 Ruy Lopez, Modern Steinitz Defense |
