| Game |
| Result | Moves |
Year |
Event/Locale | Opening |
| 1. Balashov vs I Zaitsev |
| 0-1 | 38 |
1968 |
USSR 5/282 | C85 Ruy Lopez, Exchange Variation Doubly Deferred (DERLD) |
| 2. M S Tseitlin vs I Zaitsev |
| ½-½ | 42 |
1970 |
USSR Championship | C85 Ruy Lopez, Exchange Variation Doubly Deferred (DERLD) |
| 3. Vasiukov vs I Zaitsev |
| 0-1 | 52 |
1971 |
URS-chT | C69 Ruy Lopez, Exchange, Gligoric Variation, 6.d4 |
| 4. Adorjan vs I Zaitsev |
| 1-0 | 35 |
1976 |
Memorial M.Chigorin | C69 Ruy Lopez, Exchange, Gligoric Variation, 6.d4 |
| 5. J Lechtynsky vs I Zaitsev |
| ½-½ | 27 |
1980 |
Baku | C85 Ruy Lopez, Exchange Variation Doubly Deferred (DERLD) |
| 6. Glek vs I Zaitsev |
| 1-0 | 41 |
1983 |
Minsk | C69 Ruy Lopez, Exchange, Gligoric Variation, 6.d4 |
| 7. Suetin vs I Zaitsev |
| 1-0 | 52 |
1992 |
Moscow (Russia) | C85 Ruy Lopez, Exchange Variation Doubly Deferred (DERLD) |
| 8. Kholmov vs I Zaitsev |
| ½-½ | 13 |
1995 |
St Petersburg Seniors | C85 Ruy Lopez, Exchange Variation Doubly Deferred (DERLD) |
| 9. Sadvakasov vs I Zaitsev |
 | 1-0 | 62 |
1996 |
Moscow GM2 | C68 Ruy Lopez, Exchange |
| 10. Karaklajic vs I Zaitsev |
| ½-½ | 16 |
2007 |
USSR vs Yugoslavia Match | C69 Ruy Lopez, Exchange, Gligoric Variation, 6.d4 |
