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| Game |
| Result | Moves |
Year |
Event/Locale | Opening |
| 1. Shamkovich vs I Zaitsev |
| 1-0 | 41 |
1964 |
Ch Moscow | C84 Ruy Lopez, Closed |
| 2. Bronstein vs I Zaitsev |
| 1-0 | 36 |
1967 |
Moscow | C88 Ruy Lopez |
| 3. Stein vs I Zaitsev |
| 1-0 | 39 |
1968 |
Ch URS (team) | C87 Ruy Lopez |
| 4. Tal vs I Zaitsev |
 | 0-1 | 73 |
1968 |
Riga | C84 Ruy Lopez, Closed |
| 5. Tal vs I Zaitsev |
 | 1-0 | 49 |
1968 |
Alma Ata URS ch | C93 Ruy Lopez, Closed, Smyslov Defense |
| 6. Balashov vs I Zaitsev |
| 0-1 | 38 |
1968 |
USSR 5/282 | C85 Ruy Lopez, Exchange Variation Doubly Deferred (DERLD) |
| 7. Kholmov vs I Zaitsev |
| 1-0 | 79 |
1969 |
URS-ch37 | C88 Ruy Lopez |
| 8. Ujtumen vs I Zaitsev |
| 0-1 | 41 |
1970 |
Moscow | C92 Ruy Lopez, Closed |
| 9. Karpov vs I Zaitsev |
 | 1-0 | 56 |
1970 |
14, URS-ch38 Riga ;URS-ch | C92 Ruy Lopez, Closed |
| 10. Smejkal vs I Zaitsev |
| ½-½ | 19 |
1970 |
Rubinstein mem | C88 Ruy Lopez |
| 11. M S Tseitlin vs I Zaitsev |
| ½-½ | 42 |
1970 |
USSR Championship | C85 Ruy Lopez, Exchange Variation Doubly Deferred (DERLD) |
| 12. Suetin vs I Zaitsev |
| 1-0 | 31 |
1977 |
Sochi 24/293 [Suetin,A] | C92 Ruy Lopez, Closed |
| 13. B Ivanovic vs I Zaitsev |
| 1-0 | 42 |
1979 |
Sochi | C92 Ruy Lopez, Closed |
| 14. Suetin vs I Zaitsev |
| ½-½ | 23 |
1979 |
Sochi (Russia) | C90 Ruy Lopez, Closed |
| 15. J Lechtynsky vs I Zaitsev |
| ½-½ | 27 |
1980 |
Baku | C85 Ruy Lopez, Exchange Variation Doubly Deferred (DERLD) |
| 16. Chiburdanidze vs I Zaitsev |
| ½-½ | 34 |
1980 |
Baku | C92 Ruy Lopez, Closed |
| 17. Balashov vs I Zaitsev |
| 1-0 | 33 |
1980 |
Sochi | C84 Ruy Lopez, Closed |
| 18. Suetin vs I Zaitsev |
| ½-½ | 20 |
1980 |
Sochi | C92 Ruy Lopez, Closed |
| 19. Gufeld vs I Zaitsev |
| ½-½ | 36 |
1980 |
Baku it, AZE | C92 Ruy Lopez, Closed |
| 20. Romanishin vs I Zaitsev |
| 1-0 | 30 |
1982 |
Yerevan zt | C92 Ruy Lopez, Closed |
| 21. Suetin vs I Zaitsev |
| 1-0 | 25 |
1983 |
USSR | C84 Ruy Lopez, Closed |
| 22. Vasiukov vs I Zaitsev |
| ½-½ | 42 |
1983 |
Moscow-ch | C88 Ruy Lopez |
| 23. Kupreichik vs I Zaitsev |
| ½-½ | 50 |
1983 |
Minsk | C84 Ruy Lopez, Closed |
| 24. A Zapata vs I Zaitsev |
| 1-0 | 41 |
1989 |
Moscow GMA | C88 Ruy Lopez |
| 25. Savon vs I Zaitsev |
| 0-1 | 42 |
1991 |
Moscow7 op | C92 Ruy Lopez, Closed |
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