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| Game |
| Result | Moves |
Year |
Event/Locale | Opening |
| 1. I Zaitsev vs Kholmov |
| ½-½ | 24 |
1967 |
URS-Spartakiada Moscow | C99 Ruy Lopez, Closed, Chigorin, 12...cd |
| 2. I Zaitsev vs A Y Smetanin |
| 1-0 | 38 |
1967 |
URS-ch35 | C93 Ruy Lopez, Closed, Smyslov Defense |
| 3. I Zaitsev vs Antoshin |
| 1-0 | 41 |
1967 |
Moscow Jubilee | C87 Ruy Lopez |
| 4. I Zaitsev vs Razuvaev |
| ½-½ | 19 |
1968 |
Moscow UM | C84 Ruy Lopez, Closed |
| 5. I Zaitsev vs Geller |
| 0-1 | 33 |
1968 |
USSR | C93 Ruy Lopez, Closed, Smyslov Defense |
| 6. I Zaitsev vs V Tukmakov |
| ½-½ | 75 |
1969 |
URS-ch37 | C92 Ruy Lopez, Closed |
| 7. I Zaitsev vs Savon |
| 1-0 | 29 |
1969 |
URS-ch37 | C80 Ruy Lopez, Open |
| 8. I Zaitsev vs S Zhukhovitsky |
| ½-½ | 52 |
1969 |
37th Soviet Championship | C71 Ruy Lopez |
| 9. I Zaitsev vs Furman |
| 1-0 | 54 |
1969 |
37th Soviet Championship | C93 Ruy Lopez, Closed, Smyslov Defense |
| 10. I Zaitsev vs Smyslov |
| ½-½ | 22 |
1969 |
11, Moscow URS ch | C98 Ruy Lopez, Closed, Chigorin |
| 11. I Zaitsev vs Podgaets |
| ½-½ | 27 |
1970 |
USSR Championship | C92 Ruy Lopez, Closed |
| 12. I Zaitsev vs Adorjan |
 | 1-0 | 32 |
1970 |
Polanica Zdroj | C89 Ruy Lopez, Marshall |
| 13. I Zaitsev vs Averbakh |
| ½-½ | 43 |
1970 |
USSR Championship | C87 Ruy Lopez |
| 14. I Zaitsev vs Ivkov |
| 1-0 | 29 |
1970 |
Polanica Zdroj | C93 Ruy Lopez, Closed, Smyslov Defense |
| 15. I Zaitsev vs Shamkovich |
| 1-0 | 37 |
1972 |
Ch Moscow (team) | C92 Ruy Lopez, Closed |
| 16. I Zaitsev vs Pinter |
| 0-1 | 37 |
1974 |
URS | C78 Ruy Lopez |
| 17. I Zaitsev vs Tseshkovsky |
| ½-½ | 81 |
1976 |
Dubna | C92 Ruy Lopez, Closed |
| 18. I Zaitsev vs E Torre |
| 0-1 | 67 |
1980 |
Baku it, AZE | C92 Ruy Lopez, Closed |
| 19. I Zaitsev vs Dreev |
| 0-1 | 29 |
1989 |
Cup World (open) | C60 Ruy Lopez |
| 20. I Zaitsev vs Yurtaev |
| ½-½ | 41 |
1991 |
URS-ch58 Moscow ,URS-ch | C91 Ruy Lopez, Closed |
| 21. I Zaitsev vs A Aleksandrov |
| 0-1 | 54 |
1991 |
URS-ch58 | C67 Ruy Lopez |
| 22. I Zaitsev vs A Gorbatow |
| 1-0 | 25 |
1994 |
Orel AF-ch, Cat.9 | C65 Ruy Lopez, Berlin Defense |
| 23. I Zaitsev vs Kholmov |
| ½-½ | 22 |
1996 |
Moscow GM3 | C91 Ruy Lopez, Closed |
| 24. I Zaitsev vs Kholmov |
| ½-½ | 64 |
2000 |
Moscow Kasparov Cup | C67 Ruy Lopez |
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