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| Game |
| Result | Moves |
Year |
Event/Locale | Opening |
| 1. Stein vs V Soloviev |
| 1-0 | 36 |
1956 |
Ch Armed Forces | B51 Sicilian, Canal-Sokolsky (Rossolimo) Attack |
| 2. Stein vs B Vladimirov |
| ½-½ | 29 |
1957 |
RUS-UKR m | B43 Sicilian, Kan, 5.Nc3 |
| 3. Stein vs V Osnos |
 | 1-0 | 24 |
1959 |
Ch URS (1/2 final) | B65 Sicilian, Richter-Rauzer Attack, 7...Be7 Defense, 9...Nxd4 |
| 4. Stein vs Y Krutikhin |
| ½-½ | 44 |
1959 |
Olympiad URS | B29 Sicilian, Nimzovich-Rubinstein |
| 5. Stein vs I Nei |
| 0-1 | 41 |
1959 |
URS-ch sf playoff | B22 Sicilian, Alapin |
| 6. Stein vs Furman |
 | 1-0 | 41 |
1959 |
Olympiad URS | B44 Sicilian |
| 7. Stein vs Kliavin |
 | 1-0 | 34 |
1959 |
Olympiad URS | B42 Sicilian, Kan |
| 8. Stein vs Lenchiner |
| 1-0 | 24 |
1960 |
Ukranian Ch | B98 Sicilian, Najdorf |
| 9. Stein vs Bannik |
| 1-0 | 41 |
1960 |
UKR-ch | B34 Sicilian, Accelerated Fianchetto |
| 10. Stein vs Korchnoi |
 | ½-½ | 22 |
1961 |
Moscow | B46 Sicilian, Taimanov Variation |
| 11. Stein vs Taimanov |
| ½-½ | 20 |
1961 |
Ch URS | B28 Sicilian, O'Kelly Variation |
| 12. Stein vs Tal |
 | 1-0 | 32 |
1961 |
Tournament | B94 Sicilian, Najdorf |
| 13. Stein vs Gligoric |
 | 1-0 | 97 |
1962 |
Izt | B97 Sicilian, Najdorf |
| 14. Stein vs Tal |
| ½-½ | 42 |
1962 |
Yerevan URS ch | B47 Sicilian, Taimanov (Bastrikov) Variation |
| 15. Stein vs Julio Bolbochan |
| 1-0 | 40 |
1962 |
Izt | B28 Sicilian, O'Kelly Variation |
| 16. Stein vs Gligoric |
| 1-0 | 55 |
1962 |
Izt | B92 Sicilian, Najdorf, Opocensky Variation |
| 17. Stein vs Parma |
| 1-0 | 42 |
1962 |
Lvov (Ukraine) | B97 Sicilian, Najdorf |
| 18. Stein vs Taimanov |
| ½-½ | 76 |
1962 |
Ch URS | B49 Sicilian, Taimanov Variation |
| 19. Stein vs Kholmov |
| ½-½ | 48 |
1962 |
Ch URS (team) | B47 Sicilian, Taimanov (Bastrikov) Variation |
| 20. Stein vs A Zaitsev |
| ½-½ | 51 |
1962 |
Ch URS | B32 Sicilian |
| 21. Stein vs Gipslis |
| ½-½ | 14 |
1962 |
Ch URS (team) | B46 Sicilian, Taimanov Variation |
| 22. Stein vs Portisch |
 | 1-0 | 21 |
1962 |
Stockholm | B42 Sicilian, Kan |
| 23. Stein vs Aronin |
| ½-½ | 42 |
1962 |
Ch URS | B32 Sicilian |
| 24. Stein vs Bronstein |
 | ½-½ | 41 |
1962 |
Ch URS (team) | B97 Sicilian, Najdorf |
| 25. Stein vs Taimanov |
| ½-½ | 53 |
1963 |
Ch URS | B42 Sicilian, Kan |
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