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| Game |
| Result | Moves |
Year |
Event/Locale | Opening |
| 1. Stein vs V Shiyanovsky |
| 1-0 | 32 |
1960 |
URS | C77 Ruy Lopez |
| 2. Stein vs Geller |
 | 1-0 | 42 |
1961 |
Moscow | C92 Ruy Lopez, Closed |
| 3. Stein vs J Marsalek |
| ½-½ | 26 |
1961 |
Bucharest GMT 5th | C73 Ruy Lopez, Modern Steinitz Defense |
| 4. Stein vs V Tarasov |
 | 1-0 | 39 |
1961 |
Ch URS | C92 Ruy Lopez, Closed |
| 5. Stein vs Smyslov |
| ½-½ | 24 |
1961 |
11, Moscow | C67 Ruy Lopez |
| 6. Stein vs Gligoric |
| ½-½ | 40 |
1961 |
YUG-URS | C73 Ruy Lopez, Modern Steinitz Defense |
| 7. Stein vs Spassky |
 | 1-0 | 41 |
1961 |
Moskau ch-URS | C64 Ruy Lopez, Classical |
| 8. Stein vs Bannik |
| 1-0 | 41 |
1961 |
Ch URS | C96 Ruy Lopez, Closed |
| 9. Stein vs Mnatsakanian |
| ½-½ | 35 |
1962 |
Ch URS | C96 Ruy Lopez, Closed |
| 10. Stein vs Ivkov |
| ½-½ | 22 |
1962 |
Lvov URS-YUG | C97 Ruy Lopez, Closed, Chigorin |
| 11. Stein vs Spassky |
 | 1-0 | 43 |
1962 |
URS-ch | C93 Ruy Lopez, Closed, Smyslov Defense |
| 12. Stein vs M Cuellar-Gacharna |
 | 1-0 | 48 |
1962 |
Izt | C96 Ruy Lopez, Closed |
| 13. Stein vs Suetin |
| ½-½ | 19 |
1962 |
Ch URS (team) | C80 Ruy Lopez, Open |
| 14. Stein vs Savon |
| ½-½ | 32 |
1963 |
Spartakiada Ukraine | C83 Ruy Lopez, Open |
| 15. Stein vs Averbakh |
 | 1-0 | 87 |
1963 |
Ch URS | C95 Ruy Lopez, Closed, Breyer |
| 16. Stein vs Spassky |
| ½-½ | 32 |
1964 |
Moscow-ch | C89 Ruy Lopez, Marshall |
| 17. Stein vs Gligoric |
 | 1-0 | 55 |
1964 |
Izt | C95 Ruy Lopez, Closed, Breyer |
| 18. Stein vs Korchnoi |
| ½-½ | 42 |
1964 |
URS-ch32 Kiev ,URS-c | C77 Ruy Lopez |
| 19. Stein vs Spassky |
| ½-½ | 33 |
1964 |
Izt | C93 Ruy Lopez, Closed, Smyslov Defense |
| 20. Stein vs L Lengyel |
| 1-0 | 50 |
1964 |
Izt | C96 Ruy Lopez, Closed |
| 21. Stein vs Ivkov |
 | 1-0 | 41 |
1964 |
Amsterdam | C98 Ruy Lopez, Closed, Chigorin |
| 22. Stein vs A Matanovic |
| 1-0 | 40 |
1964 |
Olympiad | C97 Ruy Lopez, Closed, Chigorin |
| 23. Stein vs Pachman |
| ½-½ | 30 |
1964 |
Izt Amsterdam | C95 Ruy Lopez, Closed, Breyer |
| 24. Stein vs K Darga |
| ½-½ | 32 |
1964 |
Izt | C96 Ruy Lopez, Closed |
| 25. Stein vs G Kluger |
| 1-0 | 35 |
1964 |
Kislovodsk | C96 Ruy Lopez, Closed |
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