| Game |
| Result | Moves |
Year |
Event/Locale | Opening |
| 1. Lilienthal vs Averbakh |
| 1-0 | 59 |
1952 |
RUS | E58 Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3, Main line with 8...Bxc3 |
| 2. Euwe vs Averbakh |
 | 0-1 | 40 |
1953 |
Zurich Candidates | E58 Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3, Main line with 8...Bxc3 |
| 3. Keres vs Averbakh |
 | 0-1 | 41 |
1953 |
Zurich Candidates | E58 Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3, Main line with 8...Bxc3 |
| 4. Bronstein vs Averbakh |
 | 1-0 | 37 |
1957 |
Moscow | E58 Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3, Main line with 8...Bxc3 |
| 5. Bannik vs Averbakh |
 | 0-1 | 57 |
1958 |
USSR Championship | E58 Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3, Main line with 8...Bxc3 |
| 6. Furman vs Averbakh |
| ½-½ | 34 |
1958 |
USSR Championship | E58 Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3, Main line with 8...Bxc3 |
| 7. Tolush vs Averbakh |
| ½-½ | 67 |
1958 |
USSR Championship | E58 Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3, Main line with 8...Bxc3 |
| 8. G Borisenko vs Averbakh |
| ½-½ | 52 |
1961 |
USSR Championship 1961a | E58 Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3, Main line with 8...Bxc3 |
| 9. Gligoric vs Averbakh |
| ½-½ | 52 |
1961 |
YUG-URS | E58 Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3, Main line with 8...Bxc3 |
| 10. Taimanov vs Averbakh |
| 1-0 | 44 |
1962 |
USSR | E58 Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3, Main line with 8...Bxc3 |
| 11. Gligoric vs Averbakh |
| ½-½ | 89 |
1963 |
YUG-URS | E58 Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3, Main line with 8...Bxc3 |
| 12. Petrosian vs Averbakh |
| ½-½ | 35 |
1974 |
USSR | E58 Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3, Main line with 8...Bxc3 |
| 13. R Knaak vs Averbakh |
| ½-½ | 41 |
1975 |
Polanica Zdroj | E58 Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3, Main line with 8...Bxc3 |