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| Result | Moves |
Year |
Event/Locale | Opening |
| 1. Petrosian vs Averbakh |
 | 0-1 | 40 |
1947 |
Ch URS ( 1/2 ) | C89 Ruy Lopez, Marshall |
| 2. Aronin vs Averbakh |
| ½-½ | 41 |
1948 |
USSR Championship | C92 Ruy Lopez, Closed |
| 3. Simagin vs Averbakh |
| ½-½ | 32 |
1949 |
Ch Moscow | C84 Ruy Lopez, Closed |
| 4. Aronin vs Averbakh |
| ½-½ | 29 |
1950 |
18th USSR Championship | C97 Ruy Lopez, Closed, Chigorin |
| 5. O Troianescu vs Averbakh |
| 0-1 | 37 |
1950 |
Szczawno Zdroj it, POL | C85 Ruy Lopez, Exchange Variation Doubly Deferred (DERLD) |
| 6. Taimanov vs Averbakh |
| ½-½ | 41 |
1950 |
Schiavno Zdroj | C85 Ruy Lopez, Exchange Variation Doubly Deferred (DERLD) |
| 7. Geller vs Averbakh |
| ½-½ | 41 |
1958 |
Riga | C96 Ruy Lopez, Closed |
| 8. Spassky vs Averbakh |
| ½-½ | 24 |
1959 |
Ch URS | C98 Ruy Lopez, Closed, Chigorin |
| 9. V Liberzon vs Averbakh |
| ½-½ | 78 |
1960 |
URS-ch27 | C90 Ruy Lopez, Closed |
| 10. Lutikov vs Averbakh |
| ½-½ | 39 |
1961 |
URS-ch28 | C90 Ruy Lopez, Closed |
| 11. Savon vs Averbakh |
| 0-1 | 43 |
1961 |
URS-ch29 | C92 Ruy Lopez, Closed |
| 12. Bronstein vs Averbakh |
| ½-½ | 30 |
1961 |
Ch URS | C87 Ruy Lopez |
| 13. V Shiyanovsky vs Averbakh |
| 0-1 | 33 |
1961 |
29th USSR Championship | C87 Ruy Lopez |
| 14. Tal vs Averbakh |
 | 1-0 | 28 |
1961 |
URS | C98 Ruy Lopez, Closed, Chigorin |
| 15. Polugaevsky vs Averbakh |
 | ½-½ | 57 |
1961 |
Ch URS | C98 Ruy Lopez, Closed, Chigorin |
| 16. Simagin vs Averbakh |
| ½-½ | 25 |
1962 |
Moscow (Russia) | C92 Ruy Lopez, Closed |
| 17. C B Van den Berg vs Averbakh |
| ½-½ | 44 |
1962 |
NED-RUS m | C96 Ruy Lopez, Closed |
| 18. Stein vs Averbakh |
 | 1-0 | 87 |
1963 |
Ch URS | C95 Ruy Lopez, Closed, Breyer |
| 19. Spassky vs Averbakh |
| 1-0 | 55 |
1963 |
Ch URS | C96 Ruy Lopez, Closed |
| 20. Kholmov vs Averbakh |
| ½-½ | 84 |
1963 |
URS-ch31 | C85 Ruy Lopez, Exchange Variation Doubly Deferred (DERLD) |
| 21. A Matanovic vs Averbakh |
| ½-½ | 26 |
1963 |
Hoogovens | C96 Ruy Lopez, Closed |
| 22. Suetin vs Averbakh |
| ½-½ | 41 |
1964 |
URS-ch32 Kiev ,URS-c | C98 Ruy Lopez, Closed, Chigorin |
| 23. Vasiukov vs Averbakh |
| 1-0 | 46 |
1964 |
Moscow-ch | C94 Ruy Lopez, Closed, Breyer Defense |
| 24. Shamkovich vs Averbakh |
| 1-0 | 42 |
1964 |
Ch Moscow | C87 Ruy Lopez |
| 25. Tal vs Averbakh |
 | 1-0 | 34 |
1964 |
Kiev URS ch | C92 Ruy Lopez, Closed |
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