| Game |
| Result | Moves |
Year |
Event/Locale | Opening |
| 1. Averbakh vs Taimanov |
| 1-0 | 65 |
1948 |
Moscow | E29 Nimzo-Indian, Samisch |
| 2. Averbakh vs Golombek |
 | 1-0 | 29 |
1952 |
Sweden izt (20) | E26 Nimzo-Indian, Samisch |
| 3. Averbakh vs Reshevsky |
 | ½-½ | 33 |
1953 |
Zuerich, ct | E59 Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3, Main line |
| 4. Averbakh vs Euwe |
| 1-0 | 45 |
1953 |
Zurich | E59 Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3, Main line |
| 5. Averbakh vs Ragozin |
| 0-1 | 32 |
1953 |
Tournament | E52 Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3, Main line with ...b6 |
| 6. Averbakh vs Botvinnik |
| ½-½ | 40 |
1955 |
Training Game | E53 Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3 |
| 7. Averbakh vs Botvinnik |
| ½-½ | 41 |
1955 |
Training Game | E26 Nimzo-Indian, Samisch |
| 8. Averbakh vs Kholmov |
| ½-½ | 43 |
1955 |
URS-chT fin | E50 Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3 O-O 5.Nf3, without ...d5 |
| 9. Averbakh vs Ivkov |
| ½-½ | 18 |
1956 |
Belgrade YUG-URS | E59 Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3, Main line |
| 10. Averbakh vs Panno |
| ½-½ | 17 |
1958 |
Portoroz izt | E42 Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3 c5, 5.Ne2 (Rubinstein) |
| 11. Averbakh vs Bronstein |
| ½-½ | 42 |
1958 |
Riga | E54 Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3, Gligoric System |
| 12. Averbakh vs V Osnos |
| 0-1 | 34 |
1963 |
URS-ch sf | E50 Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3 O-O 5.Nf3, without ...d5 |
| 13. Averbakh vs Petrosian |
| ½-½ | 21 |
1965 |
Erevan | E32 Nimzo-Indian, Classical |
| 14. Averbakh vs O Sarapu |
 | 1-0 | 73 |
1967 |
74th New Zealand Championship | E59 Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3, Main line |
| 15. Averbakh vs V Osnos |
| ½-½ | 43 |
1967 |
Moscow-Leningrad m | E20 Nimzo-Indian |
| 16. Averbakh vs Tseshkovsky |
| ½-½ | 19 |
1968 |
Ch URS, Alma-Ata | E43 Nimzo-Indian, Fischer Variation |
| 17. Averbakh vs Kholmov |
| ½-½ | 28 |
1968 |
Ch URS, Alma-Ata | E54 Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3, Gligoric System |
| 18. Averbakh vs Platonov |
| 1-0 | 42 |
1970 |
Ch URS | E32 Nimzo-Indian, Classical |
| 19. Averbakh vs Kholmov |
| 0-1 | 21 |
1970 |
USSR Championship | E32 Nimzo-Indian, Classical |