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| Result | Moves |
Year |
Event/Locale | Opening |
| 1. Nikitin vs I Nei |
| 1-0 | 30 |
1952 |
URS ch sf | B93 Sicilian, Najdorf, 6.f4 |
| 2. Randviir vs I Nei |
| ½-½ | 19 |
1955 |
URS-ch sf | B22 Sicilian, Alapin |
| 3. Aronson vs I Nei |
| ½-½ | 26 |
1956 |
URS-ch sf | B57 Sicilian |
| 4. W Pietzsch vs I Nei |
 | ½-½ | 17 |
1959 |
Riga | B77 Sicilian, Dragon, Yugoslav Attack |
| 5. Stein vs I Nei |
| 0-1 | 41 |
1959 |
URS-ch sf playoff | B22 Sicilian, Alapin |
| 6. P Kondratiev vs I Nei |
| 1-0 | 28 |
1960 |
Baltic Nations | B35 Sicilian, Accelerated Fianchetto, Modern Variation with Bc4 |
| 7. Unzicker vs I Nei |
| ½-½ | 16 |
1960 |
Baltic Nations | B40 Sicilian |
| 8. W Pietzsch vs I Nei |
| ½-½ | 24 |
1960 |
Baltic Nations | B23 Sicilian, Closed |
| 9. A Grushevsky vs I Nei |
| ½-½ | 34 |
1961 |
URS-ch sf | B94 Sicilian, Najdorf |
| 10. D Dzhanoev vs I Nei |
| ½-½ | 39 |
1961 |
Palanga Baltic-ch | B94 Sicilian, Najdorf |
| 11. G Press vs I Nei |
| 0-1 | 39 |
1961 |
URS-ch sf | B84 Sicilian, Scheveningen |
| 12. S Khalilbeili vs I Nei |
| 0-1 | 42 |
1961 |
URS-ch sf | B23 Sicilian, Closed |
| 13. Korchnoi vs I Nei |
| 1-0 | 37 |
1962 |
Leningrad | B39 Sicilian, Accelerated Fianchetto, Breyer Variation |
| 14. M Czerniak vs I Nei |
| ½-½ | 39 |
1966 |
Hoogovens 28th | B56 Sicilian |
| 15. A Arulaid vs I Nei |
 | 0-1 | 31 |
1969 |
Tallinn it | B27 Sicilian |
| 16. Gesos Pavlos vs I Nei |
| ½-½ | 42 |
1969 |
Zalaegerszeg | B92 Sicilian, Najdorf, Opocensky Variation |
| 17. U Tarve vs I Nei |
| ½-½ | 20 |
1969 |
Tallinn it | B92 Sicilian, Najdorf, Opocensky Variation |
| 18. M Damjanovic vs I Nei |
| 0-1 | 27 |
1969 |
Tallinn it | B94 Sicilian, Najdorf |
| 19. Lutikov vs I Nei |
| 1-0 | 21 |
1971 |
Parnu it | B90 Sicilian, Najdorf |
| 20. Myagmarsuren vs I Nei |
| 0-1 | 52 |
1971 |
Tallinn it | B40 Sicilian |
| 21. T Oim vs I Nei |
| ½-½ | 15 |
1971 |
Parnu it | B40 Sicilian |
| 22. G Daskalov vs I Nei |
| 0-1 | 85 |
1971 |
Tallinn | B83 Sicilian |
| 23. Wade vs I Nei |
| 0-1 | 47 |
1971 |
Tallinn | B25 Sicilian, Closed |
| 24. Pribyl vs I Nei |
| ½-½ | 43 |
1973 |
Tallinn (13) | B23 Sicilian, Closed |
| 25. T Ristoja vs I Nei |
| 1-0 | 35 |
1989 |
Helsinki | B80 Sicilian, Scheveningen |
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