| Game |
| Result | Moves |
Year |
Event/Locale | Opening |
| 1. Korchnoi vs Polugaevsky |
 | 1-0 | 51 |
1960 |
Moscow CCCT | E54 Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3, Gligoric System |
| 2. Geller vs Polugaevsky |
| 0-1 | 57 |
1963 |
USSR Championship | E54 Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3, Gligoric System |
| 3. Gligoric vs Polugaevsky |
 | 0-1 | 38 |
1965 |
URS-JUG | E54 Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3, Gligoric System |
| 4. Savon vs Polugaevsky |
| ½-½ | 21 |
1968 |
Skopje/Ohrid | E54 Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3, Gligoric System |
| 5. Taimanov vs Polugaevsky |
| ½-½ | 41 |
1969 |
USSR Championship | E54 Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3, Gligoric System |
| 6. Portisch vs Polugaevsky |
| ½-½ | 31 |
1969 |
Magyarorszag | E54 Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3, Gligoric System |
| 7. Portisch vs Polugaevsky |
 | 0-1 | 44 |
1970 |
Palma de Mallorca Interzonal | E54 Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3, Gligoric System |
| 8. Gligoric vs Polugaevsky |
| ½-½ | 19 |
1970 |
Palma de Mallorca Interzonal | E54 Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3, Gligoric System |
| 9. Gligoric vs Polugaevsky |
 | 0-1 | 108 |
1970 |
Amsterdam 38/ (0.10) | E54 Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3, Gligoric System |
| 10. Najdorf vs Polugaevsky |
| 0-1 | 37 |
1971 |
Mar del Plata | E54 Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3, Gligoric System |
| 11. Tal vs Polugaevsky |
| ½-½ | 15 |
1972 |
Olympiad URS | E54 Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3, Gligoric System |
| 12. J H Donner vs Polugaevsky |
| ½-½ | 41 |
1972 |
Amsterdam 22/ (0.13) | E54 Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3, Gligoric System |
| 13. Korchnoi vs Polugaevsky |
| ½-½ | 17 |
1973 |
USSR Championship | E54 Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3, Gligoric System |
| 14. G Kuzmin vs Polugaevsky |
| ½-½ | 37 |
1976 |
Sochi | E54 Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3, Gligoric System |
| 15. Balashov vs Polugaevsky |
| ½-½ | 16 |
1982 |
Toluca izt | E54 Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3, Gligoric System |
| 16. Beliavsky vs Polugaevsky |
| ½-½ | 20 |
1983 |
50th USSR Championship | E54 Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3, Gligoric System |
| 17. Gligoric vs Polugaevsky |
| ½-½ | 17 |
1983 |
EU-chT (Men) | E54 Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3, Gligoric System |
| 18. Vaisser vs Polugaevsky |
 | 1-0 | 46 |
1988 |
Sochi | E54 Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3, Gligoric System |
| 19. Vaisser vs Polugaevsky |
| 1-0 | 27 |
1992 |
Aubervilliers | E54 Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3, Gligoric System |
| 20. Speelman vs Polugaevsky |
| 1-0 | 39 |
1992 |
Volmac-HSG | E54 Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3, Gligoric System |
| 21. Speelman vs Polugaevsky |
| 0-1 | 34 |
1992 |
Monaco | E54 Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3, Gligoric System |