| Game |
| Result | Moves |
Year |
Event/Locale | Opening |
| 1. H Mueller vs M Czerniak |
| 0-1 | 35 |
1951 |
Schlechter Memorial | A77 Benoni, Classical, 9...Re8, 10.Nd2 |
| 2. Bondarevsky vs N Aratovsky |
| 1-0 | 44 |
1951 |
URS-ch sf | A70 Benoni, Classical with 7.Nf3 |
| 3. Birbrager vs Tal |
 | 0-1 | 38 |
1953 |
Kharkov | A70 Benoni, Classical with 7.Nf3 |
| 4. Taimanov vs Petrosian |
 | 0-1 | 38 |
1953 |
Tournament | A70 Benoni, Classical with 7.Nf3 |
| 5. Smyslov vs Ragozin |
 | 1-0 | 37 |
1953 |
Tournament | A74 Benoni, Classical, 9...a6, 10.a4 |
| 6. R Lemaire vs Wade |
| 1-0 | 37 |
1954 |
Amsterdam ol (Men) | A77 Benoni, Classical, 9...Re8, 10.Nd2 |
| 7. M Raizman vs M Czerniak |
| ½-½ | 73 |
1954 |
Amsterdam ol (Men) | A76 Benoni, Classical, 9...Re8 |
| 8. Polugaevsky vs Spassky |
| ½-½ | 38 |
1954 |
Tournament | A73 Benoni, Classical, 9.O-O |
| 9. J Penrose vs F Olafsson |
| ½-½ | 46 |
1955 |
Hastings 5556 | A73 Benoni, Classical, 9.O-O |
| 10. Birbrager vs Tal |
| ½-½ | 53 |
1955 |
URS | A79 Benoni, Classical, 11.f3 |
| 11. Ragozin vs V Sherbakov |
 | 0-1 | 32 |
1955 |
Ch Moscow | A76 Benoni, Classical, 9...Re8 |
| 12. Stahlberg vs Spassky |
 | 0-1 | 36 |
1955 |
Gothenburg Interzonal | A73 Benoni, Classical, 9.O-O |
| 13. Antoshin vs U Mikkov |
| 1-0 | 48 |
1955 |
URS chT sf | A70 Benoni, Classical with 7.Nf3 |
| 14. Portisch vs J Pogats |
| 1-0 | 36 |
1956 |
Budapest | A72 Benoni, Classical without 9.O-O |
| 15. Smyslov vs Filip |
 | 1-0 | 39 |
1957 |
Vienna | A73 Benoni, Classical, 9.O-O |
| 16. R Weinstein vs Saidy |
| 0-1 | 50 |
1957 |
58th US Open | A73 Benoni, Classical, 9.O-O |
| 17. P Ravn vs Spassky |
| 0-1 | 53 |
1957 |
WchT U26 04th | A70 Benoni, Classical with 7.Nf3 |
| 18. Lombardy vs A Di Camillo |
| 1-0 | 33 |
1957 |
US Championship 1957/58 | A71 Benoni, Classical, 8.Bg5 |
| 19. Vukcevich vs R Bogdanovic |
| ½-½ | 15 |
1958 |
YUG-ch 13th | A78 Benoni, Classical with ...Re8 and ...Na6 |
| 20. Polugaevsky vs Lutikov |
| 0-1 | 30 |
1958 |
SU,FS/ | A71 Benoni, Classical, 8.Bg5 |
| 21. J Vesely vs H Juettler |
| 1-0 | 25 |
1958 |
WchT U26 fin-A 05th | A72 Benoni, Classical without 9.O-O |
| 22. Petrosian vs E Contedini |
 | 1-0 | 47 |
1958 |
Olympiad | A71 Benoni, Classical, 8.Bg5 |
| 23. J Sherwin vs W Donnelly |
| 1-0 | 19 |
1959 |
US Open | A72 Benoni, Classical without 9.O-O |
| 24. Gligoric vs Tal |
 | 0-1 | 46 |
1959 |
Bled-Zagreb-Belgrade Candidates | A78 Benoni, Classical with ...Re8 and ...Na6 |
| 25. Furman vs Tal |
 | ½-½ | 40 |
1959 |
USSR Championship | A79 Benoni, Classical, 11.f3 |