| Game |
| Result | Moves |
Year |
Event/Locale | Opening |
| 1. Bogoljubov vs Euwe |
| 1-0 | 33 |
1929 |
Bogoljubov - Euwe: Second FIDE Championship | E52 Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3, Main line with ...b6 |
| 2. Konstantinopolsky vs Sokolsky |
| 0-1 | 17 |
1952 |
URS-ch02 corr5255 | E52 Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3, Main line with ...b6 |
| 3. Szabo vs E Gereben |
| 1-0 | 29 |
1952 |
HUN ch | E52 Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3, Main line with ...b6 |
| 4. Furman vs Antoshin |
| 1-0 | 30 |
1953 |
URS-ch sf | E52 Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3, Main line with ...b6 |
| 5. Averbakh vs Ragozin |
 | 0-1 | 32 |
1953 |
Tournament | E52 Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3, Main line with ...b6 |
| 6. Taimanov vs Averbakh |
 | 1-0 | 34 |
1953 |
Zurich Candidates | E52 Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3, Main line with ...b6 |
| 7. Taimanov vs Averbakh |
| 1-0 | 42 |
1953 |
Gagra | E52 Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3, Main line with ...b6 |
| 8. Szabo vs Taimanov |
| ½-½ | 28 |
1953 |
Zurich Candidates | E52 Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3, Main line with ...b6 |
| 9. Bronstein vs G Barcza |
| ½-½ | 19 |
1954 |
Belgrade | E52 Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3, Main line with ...b6 |
| 10. Y Porat vs Szabo |
| 1-0 | 48 |
1954 |
Amsterdam olm f | E52 Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3, Main line with ...b6 |
| 11. Petrosian vs Ragozin |
| ½-½ | 44 |
1954 |
21st Soviet Championship | E52 Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3, Main line with ...b6 |
| 12. Panno vs E Eliskases |
| ½-½ | 31 |
1954 |
Mar del Plata | E52 Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3, Main line with ...b6 |
| 13. Krogius vs Antoshin |
| ½-½ | 16 |
1955 |
URS-ch sf | E52 Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3, Main line with ...b6 |
| 14. Kotov vs O Moiseev |
 | 1-0 | 81 |
1955 |
Ch URS 1/2 final | E52 Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3, Main line with ...b6 |
| 15. Smyslov vs Bisguier |
| 1-0 | 38 |
1955 |
USSR-USA match | E52 Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3, Main line with ...b6 |
| 16. Gligoric vs Pirc |
| 1-0 | 26 |
1955 |
Zagreb | E52 Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3, Main line with ...b6 |
| 17. A Lein vs Antoshin |
| ½-½ | 43 |
1955 |
URS-ch sf | E52 Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3, Main line with ...b6 |
| 18. Szabo vs Filip |
| ½-½ | 15 |
1955 |
Gothenburg Interzonal | E52 Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3, Main line with ...b6 |
| 19. Gligoric vs Filip |
| ½-½ | 43 |
1955 |
Zagreb | E52 Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3, Main line with ...b6 |
| 20. G Ilivitsky vs Unzicker |
| 1-0 | 41 |
1955 |
Gothenburg Interzonal | E52 Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3, Main line with ...b6 |
| 21. Korchnoi vs Suetin |
| 1-0 | 44 |
1955 |
Lugansk | E52 Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3, Main line with ...b6 |
| 22. Taimanov vs V Zurakhov |
| 1-0 | 70 |
1956 |
USSR Championship | E52 Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3, Main line with ...b6 |
| 23. Najdorf vs E Eliskases |
| ½-½ | 28 |
1956 |
Mar del Plata | E52 Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3, Main line with ...b6 |
| 24. Tolush vs Antoshin |
 | 0-1 | 36 |
1956 |
USSR Championship | E52 Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3, Main line with ...b6 |
| 25. Boleslavsky vs Taimanov |
| 0-1 | 57 |
1956 |
USSR Championship | E52 Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3, Main line with ...b6 |