| Game |
| Result | Moves |
Year |
Event/Locale | Opening |
| 1. G Zaitshik vs Tal |
| 0-1 | 36 |
1973 |
Moscow | A53 Old Indian |
| 2. Taimanov vs G Zaitshik |
| 1-0 | 39 |
1975 |
Riga | E59 Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3, Main line |
| 3. G Zaitshik vs E Vladimirov |
| 1-0 | 26 |
1975 |
Sochi U20 | A44 Old Benoni Defense |
| 4. Gulko vs G Zaitshik |
| 1-0 | 60 |
1975 |
Riga | A55 Old Indian, Main line |
| 5. Igor Ivanov vs G Zaitshik |
| 1-0 | 42 |
1975 |
USSR 19/182 | B06 Robatsch |
| 6. G Zaitshik vs E Vladimirov |
| 0-1 | 24 |
1976 |
Tallin U20 | D30 Queen's Gambit Declined |
| 7. G Zaitshik vs Savon |
| 0-1 | 59 |
1977 |
USSR ch | E05 Catalan, Open, Classical line |
| 8. G Zaitshik vs Plachetka |
| 1-0 | 33 |
1978 |
Kirovakan | E20 Nimzo-Indian |
| 9. G Zaitshik vs Kholmov |
| ½-½ | 54 |
1978 |
Karseladze mem | E05 Catalan, Open, Classical line |
| 10. Chekhov vs G Zaitshik |
| 1-0 | 33 |
1978 |
URS-ch sf | A42 Modern Defense, Averbakh System |
| 11. Yurtaev vs G Zaitshik |
| 0-1 | 57 |
1978 |
Daugavpils (Latvia) | B52 Sicilian, Canal-Sokolsky (Rossolimo) Attack |
| 12. G Zaitshik vs Osnos |
| 1-0 | 27 |
1978 |
Karseladze mem | E20 Nimzo-Indian |
| 13. G Zaitshik vs Chekhov |
| 1-0 | 38 |
1978 |
URS-ch U26 | B33 Sicilian |
| 14. Yusupov vs G Zaitshik |
| 1-0 | 34 |
1978 |
URS-ch U26 | A34 English, Symmetrical |
| 15. A Kapengut vs G Zaitshik |
| ½-½ | 39 |
1978 |
URS-ch sf | B09 Pirc, Austrian Attack |
| 16. Marjanovic vs G Zaitshik |
| ½-½ | 42 |
1978 |
Kirovakan (Armenia) | B09 Pirc, Austrian Attack |
| 17. E Vladimirov vs G Zaitshik |
| 1-0 | 19 |
1978 |
URS-ch U26 | D77 Neo-Grunfeld, 6.O-O |
| 18. G Zaitshik vs Razuvaev |
| 0-1 | 40 |
1979 |
URS Spartakiad | E12 Queen's Indian |
| 19. Psakhis vs G Zaitshik |
| ½-½ | 35 |
1979 |
USSR 27/466 | B92 Sicilian, Najdorf, Opocensky Variation |
| 20. G Zaitshik vs Shereshevski Mikhail |
| ½-½ | 21 |
1979 |
Spartakiada URS | C28 Vienna Game |
| 21. Osnos vs G Zaitshik |
| 1-0 | 37 |
1979 |
URS Spartakiad | A16 English |
| 22. G Zaitshik vs Igor Ivanov |
| 1-0 | 50 |
1979 |
Ch URS (select) | E04 Catalan, Open, 5.Nf3 |
| 23. Lutikov vs G Zaitshik |
| 0-1 | 40 |
1979 |
Tbilisi | B90 Sicilian, Najdorf |
| 24. Chekhov vs G Zaitshik |
| 0-1 | 33 |
1980 |
URS-ch U26 | A18 English, Mikenas-Carls |
| 25. Yurtaev vs G Zaitshik |
| 1-0 | 24 |
1980 |
Riga ch-URS jr | B93 Sicilian, Najdorf, 6.f4 |