| Game |
| Result | Moves |
Year |
Event/Locale | Opening |
| 1. M Makarov vs Azmaiparashvili |
| 0-1 | 40 |
1981 |
Yerevan | A08 King's Indian Attack |
| 2. Salov vs M Makarov |
| 1-0 | 26 |
1982 |
Leningrad (Russia) | A46 Queen's Pawn Game |
| 3. V Vepkhvishvili vs M Makarov |
| 0-1 | 49 |
1984 |
SU Students games final | A04 Reti Opening |
| 4. V Vepkhvishvili vs M Makarov |
| 0-1 | 110 |
1984 |
SU Students games Semifinal | C99 Ruy Lopez, Closed, Chigorin, 12...cd |
| 5. M Makarov vs Krasenkow |
| 0-1 | 55 |
1986 |
Kaliningrad | D70 Neo-Grunfeld Defense |
| 6. Y Kruppa vs M Makarov |
| 1-0 | 63 |
1986 |
Minsk tt | C92 Ruy Lopez, Closed |
| 7. M Makarov vs Krasenkow |
| 1-0 | 43 |
1986 |
Novosibirsk | D82 Grunfeld, 4.Bf4 |
| 8. Smirin vs M Makarov |
| 0-1 | 63 |
1986 |
Minsk tt | C91 Ruy Lopez, Closed |
| 9. Polugaevsky vs M Makarov |
| 1-0 | 41 |
1988 |
Beograd GMA | E11 Bogo-Indian Defense |
| 10. M Makarov vs Xu Jun |
| 1-0 | 29 |
1988 |
Belgrade GMA op | E42 Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3 c5, 5.Ne2 (Rubinstein) |
| 11. M Makarov vs Taimanov |
| 0-1 | 46 |
1988 |
Belgrade | E46 Nimzo-Indian |
| 12. M Makarov vs V Vepkhvishvili |
| 1-0 | 56 |
1988 |
Open Albena | E97 King's Indian |
| 13. Krasenkow vs M Makarov |
| ½-½ | 15 |
1988 |
Nab.Chelni | E00 Queen's Pawn Game |
| 14. M Umansky vs M Makarov |
| 1-0 | 41 |
1989 |
URS-sf Russia-ch | A80 Dutch |
| 15. Baburin vs M Makarov |
| 0-1 | 40 |
1989 |
Ch Russia (1/2 final Ch URS) | E38 Nimzo-Indian, Classical, 4...c5 |
| 16. Vyzmanavin vs M Makarov |
| 1-0 | 42 |
1989 |
Ch Russia (1/2 final Ch URS) | A81 Dutch |
| 17. Kharlov vs M Makarov |
| ½-½ | 66 |
1989 |
URS Army-chT | B22 Sicilian, Alapin |
| 18. M Makarov vs Dreev |
| ½-½ | 57 |
1989 |
URS-sf RUS-ch Gorky | A09 Reti Opening |
| 19. Shabalov vs M Makarov |
| ½-½ | 38 |
1989 |
Podolsk | B62 Sicilian, Richter-Rauzer |
| 20. M Makarov vs Baburin |
| ½-½ | 14 |
1989 |
Novosibirsk (Russia) | A07 King's Indian Attack |
| 21. M Makarov vs Kharlov |
| ½-½ | 40 |
1990 |
RSFSR-ch | D44 Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav |
| 22. G Timoshenko vs M Makarov |
| ½-½ | 36 |
1990 |
Cheliabinsk-A | B66 Sicilian, Richter-Rauzer Attack, 7...a6 |
| 23. Kramnik vs M Makarov |
 | ½-½ | 17 |
1990 |
Ch Russia | B58 Sicilian |
| 24. I Naumkin vs M Makarov |
| ½-½ | 9 |
1991 |
URS-ch58 | E17 Queen's Indian |
| 25. M Makarov vs Sveshnikov |
| ½-½ | 16 |
1991 |
URS-ch58 | A13 English |