| Game |
| Result | Moves |
Year |
Event/Locale | Opening |
| 1. V N Kozlov vs V Zhelnin |
| 1-0 | 22 |
1972 |
Penza | B93 Sicilian, Najdorf, 6.f4 |
| 2. V Umansky vs V Zhelnin |
| 1-0 | 36 |
1972 |
Penza | E97 King's Indian |
| 3. V Zhelnin vs V Zilberstein |
| 1-0 | 35 |
1975 |
Soviet Union | C18 French, Winawer |
| 4. Chekhov vs V Zhelnin |
| 1-0 | 62 |
1980 |
RSFSR-ch | E73 King's Indian |
| 5. Psakhis vs V Zhelnin |
| 1-0 | 66 |
1980 |
? | B93 Sicilian, Najdorf, 6.f4 |
| 6. Baburin vs V Zhelnin |
 | 1-0 | 44 |
1988 |
Gorky (Russia) | E60 King's Indian Defense |
| 7. V Zhelnin vs Krasenkow |
| 0-1 | 40 |
1989 |
Ukraine | B23 Sicilian, Closed |
| 8. Glek vs V Zhelnin |
| 1-0 | 48 |
1989 |
Odessa Kotov-mem | B93 Sicilian, Najdorf, 6.f4 |
| 9. V Zhelnin vs Savon |
| 1-0 | 71 |
1989 |
Kotov mem | B92 Sicilian, Najdorf, Opocensky Variation |
| 10. S Smagin vs V Zhelnin |
| ½-½ | 47 |
1989 |
Kotov mem | B84 Sicilian, Scheveningen |
| 11. V Zhelnin vs A Cybulak |
| 1-0 | 37 |
1990 |
Prague (Czech Republic) | C29 Vienna Gambit |
| 12. M Brodsky vs V Zhelnin |
| ½-½ | 41 |
1991 |
Belavenets mem op | B96 Sicilian, Najdorf |
| 13. Balashov vs V Zhelnin |
| 1-0 | 40 |
1991 |
Katowice | A07 King's Indian Attack |
| 14. Smejkal vs V Zhelnin |
| 1-0 | 61 |
1992 |
Pardubice op | E69 King's Indian, Fianchetto, Classical Main line |
| 15. V Zhelnin vs Gipslis |
| 0-1 | 53 |
1994 |
It (open) | B08 Pirc, Classical |
| 16. Svidler vs V Zhelnin |
| 1-0 | 25 |
1994 |
St.Petersburg | B28 Sicilian, O'Kelly Variation |
| 17. A Aleksandrov vs V Zhelnin |
| 0-1 | 30 |
1994 |
St Petersburg Open | A45 Queen's Pawn Game |
| 18. Wojtkiewicz vs V Zhelnin |
| 1-0 | 60 |
1995 |
open | E67 King's Indian, Fianchetto |
| 19. Savon vs V Zhelnin |
| 1-0 | 28 |
1997 |
Sochi | A46 Queen's Pawn Game |
| 20. M Brodsky vs V Zhelnin |
| 1-0 | 35 |
1997 |
RUS-chT | B98 Sicilian, Najdorf |
| 21. Kharlov vs V Zhelnin |
| 1-0 | 30 |
1999 |
RUS-chT | A54 Old Indian, Ukrainian Variation, 4.Nf3 |
| 22. Sveshnikov vs V Zhelnin |
| ½-½ | 41 |
2000 |
Chigorin Memorial | B21 Sicilian, 2.f4 and 2.d4 |
| 23. V Zhelnin vs R Sherbakov |
| 0-1 | 32 |
2000 |
Chigorin Memorial | B23 Sicilian, Closed |
| 24. V Zhelnin vs Filippov |
| 0-1 | 83 |
2000 |
Chigorin Memorial | B45 Sicilian, Taimanov |
| 25. S Ivanov vs V Zhelnin |
| 0-1 | 39 |
2000 |
Chigorin Memorial | E94 King's Indian, Orthodox |