Game |
| Result | Moves |
Year | Event/Locale | Opening |
1. Taimanov vs Spassky |
  | 1-0 | 53 | 1959 | USSR Championship | E54 Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3, Gligoric System |
2. Taimanov vs Eliskases |
| ½-½ | 53 | 1960 | Cordoba | E54 Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3, Gligoric System |
3. Taimanov vs R G Wade |
 | 1-0 | 38 | 1960 | Buenos Aires | E54 Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3, Gligoric System |
4. Taimanov vs Reshevsky |
| ½-½ | 24 | 1960 | Buenos Aires | E54 Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3, Gligoric System |
5. Taimanov vs J Rejfir |
| 1-0 | 40 | 1961 | European Team Championship | E54 Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3, Gligoric System |
6. Taimanov vs I Bilek |
| ½-½ | 13 | 1961 | Dortmund | E54 Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3, Gligoric System |
7. Taimanov vs Kholmov |
  | 0-1 | 38 | 1963 | USSR Championship | E54 Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3, Gligoric System |
8. Taimanov vs Smyslov |
| ½-½ | 32 | 1964 | Capablanca Memorial | E54 Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3, Gligoric System |
9. Taimanov vs Kholmov |
| 0-1 | 58 | 1966 | Kislovodsk | E54 Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3, Gligoric System |
10. Taimanov vs Smyslov |
| ½-½ | 28 | 1967 | Capablanca Memorial | E54 Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3, Gligoric System |
11. Taimanov vs Polugaevsky |
| ½-½ | 41 | 1969 | USSR Championship | E54 Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3, Gligoric System |
12. Taimanov vs Parma |
| 1-0 | 23 | 1970 | Vinkovci | E54 Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3, Gligoric System |
13. Taimanov vs Mecking |
  | 0-1 | 73 | 1970 | Palma de Mallorca Interzonal | E54 Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3, Gligoric System |
14. Taimanov vs Tukmakov |
| ½-½ | 33 | 1971 | USSR Championship | E54 Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3, Gligoric System |
15. Taimanov vs A Kudriashov |
| 1-0 | 52 | 1972 | 12th Soviet Team Championship qual-1 | E54 Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3, Gligoric System |
16. Taimanov vs Karpov |
  | 0-1 | 39 | 1973 | Moscow-3teams | E54 Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3, Gligoric System |
17. Taimanov vs Karpov |
 | ½-½ | 20 | 1973 | USSR Championship | E54 Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3, Gligoric System |
18. Taimanov vs Parma |
| ½-½ | 27 | 1973 | Soviet Union - Yugoslavia | E54 Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3, Gligoric System |
19. Taimanov vs P Ostojic |
| ½-½ | 21 | 1974 | Sunny Beach | E54 Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3, Gligoric System |