| Game |
| Result | Moves |
Year | Event/Locale | Opening |
| 1. V Ruban vs B Schipkov |
| 0-1 | 28 | 1978 | Novosibirsk | E14 Queen's Indian |
| 2. N Kulinskiy vs V Ruban |
| 1-0 | 60 | 1983 | Junior Selection Tournament | E20 Nimzo-Indian |
| 3. S Zagrebelny vs V Ruban |
| 1-0 | 43 | 1983 | Junior Selection Tournament | B83 Sicilian |
| 4. V Ruban vs Oll |
| 0-1 | 36 | 1983 | Junior Selection Tournament | E12 Queen's Indian |
| 5. V Ruban vs Salov |
| ½-½ | 27 | 1983 | Junior Selection Tournament | A57 Benko Gambit |
| 6. V Ruban vs Khalifman |
| ½-½ | 56 | 1984 | 13th Soviet Team Cup | E92 King's Indian |
| 7. I Ratkovich vs V Ruban |
| 1-0 | 39 | 1984 | 13th Soviet Team Cup | B20 Sicilian |
| 8. V Ruban vs V Vorotnikov |
| 0-1 | 29 | 1985 | USSR | D11 Queen's Gambit Declined Slav |
| 9. V Ruban vs Gleizerov |
| ½-½ | 27 | 1985 | URS | E93 King's Indian, Petrosian System |
| 10. V Ruban vs A Vitolinsh |
| 1-0 | 32 | 1985 | USSR Team Championship | E11 Bogo-Indian Defense |
| 11. Gleizerov vs V Ruban |
| ½-½ | 17 | 1986 | URS | E04 Catalan, Open, 5.Nf3 |
| 12. B Schipkov vs V Ruban |
| ½-½ | 37 | 1986 | Novosibirsk Region ch | D31 Queen's Gambit Declined |
| 13. A Baburin vs V Ruban |
| 0-1 | 53 | 1986 | Tournament (team) | D11 Queen's Gambit Declined Slav |
| 14. Klovans vs V Ruban |
 | 1-0 | 39 | 1986 | URS Army-ch | B90 Sicilian, Najdorf |
| 15. V Ruban vs V Kharlamov |
| 0-1 | 39 | 1986 | Russian Championship | E12 Queen's Indian |
| 16. A Panchenko vs V Ruban |
| 1-0 | 44 | 1986 | Russian Championship | C91 Ruy Lopez, Closed |
| 17. A Vaulin vs V Ruban |
| 1-0 | 42 | 1986 | Russian Championship | B87 Sicilian, Fischer-Sozin with ...a6 and ...b5 |
| 18. V Ruban vs Martynov |
| 0-1 | 28 | 1986 | Soviet Army Team Championship | A57 Benko Gambit |
| 19. V Ruban vs O Kalinin |
| 1-0 | 34 | 1986 | Soviet Army Team Championship | D35 Queen's Gambit Declined |
| 20. Dvoirys vs V Ruban |
| 0-1 | 41 | 1987 | Russian Championship | B62 Sicilian, Richter-Rauzer |
| 21. V Ruban vs E Kalegin |
| 1-0 | 44 | 1987 | Russian Championship | A57 Benko Gambit |
| 22. V Ruban vs A V Kharitonov |
| ½-½ | 18 | 1987 | Russian Championship | D55 Queen's Gambit Declined |
| 23. I Zakharevich vs V Ruban |
| 0-1 | 56 | 1987 | Russian Championship | D39 Queen's Gambit Declined, Ragozin, Vienna Variation |
| 24. I Tsesarsky vs V Ruban |
| 0-1 | 46 | 1987 | Russian Championship | E42 Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3 c5, 5.Ne2 (Rubinstein) |
| 25. V Ruban vs Gleizerov |
| 0-1 | 48 | 1987 | Russian Championship | A90 Dutch |
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