| Game |
| Result | Moves |
Year | Event/Locale | Opening |
| 1. V Umansky vs V Zhelnin |
| 1-0 | 36 | 1972 | Penza | E97 King's Indian |
| 2. V N Kozlov vs V Zhelnin |
 | 1-0 | 22 | 1972 | Penza | B93 Sicilian, Najdorf, 6.f4 |
| 3. J Murey vs V Zhelnin |
| ½-½ | 48 | 1974 | URS | E84 King's Indian, Samisch, Panno Main line |
| 4. V Zhelnin vs V Zilberstein |
| 1-0 | 38 | 1975 | Russian Championship | C18 French, Winawer |
| 5. V Shcherbakov vs V Zhelnin |
| ½-½ | 52 | 1976 | Zenit Championship | E84 King's Indian, Samisch, Panno Main line |
| 6. A A Gorshkov vs V Zhelnin |
| 1-0 | 25 | 1976 | Zenit Championship | B28 Sicilian, O'Kelly Variation |
| 7. A Lukin vs V Zhelnin |
| 0-1 | 33 | 1976 | Zenit Championship | E73 King's Indian |
| 8. M Zlotnikov vs V Zhelnin |
| 0-1 | 40 | 1976 | Zenit Championship | E67 King's Indian, Fianchetto |
| 9. V Zhelnin vs M Karmov |
| 1-0 | 30 | 1978 | Spartakiada Russia | C62 Ruy Lopez, Old Steinitz Defense |
| 10. A Fershter (Izmakin) vs V Zhelnin |
| 0-1 | 54 | 1978 | Tolush Memorial | B92 Sicilian, Najdorf, Opocensky Variation |
| 11. V Zilberstein vs V Zhelnin |
| 0-1 | 33 | 1978 | Spartakiada Zonal | A49 King's Indian, Fianchetto without c4 |
| 12. V Zhelnin vs V Moskalev |
| 1-0 | 34 | 1978 | Spartakiada Russia | B89 Sicilian |
| 13. V Zhelnin vs Kuznetsov |
| 1-0 | 29 | 1978 | Spartakiada Zonal | C92 Ruy Lopez, Closed |
| 14. V Zhelnin vs V Varlamov |
| 1-0 | 44 | 1978 | Tolush Memorial | B29 Sicilian, Nimzovich-Rubinstein |
| 15. V Zhelnin vs V I Ivanov |
| 1-0 | 26 | 1978 | Tolush Memorial | C63 Ruy Lopez, Schliemann Defense |
| 16. V Zhelnin vs I Polovodin |
| 0-1 | 37 | 1978 | Tolush Memorial | B45 Sicilian, Taimanov |
| 17. Y Ryzhkov vs V Zhelnin |
| 0-1 | 24 | 1978 | Tolush Memorial | A21 English |
| 18. A Rutman vs V Zhelnin |
| 1-0 | 34 | 1978 | Tolush Memorial | B96 Sicilian, Najdorf |
| 19. A Malevinsky vs V Zhelnin |
| 1-0 | 32 | 1980 | Russian Championship | B96 Sicilian, Najdorf |
| 20. V Chekhov vs V Zhelnin |
| 1-0 | 62 | 1980 | Russian Championship | E73 King's Indian |
| 21. A Khasin vs V Zhelnin |
| 1-0 | 32 | 1980 | Russian Championship | A05 Reti Opening |
| 22. Psakhis vs V Zhelnin |
| 1-0 | 66 | 1980 | Russian Championship | B93 Sicilian, Najdorf, 6.f4 |
| 23. S Ionov vs V Zhelnin |
| 1-0 | 40 | 1980 | Zenit CC-ch | A21 English |
| 24. A Vaisser vs V Zhelnin |
| 1-0 | 58 | 1982 | URS | E69 King's Indian, Fianchetto, Classical Main line |
| 25. A Baburin vs V Zhelnin |
| 1-0 | 44 | 1988 | Gorky (Russia) | E60 King's Indian Defense |
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