| Game |
| Result | Moves |
Year | Event/Locale | Opening |
| 1. N Popov vs Karpov |
 | 0-1 | 48 | 1967 | Leningrad | C69 Ruy Lopez, Exchange, Gligoric Variation |
| 2. I Mikliaev vs N Popov |
| 1-0 | 36 | 1968 | 6th Soviet Team Cup | B40 Sicilian |
| 3. N Popov vs Vaganian |
| ½-½ | 40 | 1968 | 6th Soviet Team Cup | B04 Alekhine's Defense, Modern |
| 4. A Lisenko vs N Popov |
| 0-1 | 72 | 1968 | 6th Soviet Team Cup | A20 English |
| 5. N Popov vs P Sangla |
| ½-½ | 47 | 1968 | 6th Soviet Team Cup | B17 Caro-Kann, Steinitz Variation |
| 6. A Reiman vs N Popov |
 | 0-1 | 37 | 1968 | 6th Soviet Team Cup | A62 Benoni, Fianchetto Variation |
| 7. N Popov vs G Piesina |
| 1-0 | 33 | 1968 | 6th Soviet Team Cup | B04 Alekhine's Defense, Modern |
| 8. N Popov vs V Kirpichnikov |
| 1-0 | 35 | 1968 | 6th Soviet Team Cup | B45 Sicilian, Taimanov |
| 9. G Tsikhelashvili vs N Popov |
| ½-½ | 60 | 1968 | 6th Soviet Team Cup | B32 Sicilian |
| 10. N Popov vs B Nisman |
| ½-½ | 63 | 1968 | 6th Soviet Team Cup | B23 Sicilian, Closed |
| 11. N Popov vs Karpov |
| 0-1 | 59 | 1968 | 6th Soviet Team Cup | C91 Ruy Lopez, Closed |
| 12. Romanishin vs N Popov |
| 0-1 | 33 | 1968 | 6th Soviet Team Cup | A25 English |
| 13. M Podgaets vs N Popov |
| 1-0 | 40 | 1971 | URS-ch sf Ivano-Frankivsk | E69 King's Indian, Fianchetto, Classical Main line |
| 14. N Popov vs Savon |
| 0-1 | 69 | 1971 | URS-ch sf Ivano-Frankivsk | A07 King's Indian Attack |
| 15. N Popov vs A Zaitsev |
| ½-½ | 18 | 1971 | 7th Soviet Team Cup qual-3 | B03 Alekhine's Defense |
| 16. N Popov vs L Voltsis |
| 1-0 | 57 | 1972 | Moldovan Championship | A16 English |
| 17. N Popov vs A Kudriashov |
| 0-1 | 39 | 1972 | 12th Soviet Team Championship Final-C | A21 English |
| 18. N Popov vs D Lapienis |
| 0-1 | 45 | 1972 | 12th Soviet Team Championship Final-C | A10 English |
| 19. S Makarichev vs N Popov |
| 1-0 | 45 | 1973 | URS-ch sf Lvov | B40 Sicilian |
| 20. Sveshnikov vs N Popov |
| 0-1 | 51 | 1973 | URS-ch sf Lvov | B22 Sicilian, Alapin |
| 21. A Vooremaa vs N Popov |
| 0-1 | 37 | 1974 | URS-ch qual | A05 Reti Opening |
| 22. L Zaid vs N Popov |
| 1-0 | 43 | 1974 | URS-ch qual | D15 Queen's Gambit Declined Slav |
| 23. V Baikov vs N Popov |
| 1-0 | 38 | 1974 | URS-ch qual | B83 Sicilian |
| 24. A Lukin vs N Popov |
| 1-0 | 58 | 1974 | URS-ch qual | B89 Sicilian |
| 25. N Popov vs Kupreichik |
| 0-1 | 33 | 1974 | 8th Soviet Team Cup | B67 Sicilian, Richter-Rauzer Attack, 7...a6 Defense, 8...Bd7 |
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