| Game |
| Result | Moves |
Year | Event/Locale | Opening |
| 1. Tal vs I Zilber |
  | 1-0 | 33 | 1949 | Riga Pioneer Palace Championship | C07 French, Tarrasch |
| 2. I Zilber vs Koblents |
| 0-1 | 22 | 1951 | Riga Championship | E08 Catalan, Closed |
| 3. I Zilber vs A Petersons |
| 0-1 | 37 | 1952 | Latvian Championship | D06 Queen's Gambit Declined |
| 4. Tal vs I Zilber |
| 0-1 | 31 | 1952 | Latvian Championship | B56 Sicilian |
| 5. I Zilber vs R Balins |
| 1-0 | 43 | 1953 | Latvian Championship | D31 Queen's Gambit Declined |
| 6. Tal vs I Zilber |
| 1-0 | 38 | 1953 | Latvian Championship | B93 Sicilian, Najdorf, 6.f4 |
| 7. Shamkovich vs I Zilber |
| 1-0 | 29 | 1953 | Riga | D38 Queen's Gambit Declined, Ragozin Variation |
| 8. E Ruja vs I Zilber |
| 0-1 | 73 | 1953 | Latvian Championship | C72 Ruy Lopez, Modern Steinitz Defense, 5.O-O |
| 9. G Uusi vs I Zilber |
| 0-1 | 35 | 1953 | 3rd Soviet Team Championship Final | E64 King's Indian, Fianchetto, Yugoslav System |
| 10. Tal vs I Zilber |
| 1-0 | 32 | 1954 | Latvian Championship | C61 Ruy Lopez, Bird's Defense |
| 11. J Klavins vs I Zilber |
| 1-0 | 17 | 1954 | Latvian Championship | B32 Sicilian |
| 12. I Zilber vs Gipslis |
| 0-1 | 27 | 1954 | Latvian Championship | A13 English |
| 13. Semenkin vs I Zilber |
| ½-½ | 44 | 1954 | Latvian Championship | B62 Sicilian, Richter-Rauzer |
| 14. R Nezhmetdinov vs I Zilber |
| 1-0 | 46 | 1955 | 4th Soviet Team-ch final | B60 Sicilian, Richter-Rauzer |
| 15. N Sorokin vs I Zilber |
| ½-½ | 18 | 1955 | 4th Soviet Team-ch final | B50 Sicilian |
| 16. I Zilber vs Y Kots |
| 1-0 | 59 | 1955 | 4th Soviet Team-ch final | A07 King's Indian Attack |
| 17. A Roizman vs I Zilber |
| 0-1 | 37 | 1956 | URS-ch qf Tallinn | B80 Sicilian, Scheveningen |
| 18. I Zilber vs P Kampenuss |
| 0-1 | 57 | 1956 | URS-ch qf Tallinn | A54 Old Indian, Ukrainian Variation, 4.Nf3 |
| 19. Kagan vs I Zilber |
| 1-0 | 73 | 1956 | URS-ch qf Tallinn | A57 Benko Gambit |
| 20. V Barsauskas vs I Zilber |
| ½-½ | 85 | 1956 | URS-ch qf Tallinn | A34 English, Symmetrical |
| 21. M Neibults vs I Zilber |
| ½-½ | 42 | 1956 | Latvian Championship | A57 Benko Gambit |
| 22. I Zilber vs V Osnos |
| 1-0 | 45 | 1956 | URS-ch sf Leningrad | D90 Grunfeld |
| 23. Spassky vs I Zilber |
| 1-0 | 21 | 1956 | URS-ch sf Leningrad | A57 Benko Gambit |
| 24. I Slepoy vs I Zilber |
| ½-½ | 19 | 1956 | URS-ch sf Leningrad | A64 Benoni, Fianchetto, 11...Re8 |
| 25. V Byvshev vs I Zilber |
| 1-0 | 32 | 1956 | URS-ch sf Leningrad | B67 Sicilian, Richter-Rauzer Attack, 7...a6 Defense, 8...Bd7 |
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