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| Result | Moves |
Year | Event/Locale | Opening |
| 26. Bagirov vs Shabalov |
 | 1-0 | 25 | 1985 | Jurmala | A52 Budapest Gambit |
| 27. Shabalov vs Tukmakov |
| ½-½ | 37 | 1985 | Jurmala | E32 Nimzo-Indian, Classical |
| 28. V Inkiov vs Shabalov |
| ½-½ | 16 | 1985 | Jurmala | B54 Sicilian |
| 29. Shabalov vs D King |
| 1-0 | 37 | 1985 | Jurmala | E39 Nimzo-Indian, Classical, Pirc Variation |
| 30. E Kengis vs Shabalov |
| 1-0 | 30 | 1985 | Jurmala | A30 English, Symmetrical |
| 31. Shabalov vs M Gurevich |
| ½-½ | 36 | 1985 | Jurmala | A80 Dutch |
| 32. Tal vs Shabalov |
| 1-0 | 39 | 1985 | Jurmala | D02 Queen's Pawn Game |
| 33. T Utasi vs Shabalov |
| ½-½ | 57 | 1985 | Jurmala | D04 Queen's Pawn Game |
| 34. Shabalov vs A Vitolinsh |
| 0-1 | 42 | 1985 | Jurmala | B90 Sicilian, Najdorf |
| 35. Balashov vs Shabalov |
| 1-0 | 25 | 1985 | Jurmala | A30 English, Symmetrical |
| 36. Shabalov vs Gipslis |
| 0-1 | 36 | 1985 | Jurmala | A15 English |
| 37. C Hoi vs Shabalov |
| ½-½ | 16 | 1985 | Jurmala | B08 Pirc, Classical |
| 38. Shabalov vs A Yap |
| 1-0 | 42 | 1985 | Jurmala | E67 King's Indian, Fianchetto |
| 39. Shabalov vs V Ozolins |
| 1-0 | 28 | 1985 | Latvian Championship | A30 English, Symmetrical |
| 40. Shabalov vs I Lutsko |
| 1-0 | 40 | 1985 | Latvian Championship | A10 English |
| 41. J Petkevich vs Shabalov |
| 1-0 | 34 | 1985 | Latvian Championship | A30 English, Symmetrical |
| 42. A Vitolinsh vs Shabalov |
| 1-0 | 35 | 1985 | Latvian Championship | B54 Sicilian |
| 43. Shabalov vs Khalifman |
| ½-½ | 41 | 1986 | URS | E92 King's Indian |
| 44. E Kengis vs Shabalov |
| ½-½ | 19 | 1986 | URS-ch1 | A30 English, Symmetrical |
| 45. Shabalov vs Oll |
| 0-1 | 27 | 1986 | Kaliningrad | E95 King's Indian, Orthodox, 7...Nbd7, 8.Re1 |
| 46. Khalifman vs Shabalov |
| 1-0 | 43 | 1986 | URS | B05 Alekhine's Defense, Modern |
| 47. Yermolinsky vs Shabalov |
| 0-1 | 32 | 1986 | URS | D44 Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav |
| 48. A Titov vs Shabalov |
| 1-0 | 40 | 1986 | Minsk tt | A48 King's Indian |
| 49. Shabalov vs Pigusov |
| 1-0 | 47 | 1986 | URS | E06 Catalan, Closed, 5.Nf3 |
| 50. J Vetemaa vs Shabalov |
 | 0-1 | 21 | 1986 | Haapsalu | B03 Alekhine's Defense |
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