| Game |
| Result | Moves |
Year | Event/Locale | Opening |
| 26. Y Nikolaevsky vs A Reshko |
| ½-½ | 51 | 1957 | URS-ch sf Kiev | E48 Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3 O-O 5.Bd3 d5 |
| 27. A Chistiakov vs Y Nikolaevsky |
| 1-0 | 76 | 1957 | URS-ch sf Kiev | B00 Uncommon King's Pawn Opening |
| 28. Y Nikolaevsky vs Vasiukov |
| 0-1 | 38 | 1957 | URS-ch sf Kiev | E70 King's Indian |
| 29. G Goldberg vs Y Nikolaevsky |
| ½-½ | 27 | 1957 | URS-ch sf Kiev | A13 English |
| 30. Y Nikolaevsky vs A Blagidze |
| 1-0 | 27 | 1957 | URS-ch sf Kiev | C15 French, Winawer |
| 31. Petrosian vs Y Nikolaevsky |
| 1-0 | 60 | 1957 | URS-ch sf Kiev | E92 King's Indian |
| 32. Y Nikolaevsky vs V Shiyanovsky |
| 0-1 | 49 | 1957 | URS-ch sf Kiev | C82 Ruy Lopez, Open |
| 33. Geller vs Y Nikolaevsky |
| 1-0 | 34 | 1957 | URS-ch sf Kiev | D37 Queen's Gambit Declined |
| 34. Y Nikolaevsky vs A Bannik |
| ½-½ | 28 | 1957 | URS-ch sf Kiev | C96 Ruy Lopez, Closed |
| 35. G Bastrikov vs Y Nikolaevsky |
| ½-½ | 58 | 1957 | URS-ch sf Kiev | B07 Pirc |
| 36. Y Nikolaevsky vs R Nezhmetdinov |
| 1-0 | 44 | 1957 | URS-ch sf Kiev | C99 Ruy Lopez, Closed, Chigorin, 12...cd |
| 37. M Bonch-Osmolovsky vs Y Nikolaevsky |
| 1-0 | 41 | 1957 | URS-ch sf Kiev | B32 Sicilian |
| 38. Y Nikolaevsky vs V Mikenas |
| 0-1 | 38 | 1957 | URS-ch sf Kiev | B97 Sicilian, Najdorf |
| 39. Y Sakharov vs Y Nikolaevsky |
| 0-1 | 42 | 1957 | URS-ch sf Kiev | B62 Sicilian, Richter-Rauzer |
| 40. Y Nikolaevsky vs A Khasin |
| ½-½ | 36 | 1957 | URS-ch sf Kiev | C15 French, Winawer |
| 41. Kotov vs Y Nikolaevsky |
| 0-1 | 46 | 1957 | URS-ch sf Kiev | A48 King's Indian |
| 42. Y Nikolaevsky vs Furman |
| 0-1 | 26 | 1957 | URS-ch sf Kiev | B43 Sicilian, Kan, 5.Nc3 |
| 43. A Sokolsky vs Y Nikolaevsky |
| 1-0 | 41 | 1957 | URS-ch sf Kiev | A00 Uncommon Opening |
| 44. A Zamikhovsky vs Y Nikolaevsky |
| ½-½ | 18 | 1958 | Kiev-ch | B07 Pirc |
| 45. A Sokolsky vs Y Nikolaevsky |
| 1-0 | 41 | 1958 | URS-ch sf Baku | A16 English |
| 46. S Khalilbeili vs Y Nikolaevsky |
| ½-½ | 63 | 1958 | URS-ch sf Baku | E80 King's Indian, Samisch Variation |
| 47. Polugaevsky vs Y Nikolaevsky |
| 1-0 | 70 | 1958 | URS-ch sf Baku | D35 Queen's Gambit Declined |
| 48. Taimanov vs Y Nikolaevsky |
  | 1-0 | 26 | 1958 | URS-ch sf Baku | D61 Queen's Gambit Declined, Orthodox, Rubinstein Attack |
| 49. Y Nikolaevsky vs Boleslavsky |
| ½-½ | 19 | 1958 | Kiev-ch | A15 English |
| 50. E Chukaev vs Y Nikolaevsky |
| 0-1 | 35 | 1958 | URS-ch sf Baku | E71 King's Indian, Makagonov System (5.h3) |
Kibitzing
