| Game |
| Result | Moves |
Year | Event/Locale | Opening |
| 26. F Kuznetsov vs R Popov |
| ½-½ | 73 | 1999 | Moscow Championship | A32 English, Symmetrical Variation |
| 27. R Popov vs A Korotylev |
| 0-1 | 59 | 1999 | Moscow Championship | A40 Queen's Pawn Game |
| 28. R Popov vs A J Sakov |
| 1-0 | 27 | 1999 | Moscow Championship | D15 Queen's Gambit Declined Slav |
| 29. R Popov vs D N Shmakov |
| 0-1 | 39 | 2001 | RUS-ch54 sf Siberia | D16 Queen's Gambit Declined Slav |
| 30. P Maletin vs R Popov |
| 0-1 | 43 | 2001 | RUS-ch54 sf Siberia | B43 Sicilian, Kan, 5.Nc3 |
| 31. N Odinokov vs R Popov |
| ½-½ | 55 | 2001 | RUS-ch54 sf Siberia | A07 King's Indian Attack |
| 32. R Popov vs S Kornienko |
| 1-0 | 47 | 2001 | RUS-ch54 sf Siberia | D10 Queen's Gambit Declined Slav |
| 33. M Bazarov vs R Popov |
| 1-0 | 40 | 2001 | RUS-ch54 sf Siberia | B41 Sicilian, Kan |
| 34. R Kaskevich vs R Popov |
| 0-1 | 34 | 2001 | 6th Leg Russian Cup | A32 English, Symmetrical Variation |
| 35. R Popov vs S Beshukov |
| ½-½ | 54 | 2001 | 6th Leg Russian Cup | A04 Reti Opening |
| 36. A Shariyazdanov vs R Popov |
| 1-0 | 44 | 2001 | 6th Leg Russian Cup | A40 Queen's Pawn Game |
| 37. R Popov vs A Demchev |
| 1-0 | 36 | 2001 | 6th Leg Russian Cup | A35 English, Symmetrical |
| 38. N Korniushin vs R Popov |
| ½-½ | 59 | 2001 | 6th Leg Russian Cup | A04 Reti Opening |
| 39. R Popov vs A Malchikov |
| 1-0 | 35 | 2001 | 6th Leg Russian Cup | A04 Reti Opening |
| 40. R Popov vs A Purtov |
| 1-0 | 38 | 2001 | 6th Leg Russian Cup | E90 King's Indian |
| 41. P Smirnov vs R Popov |
| 1-0 | 30 | 2001 | 6th Leg Russian Cup | C12 French, McCutcheon |
| 42. R Popov vs N Vlassov |
| 0-1 | 37 | 2001 | 6th Leg Russian Cup | A40 Queen's Pawn Game |
| 43. R Popov vs V Rudkovsky |
 | 0-1 | 67 | 2001 | Novosibirsk Open | D10 Queen's Gambit Declined Slav |
| 44. R Popov vs N Pozharsky |
| 1-0 | 46 | 2001 | Novosibirsk Open | D45 Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav |
| 45. E Kovalevskaya vs R Popov |
| 1-0 | 34 | 2001 | Novosibirsk Open | A40 Queen's Pawn Game |
| 46. R Popov vs V Neustroev |
| 1-0 | 46 | 2001 | Novosibirsk Open | A53 Old Indian |
| 47. M Korobkin vs R Popov |
| ½-½ | 48 | 2001 | Novosibirsk Open | C02 French, Advance |
| 48. R Popov vs A Novikova |
| ½-½ | 7 | 2001 | Novosibirsk Open | A13 English |
| 49. D Petrukhin vs R Popov |
| 1-0 | 37 | 2001 | Novosibirsk Open | B44 Sicilian |
| 50. R Popov vs S Khoroshev |
| ½-½ | 34 | 2001 | Novosibirsk Open | E90 King's Indian |
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