Game |
| Result | Moves |
Year | Event/Locale | Opening |
1. Lilienthal vs Averbakh |
| 1-0 | 59 | 1952 | RUS | E58 Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3, Main line with 8...Bxc3 |
2. Keres vs Averbakh |
  | 0-1 | 41 | 1953 | Zurich Candidates | E58 Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3, Main line with 8...Bxc3 |
3. Euwe vs Averbakh |
  | 0-1 | 40 | 1953 | Zurich Candidates | E58 Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3, Main line with 8...Bxc3 |
4. Bronstein vs Averbakh |
 | 1-0 | 37 | 1957 | Moscow | E58 Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3, Main line with 8...Bxc3 |
5. A Bannik vs Averbakh |
 | 0-1 | 57 | 1958 | USSR Championship | E58 Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3, Main line with 8...Bxc3 |
6. Furman vs Averbakh |
| ½-½ | 34 | 1958 | USSR Championship | E58 Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3, Main line with 8...Bxc3 |
7. Tolush vs Averbakh |
| ½-½ | 67 | 1958 | USSR Championship | E58 Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3, Main line with 8...Bxc3 |
8. G Borisenko vs Averbakh |
| ½-½ | 52 | 1961 | USSR Championship 1961a | E58 Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3, Main line with 8...Bxc3 |
9. Gligoric vs Averbakh |
| ½-½ | 52 | 1961 | YUG-URS | E58 Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3, Main line with 8...Bxc3 |
10. Taimanov vs Averbakh |
| 1-0 | 44 | 1962 | USSR | E58 Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3, Main line with 8...Bxc3 |
11. Gligoric vs Averbakh |
| ½-½ | 89 | 1963 | YUG-URS | E58 Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3, Main line with 8...Bxc3 |
12. Liberzon vs Averbakh |
| ½-½ | 55 | 1964 | Kislovodsk | E58 Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3, Main line with 8...Bxc3 |
13. Petrosian vs Averbakh |
| ½-½ | 35 | 1974 | 8th Soviet Team Cup | E58 Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3, Main line with 8...Bxc3 |
14. Knaak vs Averbakh |
| ½-½ | 41 | 1975 | Rubinstein Memorial 13th | E58 Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3, Main line with 8...Bxc3 |
15. Knaak vs Averbakh |
| 0-1 | 44 | 1976 | Rubinstein Memorial 14th | E58 Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3, Main line with 8...Bxc3 |