Alekhine 1920 I Rabinovich vs Alekhine, 1920  (E43) Nimzo-Indian, Fischer Variation, 39 moves, 0-1 Bohatirchuk 1927 F Bohatirchuk vs Botvinnik, 1927  (C17) French, Winawer, Advance, 40 moves, 1-0 Mikhail Botvinnik 1931 M Yudovich Sr. vs Botvinnik, 1931  (C17) French, Winawer, Advance, 44 moves, 0-1 Bondarevsky 1940 Bondarevsky vs Botvinnik, 1940  (E29) Nimzo-Indian, Samisch, 38 moves, 1-0 Paul Keres 1947 Keres vs Ragozin, 1947  (D50) Queen's Gambit Declined, 87 moves, 1-0 Bronstein 1948 Bronstein vs Keres, 1949  (C97) Ruy Lopez, Closed, Chigorin, 35 moves, 1-0 Geller 1955 (probably the strongest USSR championship) Smyslov vs Geller, 1955  (E89) King's Indian, Samisch, Orthodox Main line, 34 moves, 0-1 Mikhail Tal (6 time winner) 1957 Tal vs Simagin, 1956  (B07) Pirc, 45 moves, 1-0 Taimanov 1956 Polugaevsky vs Taimanov, 1956 (D45) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 57 moves, 0-1 Petrosyan 1959 Averbakh vs Petrosian, 1959  (B92) Sicilian, Najdorf, Opocensky Variation, 40 moves, 0-1 Korchnoi 1960 Geller vs Korchnoi, 1960  (B03) Alekhine's Defense, 35 moves, 0-1 Spassky 1961 Smyslov vs Spassky, 1961  (A06) Reti Opening, 38 moves, 0-1 Savon 1971 Savon vs Dzindzichashvili, 1971 (B81) Sicilian, Scheveningen, Keres Attack, 27 moves, 1-0 Karpov 1976 Gulko vs Karpov, 1976  (B44) Sicilian, 66 moves, 0-1 Beliavsky 1974 Kupreichik vs Beliavsky, 1974 (B99) Sicilian, Najdorf, 7...Be7 Main line, 48 moves, 0-1 Lev Psakhis - 1981 Yudasin vs Psakhis, 1981  (C91) Ruy Lopez, Closed, 37 moves, 0-1 Kasparov 1981 Yudasin vs Kasparov, 1981  (B96) Sicilian, Najdorf, 24 moves, 0-1 Vaganian 1989 Balashov vs Vaganian, 1989  (E41) Nimzo-Indian, 41 moves, 0-1 Minasian 1991 Minasian vs Dreev, 1991 (C11) French, 37 moves, 1-0 19 games