Game |
| Result | Moves |
Year | Event/Locale | Opening |
1. V Pafnutieff vs F Johnson |
| 1-0 | 27 | 1932 | Simul | D06 Queen's Gambit Declined |
2. C Capps vs V Pafnutieff |
| 1-0 | 25 | 1951 | San Francisco Pacific 1st | C07 French, Tarrasch |
3. J Cross vs V Pafnutieff |
| ½-½ | 22 | 1952 | Hollywood | E67 King's Indian, Fianchetto |
4. Kashdan vs V Pafnutieff |
 | 1-0 | 30 | 1952 | Hollywood | C18 French, Winawer |
5. V Pafnutieff vs Gligoric |
 | 0-1 | 18 | 1952 | Hollywood | E26 Nimzo-Indian, Samisch |
6. R Martin vs V Pafnutieff |
| 0-1 | 62 | 1952 | Hollywood | C07 French, Tarrasch |
7. V Pafnutieff vs A Pomar |
| 0-1 | 50 | 1952 | Hollywood | D50 Queen's Gambit Declined |
8. Graf-Stevenson vs V Pafnutieff |
| 0-1 | 39 | 1952 | Hollywood | E60 King's Indian Defense |
9. V Pafnutieff vs H Steiner |
| ½-½ | 48 | 1952 | Hollywood | D31 Queen's Gambit Declined |
10. L Joyner vs V Pafnutieff |
| 1-0 | 51 | 1952 | Hollywood | D51 Queen's Gambit Declined |
11. V Pafnutieff vs A Dake |
| 0-1 | 35 | 1952 | Hollywood | C11 French |
12. V Pafnutieff vs R J Gross |
 | 1-0 | 23 | 1953 | California State Championship | D69 Queen's Gambit Declined, Orthodox Defense, Classical, 13.de |
13. V Pafnutieff vs E Zemgalis |
| 0-1 | 21 | 1953 | 54th US Open | E48 Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3 O-O 5.Bd3 d5 |
14. F R Anderson vs V Pafnutieff |
| ½-½ | 35 | 1953 | 54th US Open | C07 French, Tarrasch |
15. V Pafnutieff vs J Cross |
| 1-0 | 33 | 1953 | 54th US Open | E24 Nimzo-Indian, Samisch |
16. H Meifert vs V Pafnutieff |
| 0-1 | 35 | 1953 | 54th US Open | C02 French, Advance |
17. V Pafnutieff vs C Sharp |
| 1-0 | 26 | 1953 | 54th US Open | D63 Queen's Gambit Declined, Orthodox Defense |
18. G Krauss vs V Pafnutieff |
| ½-½ | 19 | 1953 | 54th US Open | C01 French, Exchange |
19. V Pafnutieff vs A Bisguier |
 | 1-0 | 39 | 1954 | 2nd Pan-American Chess Congress | D51 Queen's Gambit Declined |
20. H Borochow vs V Pafnutieff |
| 1-0 | 29 | 1954 | 2nd Pan-American Chess Congress | C15 French, Winawer |
21. O Ulvestad vs V Pafnutieff |
| ½-½ | 28 | 1954 | 2nd Pan-American Chess Congress | D51 Queen's Gambit Declined |
22. V Pafnutieff vs P Lapiken |
| ½-½ | 18 | 1954 | 2nd Pan-American Chess Congress | C01 French, Exchange |
23. I Rivise vs V Pafnutieff |
| 1-0 | 34 | 1954 | 2nd Pan-American Chess Congress | C02 French, Advance |
24. P D Smith vs V Pafnutieff |
| ½-½ | 10 | 1954 | 2nd Pan-American Chess Congress | C07 French, Tarrasch |
25. W E Kaiser vs V Pafnutieff |
| 0-1 | 60 | 1954 | 2nd Pan-American Chess Congress | C18 French, Winawer |