Famous examples include his game against Bukhuti Gurgenidze at the 1957 USSR championship, excerpted below, and his win against Yuri Averbakh at the same tournament the following year.
Contoh terkenalnya yaitu permainannya melawan Bukhuti Gurgenidze pada kejuaraan USSR 1957, dikutip di bawah, dan kemenangannya melawan Yuri Averbakh pada turnamen yang sama tahun berikutnya.