| Game |
| Result | Moves |
Year |
Event/Locale | Opening |
| 1. G Medley vs Mongredien |
 | 0-1 | 58 |
1850 |
London m | C62 Ruy Lopez, Old Steinitz Defense |
| 2. Bird vs Horwitz |
 | 0-1 | 35 |
1851 |
London m | C62 Ruy Lopez, Old Steinitz Defense |
| 3. O Wuelfing vs Von Hanneken |
| 0-1 | 41 |
1862 |
WSB-02.Kongress | C62 Ruy Lopez, Old Steinitz Defense |
| 4. F Lamb vs A Schroeder |
| 0-1 | 51 |
1862 |
London | C62 Ruy Lopez, Old Steinitz Defense |
| 5. G Neumann vs Anderssen |
| 0-1 | 34 |
1865 |
Berlin | C62 Ruy Lopez, Old Steinitz Defense |
| 6. Loyd vs E Rousseau |
| 0-1 | 26 |
1867 |
Paris | C62 Ruy Lopez, Old Steinitz Defense |
| 7. L Benima vs J Lord |
| 0-1 | 29 |
1883 |
London (Vizayanagaram) | C62 Ruy Lopez, Old Steinitz Defense |
| 8. Metger vs Tarrasch |
 | 0-1 | 55 |
1887 |
Nuremberg | C62 Ruy Lopez, Old Steinitz Defense |
| 9. A Gavilan vs Steinitz |
| 0-1 | 32 |
1888 |
Havana | C62 Ruy Lopez, Old Steinitz Defense |
| 10. C Golmayo vs Steinitz |
| 0-1 | 27 |
1888 |
Havana | C62 Ruy Lopez, Old Steinitz Defense |
| 11. Ponce vs Steinitz |
| 0-1 | 26 |
1888 |
Havana | C62 Ruy Lopez, Old Steinitz Defense |
| 12. C Golmayo vs Steinitz |
| 0-1 | 36 |
1888 |
Havana | C62 Ruy Lopez, Old Steinitz Defense |
| 13. Allies vs Steinitz |
| 0-1 | 24 |
1888 |
Havana | C62 Ruy Lopez, Old Steinitz Defense |
| 14. J W Baird vs Lipschutz |
| 0-1 | 29 |
1889 |
USA-06.Congress New York | C62 Ruy Lopez, Old Steinitz Defense |
| 15. Burille vs Lipschutz |
| 0-1 | 35 |
1889 |
USA-06.Congress New York | C62 Ruy Lopez, Old Steinitz Defense |
| 16. D G Baird vs Lipschutz |
| 0-1 | 35 |
1889 |
USA-06.Congress New York | C62 Ruy Lopez, Old Steinitz Defense |
| 17. M Kuerschner vs Tarrasch |
 | 0-1 | 52 |
1889 |
Nurnberg | C62 Ruy Lopez, Old Steinitz Defense |
| 18. Gunsberg vs Steinitz |
 | 0-1 | 40 |
1890 |
Steinitz-Gunsberg World Championship Match | C62 Ruy Lopez, Old Steinitz Defense |
| 19. Chigorin vs Steinitz |
 | 0-1 | 45 |
1892 |
Steinitz-Chigorin World Championship Rematch | C62 Ruy Lopez, Old Steinitz Defense |
| 20. Lasker vs A Hodges |
 | 0-1 | 43 |
1892 |
New York sim | C62 Ruy Lopez, Old Steinitz Defense |
| 21. E Delmar vs A Hodges |
 | 0-1 | 73 |
1892 |
Skaneateles m | C62 Ruy Lopez, Old Steinitz Defense |
| 22. G D Madgavkar vs H E Atkins |
| 0-1 | 40 |
1892 |
Oxford-Cambridge | C62 Ruy Lopez, Old Steinitz Defense |
| 23. Showalter vs E N Olly |
| 0-1 | 36 |
1893 |
R9 10/12 New York | C62 Ruy Lopez, Old Steinitz Defense |
| 24. Dobell / Elsden vs Blackburne |
  | 0-1 | 36 |
1894 |
Hastings | C62 Ruy Lopez, Old Steinitz Defense |
| 25. Lasker vs Blackburne |
 | 0-1 | 44 |
1895 |
Hastings | C62 Ruy Lopez, Old Steinitz Defense |