| Game |
| Result | Moves |
Year |
Event/Locale | Opening |
| 1. NN vs Morphy |
 | 0-1 | 24 |
1850 |
New Orleans USA | C65 Ruy Lopez, Berlin Defense |
| 2. Mohishunder vs Cochrane |
 | 0-1 | 35 |
1850 |
Calcutta m | C65 Ruy Lopez, Berlin Defense |
| 3. E Williams vs Staunton |
 | 0-1 | 61 |
1851 |
London | C65 Ruy Lopez, Berlin Defense |
| 4. Loewenthal vs Anderssen |
 | 0-1 | 30 |
1851 |
London | C65 Ruy Lopez, Berlin Defense |
| 5. Jaenisch vs Staunton |
 | 0-1 | 42 |
1851 |
London m4 | C65 Ruy Lopez, Berlin Defense |
| 6. Staunton vs Von Der Lasa |
 | 0-1 | 27 |
1853 |
Brussels m | C65 Ruy Lopez, Berlin Defense |
| 7. A Meek vs Morphy |
 | 0-1 | 29 |
1857 |
1st American Chess Congress | C65 Ruy Lopez, Berlin Defense |
| 8. T W Barnes vs Morphy |
 | 0-1 | 40 |
1858 |
London m1 | C65 Ruy Lopez, Berlin Defense |
| 9. G Medley vs Morphy |
 | 0-1 | 25 |
1858 |
London | C65 Ruy Lopez, Berlin Defense |
| 10. S Boden vs Morphy |
 | 0-1 | 24 |
1858 |
London | C65 Ruy Lopez, Berlin Defense |
| 11. Mayet vs Anderssen |
 | 0-1 | 22 |
1862 |
Berlin | C65 Ruy Lopez, Berlin Defense |
| 12. Hannah vs Paulsen |
 | 0-1 | 50 |
1862 |
London | C65 Ruy Lopez, Berlin Defense |
| 13. Bird vs Anderssen |
 | 0-1 | 29 |
1862 |
London | C65 Ruy Lopez, Berlin Defense |
| 14. Bird vs Anderssen |
 | 0-1 | 64 |
1862 |
London | C65 Ruy Lopez, Berlin Defense |
| 15. M Lange vs Paulsen |
 | 0-1 | 69 |
1864 |
Leipzig m1 | C65 Ruy Lopez, Berlin Defense |
| 16. G Neumann vs Paulsen |
 | 0-1 | 43 |
1864 |
Berlin m3 | C65 Ruy Lopez, Berlin Defense |
| 17. G Neumann vs Paulsen |
 | 0-1 | 45 |
1864 |
Berlin m3 | C65 Ruy Lopez, Berlin Defense |
| 18. G Neumann vs Anderssen |
 | 0-1 | 18 |
1864 |
Berlin | C65 Ruy Lopez, Berlin Defense |
| 19. Anderssen vs Steinitz |
 | 0-1 | 43 |
1866 |
Anderssen-Steinitz | C65 Ruy Lopez, Berlin Defense |
| 20. Bird vs Steinitz |
 | 0-1 | 66 |
1866 |
London | C65 Ruy Lopez, Berlin Defense |
| 21. Winawer vs G Neumann |
 | 0-1 | 41 |
1867 |
Paris m2 | C65 Ruy Lopez, Berlin Defense |
| 22. G Neumann vs Kolisch |
 | 0-1 | 40 |
1867 |
Paris | C65 Ruy Lopez, Berlin Defense |
| 23. NN vs Zukertort |
 | 0-1 | 32 |
1868 |
Berlin | C65 Ruy Lopez, Berlin Defense |
| 24. De Vere vs Winawer |
 | 0-1 | 22 |
1870 |
Baden-Baden | C65 Ruy Lopez, Berlin Defense |
| 25. M Judd vs Mackenzie |
 | 0-1 | 49 |
1871 |
2nd American Chess Congress | C65 Ruy Lopez, Berlin Defense |