| Game |
| Result | Moves |
Year |
Event/Locale | Opening |
| 1. Schlechter vs Janowski |
| ½-½ | 72 |
1894 |
09.DSB-Kongress | C72 Ruy Lopez, Modern Steinitz Defense, 5.O-O |
| 2. Janowski vs K Walbrodt |
| ½-½ | 36 |
1897 |
Berlin | C72 Ruy Lopez, Modern Steinitz Defense, 5.O-O |
| 3. Leonhardt vs Schlechter |
 | ½-½ | 46 |
1906 |
15th DSB Kongress (Nuremberg) | C72 Ruy Lopez, Modern Steinitz Defense, 5.O-O |
| 4. R T Black vs Capablanca |
| ½-½ | 44 |
1918 |
New York | C72 Ruy Lopez, Modern Steinitz Defense, 5.O-O |
| 5. Yates vs G A Thomas |
| ½-½ | 68 |
1919 |
Hastings | C72 Ruy Lopez, Modern Steinitz Defense, 5.O-O |
| 6. Tartakower vs Capablanca |
| ½-½ | 20 |
1928 |
Berlin | C72 Ruy Lopez, Modern Steinitz Defense, 5.O-O |
| 7. G A Thomas vs Przepiorka |
 | ½-½ | 61 |
1930 |
Frankfurt | C72 Ruy Lopez, Modern Steinitz Defense, 5.O-O |
| 8. Stoltz vs K Treybal |
| ½-½ | 71 |
1930 |
Hamburg ol (Men) | C72 Ruy Lopez, Modern Steinitz Defense, 5.O-O |
| 9. H Von Hennig vs W Schoenmann |
| ½-½ | 60 |
1932 |
Hamburg-Altona GER | C72 Ruy Lopez, Modern Steinitz Defense, 5.O-O |
| 10. J Van Den Bosch vs Spielmann |
| ½-½ | 36 |
1934 |
Match 2 | C72 Ruy Lopez, Modern Steinitz Defense, 5.O-O |
| 11. Chekhover vs Kasparian |
| ½-½ | 48 |
1937 |
URS-ch10 | C72 Ruy Lopez, Modern Steinitz Defense, 5.O-O |
| 12. Rautenberg vs G Menke |
| ½-½ | 62 |
1947 |
Lueneburg GER | C72 Ruy Lopez, Modern Steinitz Defense, 5.O-O |
| 13. J Rauch vs M E Goldstein |
| ½-½ | 40 |
1947 |
Australia vs Canada Radio Match | C72 Ruy Lopez, Modern Steinitz Defense, 5.O-O |
| 14. Panov vs Taimanov |
 | ½-½ | 40 |
1948 |
USSR Championship | C72 Ruy Lopez, Modern Steinitz Defense, 5.O-O |
| 15. A Vajda vs Szabo |
| ½-½ | 32 |
1950 |
Budapest HUN ch | C72 Ruy Lopez, Modern Steinitz Defense, 5.O-O |
| 16. A Cuadrado vs G Wood |
| ½-½ | 27 |
1950 |
1st World Correspondence Chess Championship | C72 Ruy Lopez, Modern Steinitz Defense, 5.O-O |
| 17. Book vs J Enevoldsen |
| ½-½ | 30 |
1951 |
corr | C72 Ruy Lopez, Modern Steinitz Defense, 5.O-O |
| 18. Yanofsky vs A Medina Garcia |
| ½-½ | 77 |
1953 |
Hastings 1952/53 | C72 Ruy Lopez, Modern Steinitz Defense, 5.O-O |
| 19. J Anagnostou vs L Sanchez |
| ½-½ | 54 |
1954 |
Amsterdam ol (Men) | C72 Ruy Lopez, Modern Steinitz Defense, 5.O-O |
| 20. Keres vs Gligoric |
 | ½-½ | 66 |
1959 |
Bled-Zagreb-Belgrade Candidates | C72 Ruy Lopez, Modern Steinitz Defense, 5.O-O |
| 21. K Darga vs Geller |
| ½-½ | 57 |
1961 |
Bled | C72 Ruy Lopez, Modern Steinitz Defense, 5.O-O |
| 22. Vasiukov vs V Shiyanovsky |
| ½-½ | 42 |
1961 |
USSR Championship 1961b | C72 Ruy Lopez, Modern Steinitz Defense, 5.O-O |
| 23. O'Kelly vs Sliwa |
| ½-½ | 27 |
1962 |
Olympiad | C72 Ruy Lopez, Modern Steinitz Defense, 5.O-O |
| 24. N Zhuravlev vs J Klovans |
| ½-½ | 24 |
1962 |
Latvian Ch | C72 Ruy Lopez, Modern Steinitz Defense, 5.O-O |
| 25. Tolush vs M Salm |
| ½-½ | 24 |
1962 |
4th CC World Ch Final 6265 | C72 Ruy Lopez, Modern Steinitz Defense, 5.O-O |