| Game |
| Result | Moves |
Year |
Event/Locale | Opening |
| 1. P K Seuffert vs Mieses |
| ½-½ | 62 |
1893 |
8th DSB Kongress | C79 Ruy Lopez, Steinitz Defense Deferred |
| 2. Von Bardeleben vs Tarrasch |
| ½-½ | 40 |
1895 |
Hastings | C79 Ruy Lopez, Steinitz Defense Deferred |
| 3. G Marco vs J Kotrc |
| ½-½ | 31 |
1899 |
Kolisch mem 9900 | C79 Ruy Lopez, Steinitz Defense Deferred |
| 4. F W Pelzer vs J Moquette |
| ½-½ | 36 |
1899 |
Amsterdam | C79 Ruy Lopez, Steinitz Defense Deferred |
| 5. Von Bardeleben vs Janowski |
| ½-½ | 47 |
1900 |
Munich | C79 Ruy Lopez, Steinitz Defense Deferred |
| 6. Showalter vs Marshall |
 | ½-½ | 50 |
1900 |
hex | C79 Ruy Lopez, Steinitz Defense Deferred |
| 7. D G Baird vs A Hodges |
| ½-½ | 68 |
1900 |
New York | C79 Ruy Lopez, Steinitz Defense Deferred |
| 8. Lipschutz vs A Hodges |
| ½-½ | 34 |
1900 |
New York | C79 Ruy Lopez, Steinitz Defense Deferred |
| 9. Schlechter vs Pillsbury |
| ½-½ | 45 |
1900 |
Munich | C79 Ruy Lopez, Steinitz Defense Deferred |
| 10. J Esser vs N Mannheimer |
| ½-½ | 57 |
1901 |
Haarlem | C79 Ruy Lopez, Steinitz Defense Deferred |
| 11. Teichmann vs H Wolf |
| ½-½ | 14 |
1902 |
Monte Carlo | C79 Ruy Lopez, Steinitz Defense Deferred |
| 12. Gunsberg vs Pillsbury |
| ½-½ | 41 |
1902 |
Monte Carlo | C79 Ruy Lopez, Steinitz Defense Deferred |
| 13. Marshall vs H Wolf |
| ½-½ | 57 |
1903 |
Monte Carlo | C79 Ruy Lopez, Steinitz Defense Deferred |
| 14. M Judd vs S Johnston |
| ½-½ | 43 |
1903 |
Western Championship (Playoff) | C79 Ruy Lopez, Steinitz Defense Deferred |
| 15. G Marco vs Gunsberg |
| ½-½ | 46 |
1904 |
Monte Carlo | C79 Ruy Lopez, Steinitz Defense Deferred |
| 16. Loman vs W Gunston |
| ½-½ | 50 |
1904 |
London | C79 Ruy Lopez, Steinitz Defense Deferred |
| 17. H Suechting vs J N Berger |
| ½-½ | 30 |
1905 |
Barmen Meisterturnier A | C79 Ruy Lopez, Steinitz Defense Deferred |
| 18. Von Bardeleben vs J N Berger |
| ½-½ | 44 |
1905 |
Barmen Meisterturnier A | C79 Ruy Lopez, Steinitz Defense Deferred |
| 19. Moewig vs F Englund |
| ½-½ | 40 |
1905 |
Barmen Main A, GER | C79 Ruy Lopez, Steinitz Defense Deferred |
| 20. Maroczy vs Burn |
| ½-½ | 50 |
1905 |
Ostend | C79 Ruy Lopez, Steinitz Defense Deferred |
| 21. E Kemeny vs Lasker |
| ½-½ | 44 |
1905 |
USA tour sim | C79 Ruy Lopez, Steinitz Defense Deferred |
| 22. O Bernstein vs Janowski |
 | ½-½ | 49 |
1906 |
Ostende | C79 Ruy Lopez, Steinitz Defense Deferred |
| 23. Przepiorka vs J N Berger |
| ½-½ | 39 |
1906 |
DSB-15.Kongress+ | C79 Ruy Lopez, Steinitz Defense Deferred |
| 24. E Cohn vs L Forgacs |
| ½-½ | 43 |
1906 |
15th DSB Kongress (Nuremberg) | C79 Ruy Lopez, Steinitz Defense Deferred |
| 25. Burn vs Schlechter |
| ½-½ | 52 |
1907 |
Ostend (Championship) | C79 Ruy Lopez, Steinitz Defense Deferred |