| Game |
| Result | Moves |
Year |
Event/Locale | Opening |
| 1. E Eliskases vs Opocensky |
| ½-½ | 35 |
1935 |
Bad Nauheim | E48 Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3 O-O 5.Bd3 d5 |
| 2. L Engels vs Stahlberg |
| ½-½ | 27 |
1936 |
Dresden | E48 Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3 O-O 5.Bd3 d5 |
| 3. Reshevsky vs Tartakower |
| ½-½ | 51 |
1937 |
Kemeri | E48 Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3 O-O 5.Bd3 d5 |
| 4. E Eliskases vs Gilg |
| ½-½ | 36 |
1937 |
11 | E48 Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3 O-O 5.Bd3 d5 |
| 5. E Weinitschke vs H Mueller |
| ½-½ | 52 |
1941 |
GER-ch | E48 Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3 O-O 5.Bd3 d5 |
| 6. E Weinitschke vs H Kranki |
| ½-½ | 63 |
1941 |
GER-ch | E48 Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3 O-O 5.Bd3 d5 |
| 7. B Schneidermann vs E Eliskases |
| ½-½ | 35 |
1941 |
Aguas de Sao Pedro | E48 Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3 O-O 5.Bd3 d5 |
| 8. Sajtar vs K Prucha |
| ½-½ | 41 |
1943 |
UJCS-17.Kongress | E48 Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3 O-O 5.Bd3 d5 |
| 9. V Saigin vs Ufimtsev |
| ½-½ | 56 |
1945 |
Ch URS (1/2 final) | E48 Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3 O-O 5.Bd3 d5 |
| 10. Szabo vs Y Porat |
| ½-½ | 35 |
1947 |
Hilversum zt | E48 Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3 O-O 5.Bd3 d5 |
| 11. R Sanguineti vs L Marini |
| ½-½ | 52 |
1947 |
Mar del Plata ARG | E48 Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3 O-O 5.Bd3 d5 |
| 12. G Kluger vs Szabo |
| ½-½ | 22 |
1950 |
Budapest HUN ch | E48 Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3 O-O 5.Bd3 d5 |
| 13. D Andric vs S Nedeljkovic |
| ½-½ | 62 |
1951 |
YUG-ch 6th | E48 Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3 O-O 5.Bd3 d5 |
| 14. H Steiner vs Stahlberg |
| ½-½ | 31 |
1952 |
Sweden izt (17) | E48 Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3 O-O 5.Bd3 d5 |
| 15. G Ilivitsky vs Lipnitsky |
| ½-½ | 36 |
1952 |
USSR Championship | E48 Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3 O-O 5.Bd3 d5 |
| 16. Pilnik vs H Kramer |
| ½-½ | 18 |
1955 |
Hoogovens | E48 Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3 O-O 5.Bd3 d5 |
| 17. D Keller vs Niephaus |
| ½-½ | 24 |
1956 |
Moscow ol (Men) | E48 Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3 O-O 5.Bd3 d5 |
| 18. Y Nikolaevsky vs A Reshko |
| ½-½ | 51 |
1957 |
URS-ch sf | E48 Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3 O-O 5.Bd3 d5 |
| 19. M Raizman vs Sliwa |
| ½-½ | 56 |
1958 |
Munich ol (Men) fin-B | E48 Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3 O-O 5.Bd3 d5 |
| 20. B Wexler vs Pachman |
| ½-½ | 44 |
1959 |
Mar del Plata | E48 Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3 O-O 5.Bd3 d5 |
| 21. K S Ojanen vs Sliwa |
| ½-½ | 23 |
1960 |
Leipzig ol (Men) fin-B | E48 Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3 O-O 5.Bd3 d5 |
| 22. Botvinnik vs Tal |
 | ½-½ | 73 |
1961 |
Tal-Botvinnik World Championship Return Match | E48 Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3 O-O 5.Bd3 d5 |
| 23. Szabo vs Pachman |
| ½-½ | 32 |
1961 |
EU/MM: HUN-CZE Oberhausen | E48 Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3 O-O 5.Bd3 d5 |
| 24. Khodos vs Polugaevsky |
| ½-½ | 13 |
1961 |
Rostov on Don (Russia) | E48 Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3 O-O 5.Bd3 d5 |
| 25. J Ratolistka vs J Vesely |
| ½-½ | 22 |
1961 |
CSR-ch | E48 Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3 O-O 5.Bd3 d5 |