| Game |
| Result | Moves |
Year |
Event/Locale | Opening |
| 1. Mackenzie vs Blackburne |
 | 0-1 | 33 |
1887 |
Match | C76 Ruy Lopez, Modern Steinitz Defense, Fianchetto Variation |
| 2. J Schweiger vs B Kostic |
| 0-1 | 34 |
1921 |
Budapest | C76 Ruy Lopez, Modern Steinitz Defense, Fianchetto Variation |
| 3. E G Sergeant vs G A Thomas |
| 0-1 | 65 |
1929 |
Hastings 1929/30 | C76 Ruy Lopez, Modern Steinitz Defense, Fianchetto Variation |
| 4. J Gemzoe vs Alekhine |
 | 0-1 | 36 |
1930 |
Copenhagen | C76 Ruy Lopez, Modern Steinitz Defense, Fianchetto Variation |
| 5. G S Barnes vs Reshevsky |
| 0-1 | 77 |
1932 |
Western Championship | C72 Ruy Lopez, Modern Steinitz Defense, 5.O-O |
| 6. Rauzer vs F Bohatirchuk |
 | 0-1 | 55 |
1934 |
USSR Championship 1934/35 | C75 Ruy Lopez, Modern Steinitz Defense |
| 7. Ragozin vs Kotov |
| 0-1 | 48 |
1938 |
RUS | C72 Ruy Lopez, Modern Steinitz Defense, 5.O-O |
| 8. E G Sergeant vs Alekhine |
 | 0-1 | 28 |
1938 |
Margate | C72 Ruy Lopez, Modern Steinitz Defense, 5.O-O |
| 9. Chistiakov vs F Bohatirchuk |
 | 0-1 | 34 |
1938 |
URS-ch sf | C76 Ruy Lopez, Modern Steinitz Defense, Fianchetto Variation |
| 10. F Howard vs P Poschel |
| 0-1 | 43 |
1948 |
USA-ch | C72 Ruy Lopez, Modern Steinitz Defense, 5.O-O |
| 11. R O Scott vs O Sarapu |
| 0-1 | 44 |
1953 |
60th New Zealand Championship | C76 Ruy Lopez, Modern Steinitz Defense, Fianchetto Variation |
| 12. Korchnoi vs O Kaminsky |
 | 0-1 | 35 |
1957 |
Leningrad | C75 Ruy Lopez, Modern Steinitz Defense |
| 13. H Mayer vs J G Sullivan |
| 0-1 | 31 |
1961 |
US Open | C75 Ruy Lopez, Modern Steinitz Defense |
| 14. Bagirov vs V Shiyanovsky |
| 0-1 | 46 |
1961 |
USSR Championship 1961b | C72 Ruy Lopez, Modern Steinitz Defense, 5.O-O |
| 15. C R Gurnhill vs J W Naylor |
| 0-1 | 33 |
1962 |
Whitby BCF Major op | C72 Ruy Lopez, Modern Steinitz Defense, 5.O-O |
| 16. Y Kotkov vs Nezhmetdinov |
 | 0-1 | 42 |
1963 |
Gorki, USSR | C75 Ruy Lopez, Modern Steinitz Defense |
| 17. L Suarez vs E Pantazi |
| 0-1 | 36 |
1966 |
Orebro Stud olm prelim6 | C72 Ruy Lopez, Modern Steinitz Defense, 5.O-O |
| 18. W Tabakiernik vs F N Stephenson |
 | 0-1 | 43 |
1967 |
BCF-ch | C72 Ruy Lopez, Modern Steinitz Defense, 5.O-O |
| 19. J Fichtl vs F Blatny |
| 0-1 | 74 |
1970 |
CSR-ch Havirov | C76 Ruy Lopez, Modern Steinitz Defense, Fianchetto Variation |
| 20. Z Farooqui vs R O'Kelly |
| 0-1 | 29 |
1970 |
BCF-ch | C72 Ruy Lopez, Modern Steinitz Defense, 5.O-O |
| 21. P G Henry vs M F Littleton |
| 0-1 | 67 |
1974 |
Irish Times Easter | C76 Ruy Lopez, Modern Steinitz Defense, Fianchetto Variation |
| 22. B Perenyi vs Barbero |
| 0-1 | 41 |
1986 |
Balatonbereny op | C76 Ruy Lopez, Modern Steinitz Defense, Fianchetto Variation |
| 23. Y Gruenfeld vs N Davies |
| 0-1 | 36 |
1989 |
Tel Aviv (Israel) | C72 Ruy Lopez, Modern Steinitz Defense, 5.O-O |
| 24. A Skripchenko vs J Bonin |
| 0-1 | 27 |
1994 |
It (open) | C75 Ruy Lopez, Modern Steinitz Defense |
| 25. Erwin Glur vs K Semasev |
| 0-1 | 37 |
2001 |
European Seniors | C72 Ruy Lopez, Modern Steinitz Defense, 5.O-O |