| Game |
| Result | Moves |
Year |
Event/Locale | Opening |
| 1. Chigorin vs Steinitz |
 | 1-0 | 83 |
1889 |
Steinitz-Chigorin World Championship Match | C62 Ruy Lopez, Old Steinitz Defense |
| 2. Gunsberg vs Steinitz |
 | 0-1 | 40 |
1890 |
Steinitz-Gunsberg World Championship Match | C62 Ruy Lopez, Old Steinitz Defense |
| 3. Chigorin vs Steinitz |
 | 0-1 | 45 |
1892 |
Steinitz-Chigorin World Championship Rematch | C62 Ruy Lopez, Old Steinitz Defense |
| 4. Lasker vs Steinitz |
 | 1-0 | 60 |
1894 |
Lasker-Steinitz World Championship | C62 Ruy Lopez, Old Steinitz Defense |
| 5. Lasker vs Steinitz |
 | ½-½ | 50 |
1894 |
Lasker-Steinitz World Championship | C62 Ruy Lopez, Old Steinitz Defense |
| 6. Lasker vs Steinitz |
 | 1-0 | 52 |
1894 |
Lasker-Steinitz World Championship | C62 Ruy Lopez, Old Steinitz Defense |
| 7. Lasker vs Steinitz |
 | 1-0 | 46 |
1894 |
Lasker-Steinitz World Championship | C62 Ruy Lopez, Old Steinitz Defense |
| 8. Lasker vs Steinitz |
 | 1-0 | 49 |
1894 |
Lasker-Steinitz World Championship | C62 Ruy Lopez, Old Steinitz Defense |
| 9. Lasker vs Steinitz |
 | 1-0 | 47 |
1895 |
St. Petersburg (Russia) | C62 Ruy Lopez, Old Steinitz Defense |
| 10. Lasker vs Steinitz |
 | ½-½ | 56 |
1896 |
Lasker-Steinitz World Championship Rematch | C62 Ruy Lopez, Old Steinitz Defense |
| 11. Showalter vs Steinitz |
 | 1-0 | 54 |
1898 |
DSB11 Kongress | C62 Ruy Lopez, Old Steinitz Defense |
| 12. Blackburne vs Steinitz |
| ½-½ | 48 |
1898 |
Vienna (Austria) | C62 Ruy Lopez, Old Steinitz Defense |
| 13. Pillsbury vs Steinitz |
 | 1-0 | 32 |
1898 |
Vienna | C62 Ruy Lopez, Old Steinitz Defense |
| 14. Alapin vs Steinitz |
 | 0-1 | 43 |
1898 |
Vienna (Austria) | C62 Ruy Lopez, Old Steinitz Defense |
| 15. Janowski vs Steinitz |
 | 0-1 | 52 |
1899 |
London | C62 Ruy Lopez, Old Steinitz Defense |
| 16. Maroczy vs Steinitz |
 | 1-0 | 44 |
1899 |
ENG | C62 Ruy Lopez, Old Steinitz Defense |
| 17. Pillsbury vs Steinitz |
 | 1-0 | 31 |
1899 |
London | C62 Ruy Lopez, Old Steinitz Defense |
| 18. Schlechter vs Steinitz |
 | 1-0 | 38 |
1899 |
London | C62 Ruy Lopez, Old Steinitz Defense |
| 19. J Mason vs Steinitz |
 | 0-1 | 50 |
1899 |
London | C62 Ruy Lopez, Old Steinitz Defense |
| 20. Showalter vs Steinitz |
| 1-0 | 45 |
1899 |
London | C62 Ruy Lopez, Old Steinitz Defense |
| 21. W Cohn vs Steinitz |
| 0-1 | 33 |
1899 |
London | C62 Ruy Lopez, Old Steinitz Defense |