| Game |
| Result | Moves |
Year |
Event/Locale | Opening |
| 1. Steinitz vs Blackburne |
 | 1-0 | 34 |
1876 |
Steinitz-Blackburne | C77 Ruy Lopez |
| 2. Steinitz vs S Rosenthal |
| ½-½ | 45 |
1883 |
London | C65 Ruy Lopez, Berlin Defense |
| 3. Steinitz vs Mackenzie |
| 1-0 | 42 |
1883 |
London | C77 Ruy Lopez |
| 4. Steinitz vs S Rosenthal |
| 0-1 | 37 |
1883 |
London | C65 Ruy Lopez, Berlin Defense |
| 5. Steinitz vs Zukertort |
| 0-1 | 89 |
1883 |
London | C77 Ruy Lopez |
| 6. Steinitz vs Englisch |
| ½-½ | 58 |
1883 |
London | C77 Ruy Lopez |
| 7. Steinitz vs Zukertort |
| 0-1 | 39 |
1886 |
Steinitz-Zukertort World Championship Match | C67 Ruy Lopez |
| 8. Steinitz vs Zukertort |
| ½-½ | 22 |
1886 |
Steinitz-Zukertort World Championship Match | C67 Ruy Lopez |
| 9. Steinitz vs Zukertort |
| ½-½ | 48 |
1886 |
Steinitz-Zukertort World Championship Match | C67 Ruy Lopez |
| 10. Steinitz vs Zukertort |
| 1-0 | 40 |
1886 |
Steinitz-Zukertort World Championship Match | C65 Ruy Lopez, Berlin Defense |
| 11. Steinitz vs Zukertort |
| 1-0 | 44 |
1886 |
Steinitz-Zukertort World Championship Match | C67 Ruy Lopez |
| 12. Steinitz vs Zukertort |
| 1-0 | 49 |
1886 |
Steinitz-Zukertort World Championship Match | C65 Ruy Lopez, Berlin Defense |
| 13. Steinitz vs Zukertort |
| ½-½ | 21 |
1886 |
Steinitz-Zukertort World Championship Match | C67 Ruy Lopez |
| 14. Steinitz vs Zukertort |
| 1-0 | 61 |
1886 |
Steinitz-Zukertort World Championship Match | C67 Ruy Lopez |
| 15. Steinitz vs Chigorin |
| 1-0 | 38 |
1892 |
Steinitz-Chigorin World Championship Rematch | C77 Ruy Lopez |
| 16. Steinitz vs Chigorin |
| 1-0 | 33 |
1892 |
Steinitz-Chigorin World Championship Rematch | C65 Ruy Lopez, Berlin Defense |
| 17. Steinitz vs Chigorin |
| 1-0 | 28 |
1892 |
Steinitz-Chigorin World Championship Rematch | C65 Ruy Lopez, Berlin Defense |
| 18. Steinitz vs Chigorin |
| ½-½ | 32 |
1892 |
Steinitz-Chigorin World Championship Rematch | C65 Ruy Lopez, Berlin Defense |
| 19. Steinitz vs R S Rocamora |
| 1-0 | 31 |
1894 |
2nd City Chess Club Tournament | C65 Ruy Lopez, Berlin Defense |
| 20. Steinitz vs Lasker |
| 1-0 | 42 |
1894 |
Lasker-Steinitz World Championship | C65 Ruy Lopez, Berlin Defense |
| 21. Steinitz vs D Bleijkmans |
| 0-1 | 23 |
1896 |
Haarlem sim | C60 Ruy Lopez |
| 22. Steinitz vs Alapin |
| ½-½ | 57 |
1898 |
Vienna | C60 Ruy Lopez |
| 23. Steinitz vs Liverpool Chess Club |
| 0-1 | 23 |
1899 |
cr | C62 Ruy Lopez, Old Steinitz Defense |
