| Game |
| Result | Moves |
Year |
Event/Locale | Opening |
| 1. J W Baird vs J Mason |
  | 0-1 | 73 |
1889 |
USA-06.Congress New York | C65 Ruy Lopez, Berlin Defense |
| 2. J W Baird vs Bird |
  | 1-0 | 24 |
1889 |
USA-06.Congress New York (20-2) | C61 Ruy Lopez, Bird's Defense |
| 3. J W Baird vs D M Martinez |
| 1-0 | 43 |
1889 |
USA-06.Congress New York | C65 Ruy Lopez, Berlin Defense |
| 4. J W Baird vs Bird |
 | ½-½ | 40 |
1889 |
USA-06.Congress New York (20-1) | C77 Ruy Lopez |
| 5. J W Baird vs W Pollock |
  | 0-1 | 36 |
1889 |
USA-06.Congress New York | C83 Ruy Lopez, Open |
| 6. J W Baird vs E Delmar |
| 0-1 | 38 |
1889 |
USA-06.Congress New York | C84 Ruy Lopez, Closed |
| 7. J W Baird vs Lipschutz |
| 0-1 | 29 |
1889 |
USA-06.Congress New York | C62 Ruy Lopez, Old Steinitz Defense |
| 8. J W Baird vs Taubenhaus |
 | 0-1 | 59 |
1889 |
USA-06.Congress New York | C70 Ruy Lopez |
| 9. J W Baird vs Max Weiss |
| 0-1 | 54 |
1889 |
USA-06.Congress New York | C67 Ruy Lopez |
| 10. J W Baird vs N MacLeod |
  | 1-0 | 24 |
1889 |
USA-06.Congress New York | C62 Ruy Lopez, Old Steinitz Defense |
| 11. J W Baird vs Janowski |
| 1-0 | 61 |
1894 |
09.DSB-Kongress | C76 Ruy Lopez, Modern Steinitz Defense, Fianchetto Variation |
| 12. J W Baird vs P K Seuffert |
| 1-0 | 35 |
1894 |
DSB-09.Kongress | C83 Ruy Lopez, Open |
| 13. J W Baird vs J N Berger |
| 0-1 | 40 |
1894 |
DSB-09.Kongress | C83 Ruy Lopez, Open |
| 14. J W Baird vs Schlechter |
 | 0-1 | 28 |
1898 |
Vienna | C77 Ruy Lopez |
| 15. J W Baird vs Swiderski |
| 0-1 | 41 |
1905 |
Barmen Masters B, GER | C84 Ruy Lopez, Closed |
| 16. J W Baird vs A E Post |
 | 0-1 | 74 |
1905 |
Barmen Masters B, GER | C84 Ruy Lopez, Closed |
| 17. J W Baird vs A H Petterson |
| 1-0 | 27 |
1905 |
Barmen Masters B, GER | C80 Ruy Lopez, Open |