| Game |
| Result | Moves |
Year |
Event/Locale | Opening |
| 1. G Botterill vs Short |
 | 1-0 | 39 |
1977 |
BCF-ch | E44 Nimzo-Indian, Fischer Variation, 5.Ne2 |
| 2. Gligoric vs Short |
 | 0-1 | 33 |
1980 |
London | E42 Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3 c5, 5.Ne2 (Rubinstein) |
| 3. Speelman vs Short |
 | 1-0 | 22 |
1980 |
Hastings | E40 Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3 |
| 4. Speelman vs Short |
 | 1-0 | 34 |
1980 |
London P&D | E40 Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3 |
| 5. R Henley vs Short |
| 1-0 | 59 |
1982 |
Hastings | E32 Nimzo-Indian, Classical |
| 6. Bareev vs Short |
 | ½-½ | 35 |
1983 |
Belfort | E32 Nimzo-Indian, Classical |
| 7. Taimanov vs Short |
| 0-1 | 65 |
1983 |
Baku | E41 Nimzo-Indian |
| 8. Rashkovsky vs Short |
| 0-1 | 59 |
1983 |
Baku | E21 Nimzo-Indian, Three Knights |
| 9. Miles vs Short |
| 0-1 | 44 |
1984 |
Esbjerg | E42 Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3 c5, 5.Ne2 (Rubinstein) |
| 10. Kiril Georgiev vs Short |
| ½-½ | 49 |
1984 |
Lvov INT | E41 Nimzo-Indian |
| 11. D W Anderton vs Short |
| 0-1 | 39 |
1984 |
London LB | E42 Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3 c5, 5.Ne2 (Rubinstein) |
| 12. A Martin vs Short |
| ½-½ | 33 |
1985 |
Commonwealth (ch) 39/686 | E29 Nimzo-Indian, Samisch |
| 13. L Gutman vs Short |
| ½-½ | 55 |
1985 |
Biel izt | E24 Nimzo-Indian, Samisch |
| 14. Ghitescu vs Short |
| 1-0 | 55 |
1985 |
Lucerne WTC | E20 Nimzo-Indian |
| 15. A Blees vs Short |
| 0-1 | 35 |
1986 |
Lugano op | E41 Nimzo-Indian |
| 16. DeFirmian vs Short |
| 1-0 | 42 |
1986 |
Wijk aan Zee (Netherlands) | E20 Nimzo-Indian |
| 17. M Taha vs Short |
| 0-1 | 41 |
1986 |
Olympiad | E20 Nimzo-Indian |
| 18. A Miltner vs Short |
 | 0-1 | 36 |
1986 |
BL 8586 ;BL | E30 Nimzo-Indian, Leningrad |
| 19. Winants vs Short |
| ½-½ | 56 |
1987 |
Brussels SWIFT | E21 Nimzo-Indian, Three Knights |
| 20. K Hulak vs Short |
 | 0-1 | 33 |
1987 |
Wijk aan Zee | E32 Nimzo-Indian, Classical |
| 21. P Nikolic vs Short |
| ½-½ | 31 |
1988 |
Tilburg 46/755 | E32 Nimzo-Indian, Classical |
| 22. H Hermesmann vs Short |
| 0-1 | 36 |
1988 |
BL 8788 ;BL | E43 Nimzo-Indian, Fischer Variation |
| 23. S Agdestein vs Short |
 | 1-0 | 40 |
1989 |
Beograd 48/727 | E32 Nimzo-Indian, Classical |
| 24. Korchnoi vs Short |
| ½-½ | 20 |
1989 |
Barcelona WCup ,CBM 12 | E32 Nimzo-Indian, Classical |
| 25. Gelfand vs Short |
 | 0-1 | 35 |
1990 |
Linares | E20 Nimzo-Indian |