| Game |
| Result | Moves |
Year |
Event/Locale | Opening |
| 1. Christiansen vs Rachels |
| 1-0 | 40 |
1986 |
Somerset 42/770 | A56 Benoni Defense |
| 2. DeFirmian vs Rachels |
| 1-0 | 38 |
1987 |
It (open) | E90 King's Indian |
| 3. Illescas-Cordoba vs Rachels |
| 1-0 | 27 |
1987 |
New York op | B73 Sicilian, Dragon, Classical |
| 4. Rachels vs Sherzer |
| 1-0 | 40 |
1987 |
USA-ch U18 | B42 Sicilian, Kan |
| 5. Rachels vs D Norwood |
 | 1-0 | 63 |
1988 |
Ch World (juniors) (under 20) | B09 Pirc, Austrian Attack |
| 6. Adams vs Rachels |
| 1-0 | 37 |
1988 |
WchJ U20 Adelaide | B58 Sicilian |
| 7. Adams vs Rachels |
| 1-0 | 37 |
1988 |
Adelaide Wch jr | B56 Sicilian |
| 8. Rachels vs Blatny |
| 1-0 | 31 |
1988 |
WchJM-U20 Adelaide | C84 Ruy Lopez, Closed |
| 9. Kasparov vs Rachels |
 | 1-0 | 42 |
1988 |
New York | A56 Benoni Defense |
| 10. Gelfand vs Rachels |
| 1-0 | 61 |
1988 |
Adelaide | A32 English, Symmetrical Variation |
| 11. Rachels vs Igor Ivanov |
| 1-0 | 61 |
1989 |
Long Beach ch-USA | C71 Ruy Lopez |
| 12. Rachels vs Browne |
 | 1-0 | 23 |
1989 |
Ch USA | B90 Sicilian, Najdorf |
| 13. Rachels vs D Gurevich |
 | 1-0 | 100 |
1989 |
Long Beach | B07 Pirc |
| 14. Rachels vs Petursson |
| 1-0 | 39 |
1990 |
Manila | B32 Sicilian |
| 15. Adams vs Rachels |
| 1-0 | 31 |
1990 |
Manila | B63 Sicilian, Richter-Rauzer Attack |
| 16. G Rechlis vs Rachels |
| 1-0 | 40 |
1990 |
Manila izt | B58 Sicilian |
| 17. H Van Riemsdijk vs Rachels |
| 1-0 | 37 |
1990 |
Manila izt | B57 Sicilian |
| 18. Rachels vs A Afifi |
| 1-0 | 51 |
1990 |
Manila izt | B32 Sicilian |
| 19. DeFirmian vs Rachels |
| 1-0 | 44 |
1990 |
Ch USA | B57 Sicilian |
| 20. Rachels vs K Shirazi |
 | 1-0 | 39 |
1992 |
Ch USA | B68 Sicilian, Richter-Rauzer Attack, 7...a6 Defense, 9...Be7 |
| 21. Sherzer vs Rachels |
| 1-0 | 38 |
1992 |
USA 56/215 Byrne,R; Mednis,E | B65 Sicilian, Richter-Rauzer Attack, 7...Be7 Defense, 9...Nxd4 |
| 22. J Benjamin vs Rachels |
| 1-0 | 35 |
1992 |
Ch USA | A07 King's Indian Attack |
| 23. Rachels vs Igor Ivanov |
| 1-0 | 50 |
1992 |
Ch USA | B45 Sicilian, Taimanov |