| Game |
| Result | Moves |
Year |
Event/Locale | Opening |
| 1. Christiansen vs Rachels |
| 1-0 | 40 |
1986 |
Somerset 42/770 | A56 Benoni Defense |
| 2. Illescas-Cordoba vs Rachels |
| 1-0 | 27 |
1987 |
New York op | B73 Sicilian, Dragon, Classical |
| 3. Rachels vs O Rodriguez |
| 0-1 | 43 |
1987 |
It (open) | C55 Two Knights Defense |
| 4. Rachels vs Ivkov |
| 0-1 | 43 |
1987 |
New York op | C50 Giuoco Piano |
| 5. DeFirmian vs Rachels |
| 1-0 | 38 |
1987 |
It (open) | E90 King's Indian |
| 6. Rachels vs Miles |
| 0-1 | 44 |
1987 |
Philadelphia | B14 Caro-Kann, Panov-Botvinnik Attack |
| 7. Gelfand vs Rachels |
| 1-0 | 61 |
1988 |
Adelaide | A32 English, Symmetrical Variation |
| 8. Adams vs Rachels |
| 1-0 | 37 |
1988 |
WchJ U20 Adelaide | B58 Sicilian |
| 9. Kasparov vs Rachels |
 | 1-0 | 42 |
1988 |
New York | A56 Benoni Defense |
| 10. Adams vs Rachels |
| 1-0 | 37 |
1988 |
Adelaide Wch jr | B56 Sicilian |
| 11. H Van Riemsdijk vs Rachels |
| 1-0 | 37 |
1990 |
Manila izt | B57 Sicilian |
| 12. G Rechlis vs Rachels |
| 1-0 | 40 |
1990 |
Manila izt | B58 Sicilian |
| 13. Adams vs Rachels |
| 1-0 | 31 |
1990 |
Manila | B63 Sicilian, Richter-Rauzer Attack |
| 14. Rachels vs E Torre |
| 0-1 | 60 |
1990 |
Manila (Philippines) | C64 Ruy Lopez, Classical |
| 15. DeFirmian vs Rachels |
| 1-0 | 44 |
1990 |
Ch USA | B57 Sicilian |
| 16. Rachels vs Kudrin |
| 0-1 | 53 |
1991 |
It (open) | B77 Sicilian, Dragon, Yugoslav Attack |
| 17. J Benjamin vs Rachels |
| 1-0 | 35 |
1992 |
Ch USA | A07 King's Indian Attack |
| 18. Sherzer vs Rachels |
| 1-0 | 38 |
1992 |
USA 56/215 Byrne,R; Mednis,E | B65 Sicilian, Richter-Rauzer Attack, 7...Be7 Defense, 9...Nxd4 |
