| Game |
| Result | Moves |
Year |
Event/Locale | Opening |
| 1. P Gayson vs M Lyell |
| ½-½ | 51 |
2001 |
4NCL | C63 Ruy Lopez, Schliemann Defense |
| 2. I Snape vs M Lyell |
| ½-½ | 54 |
2001 |
Smith & Williamson ch-GBR | A13 English |
| 3. M Lyell vs J Goldberg |
| ½-½ | 46 |
2002 |
British Chess Championships | B14 Caro-Kann, Panov-Botvinnik Attack |
| 4. M Lyell vs P Sowray |
| ½-½ | 62 |
2004 |
Smith & Williamson British Championships | B22 Sicilian, Alapin |
| 5. M Lyell vs R Westwood |
| ½-½ | 71 |
2004 |
Smith & Williamson British Championships | B13 Caro-Kann, Exchange |
| 6. M Lyell vs A Lewis |
| ½-½ | 41 |
2007 |
British Championship | B22 Sicilian, Alapin |
| 7. J H Hodgson vs M Lyell |
| ½-½ | 42 |
2007 |
British Championship | C63 Ruy Lopez, Schliemann Defense |
| 8. K A Islam vs M Lyell |
| ½-½ | 68 |
2007 |
83rd Hastings Chess Congress | D02 Queen's Pawn Game |
| 9. M Lyell vs R Griffiths |
| ½-½ | 27 |
2007 |
British Championship | B22 Sicilian, Alapin |
| 10. A Law vs M Lyell |
| ½-½ | 22 |
2007 |
4NCL 2006-07 | D19 Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, Dutch |
| 11. M Lyell vs S Kaplan |
| ½-½ | 40 |
2007 |
European Individual Championships | B22 Sicilian, Alapin |
| 12. M Lyell vs F J Kwiatkowski |
| ½-½ | 46 |
2007 |
British Championship | B22 Sicilian, Alapin |
| 13. M Lyell vs J Wintzer |
| ½-½ | 45 |
2008 |
Gibraltar | C02 French, Advance |
| 14. M Lyell vs D I Calvert |
| ½-½ | 52 |
2008 |
83rd Hastings Chess Congress | B01 Scandinavian |
| 15. C Cobb vs M Lyell |
| ½-½ | 46 |
2008 |
Club Argentino-Ruibal | A25 English |
| 16. R Briestensky vs M Lyell |
| ½-½ | 55 |
2008 |
Mindsports | C63 Ruy Lopez, Schliemann Defense |
| 17. C Bates vs M Lyell |
| ½-½ | 68 |
2008 |
Gibraltar | C63 Ruy Lopez, Schliemann Defense |
| 18. M Lyell vs P Roberts |
| ½-½ | 63 |
2009 |
Scottish Championship | C02 French, Advance |
| 19. M Lyell vs P Wells |
| ½-½ | 42 |
2009 |
2nd Queenstown Chess Classic | B23 Sicilian, Closed |