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| Result | Moves |
Year |
Event/Locale | Opening |
| 1. Blatny vs Emms |
| 1-0 | 39 |
1986 |
Oakham | B22 Sicilian, Alapin |
| 2. N R McDonald vs Emms |
| 0-1 | 33 |
1993 |
Dundee | B42 Sicilian, Kan |
| 3. P Morris vs Emms |
| ½-½ | 54 |
1993 |
Lloyds Bank Masters | B44 Sicilian |
| 4. N M Abbasi vs Emms |
| 0-1 | 62 |
1994 |
Lloyds Bank op | B42 Sicilian, Kan |
| 5. Jansa vs Emms |
| 1-0 | 35 |
1995 |
Hillerod Politiken | B40 Sicilian |
| 6. U Nielsen vs Emms |
| 0-1 | 26 |
1995 |
Hillerod Politiken | B42 Sicilian, Kan |
| 7. S Smagin vs Emms |
| 1-0 | 41 |
1996 |
Bundesliga 9697 | B22 Sicilian, Alapin |
| 8. I Efimov vs Emms |
| 1-0 | 33 |
1998 |
Escaldes zt | B40 Sicilian |
| 9. Ponomariov vs Emms |
| ½-½ | 72 |
1998 |
Hastings 9899 | B48 Sicilian, Taimanov Variation |
| 10. D Kopec vs Emms |
 | ½-½ | 29 |
1999 |
4 Nations Chess League | B50 Sicilian |
| 11. McShane vs Emms |
| 1-0 | 53 |
1999 |
4NCL | B44 Sicilian |
| 12. Z Almasi vs Emms |
| ½-½ | 82 |
1999 |
EU-chT (Men) | B44 Sicilian |
| 13. D Gormally vs Emms |
| 1-0 | 21 |
1999 |
Ch Great Britain, Scarborough (England) | B42 Sicilian, Kan |
| 14. Ponomariov vs Emms |
| ½-½ | 72 |
1999 |
Hastings Premier | B48 Sicilian, Taimanov Variation |
| 15. B Reefat vs Emms |
| 0-1 | 38 |
1999 |
Ch Great Britain, Scarborough (England) | B47 Sicilian, Taimanov (Bastrikov) Variation |
| 16. G Lee vs Emms |
| 0-1 | 39 |
1999 |
4NCL | B22 Sicilian, Alapin |
| 17. A Markgraf vs Emms |
| 0-1 | 49 |
2000 |
Bundesliga -2001 | B85 Sicilian, Scheveningen, Classical |
| 18. Grischuk vs Emms |
| ½-½ | 13 |
2000 |
34th Olympiad | B40 Sicilian |
| 19. Ganguly vs Emms |
| 0-1 | 49 |
2000 |
34th Olympiad | B85 Sicilian, Scheveningen, Classical |
| 20. D Gross vs Emms |
| 1-0 | 60 |
2001 |
Bundesliga 2000-1 | B44 Sicilian |
| 21. T Lammens vs Emms |
| 0-1 | 28 |
2001 |
open | B20 Sicilian |
| 22. D Howell vs Emms |
| 0-1 | 26 |
2001 |
4NCL | B31 Sicilian, Rossolimo Variation |
| 23. M Boelhouwer vs Emms |
| 0-1 | 27 |
2001 |
open | B49 Sicilian, Taimanov Variation |
| 24. R Dineley vs Emms |
| ½-½ | 34 |
2001 |
4NCL | B47 Sicilian, Taimanov (Bastrikov) Variation |
| 25. J Shaw vs Emms |
| 0-1 | 57 |
2001 |
Smith & Williamson ch-GBR | B40 Sicilian |
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