| Game |
| Result | Moves |
Year |
Event/Locale | Opening |
| 1. M Everett vs T Palmer |
 | 0-1 | 25 |
1983 |
Motor City Open | C34 King's Gambit Accepted |
| 2. D Riggins vs T Palmer |
 | 0-1 | 41 |
1983 |
Motor City Open | C50 Giuoco Piano |
| 3. J Wygrecki vs T Palmer |
 | 0-1 | 33 |
1983 |
Michigan High School Team Championship | C34 King's Gambit Accepted |
| 4. T Palmer vs L Maring |
 | 1-0 | 29 |
1984 |
Michigan Open | C62 Ruy Lopez, Old Steinitz Defense |
| 5. T Palmer vs S Burtman |
 | 1-0 | 41 |
1986 |
Pan-Am Intercollegiate Team Championship | B03 Alekhine's Defense |
| 6. T Palmer vs R Present |
 | 1-0 | 30 |
1986 |
Pan-Am Intercollegiate Team Championship | B12 Caro-Kann Defense |
| 7. T Palmer vs E Feldman |
 | 1-0 | 23 |
1986 |
Pan-Am Intercollegiate Team Championship | B03 Alekhine's Defense |
| 8. T Palmer vs N M Abbasi |
 | 1-0 | 44 |
1988 |
Ann Arbor Super Tornado | B34 Sicilian, Accelerated Fianchetto |
| 9. T Palmer vs D Levine |
 | 1-0 | 39 |
1989 |
US Open | C76 Ruy Lopez, Modern Steinitz Defense, Fianchetto Variation |
| 10. J Sena vs T Palmer |
 | 0-1 | 33 |
1990 |
Pan-American Championship | C80 Ruy Lopez, Open |
| 11. T Palmer vs V Wilson |
 | 1-0 | 55 |
1990 |
Michigan Open | C77 Ruy Lopez |
| 12. T Palmer vs K Noren |
 | 1-0 | 26 |
1990 |
Michigan Open | C06 French, Tarrasch |
| 13. E Freedman vs T Palmer |
 | 0-1 | 33 |
1991 |
Pan-American Championship | C34 King's Gambit Accepted |
| 14. T Palmer vs M Munian |
 | 1-0 | 45 |
1992 |
Pan-American Championship | B90 Sicilian, Najdorf |
| 15. T Palmer vs B Rogers |
 | 1-0 | 35 |
1998 |
US Amateur North | C05 French, Tarrasch |
| 16. T Palmer vs W Surlow |
 | 1-0 | 19 |
1998 |
US Amateur Championship Playoff | C05 French, Tarrasch |
| 17. Tom Ward vs T Palmer |
| 0-1 | 39 |
1999 |
Michigan Open | C24 Bishop's Opening |
| 18. T Palmer vs D Moody |
 | 1-0 | 33 |
1999 |
Michigan Open | C77 Ruy Lopez |
| 19. L Baze vs T Palmer |
 | 0-1 | 25 |
2004 |
Michigan Open | C48 Four Knights |
| 20. Van Meter vs T Palmer |
 | 0-1 | 50 |
2005 |
Chicago Open | E12 Queen's Indian |
| 21. P Murthy vs T Palmer |
 | 0-1 | 45 |
2005 |
Chicago Open | E26 Nimzo-Indian, Samisch |
| 22. S Hartman vs T Palmer |
 | 0-1 | 33 |
2006 |
Revancha | C34 King's Gambit Accepted |
| 23. T Palmer vs R Surbeg |
 | 1-0 | 26 |
2006 |
Open Tournament 103 | C10 French |
| 24. R Surbeg vs T Palmer |
 | 0-1 | 59 |
2006 |
AUTO-OPEN 103 | C45 Scotch Game |
| 25. K Czuhai vs T Palmer |
 | 0-1 | 32 |
2007 |
Spring Lake Invitational | C50 Giuoco Piano |