| Game |
| Result | Moves |
Year |
Event/Locale | Opening |
| 1. Kolisch vs Paulsen |
| ½-½ | 24 |
1861 |
Bristol | C84 Ruy Lopez, Closed |
| 2. De Vere vs J Wisker |
| 0-1 | 44 |
1872 |
BCA-04.Challenge Cup | C84 Ruy Lopez, Closed |
| 3. V Tietz vs Lasker |
 | 0-1 | 40 |
1889 |
German Chess Congress, Hauptturnier A | C79 Ruy Lopez, Steinitz Defense Deferred |
| 4. Metger vs Mieses |
| 1-0 | 43 |
1893 |
8th DSB Kongress | C79 Ruy Lopez, Steinitz Defense Deferred |
| 5. A Tietjen vs Teichmann |
| 0-1 | 37 |
1900 |
London | C78 Ruy Lopez |
| 6. V Exner vs D Bleijkmans |
| 0-1 | 39 |
1901 |
Haarlem | C77 Ruy Lopez |
| 7. J Mason vs Schlechter |
| 0-1 | 33 |
1901 |
Monte Carlo | C84 Ruy Lopez, Closed |
| 8. G Marco vs Schlechter |
| ½-½ | 31 |
1902 |
Monte Carlo | C84 Ruy Lopez, Closed |
| 9. A Neumann vs Leonhardt |
 | 0-1 | 95 |
1903 |
Hilversum | C79 Ruy Lopez, Steinitz Defense Deferred |
| 10. M Smith vs J Sawyer |
| 1-0 | 40 |
1903 |
Montreal-Winnipeg telegraph m | C79 Ruy Lopez, Steinitz Defense Deferred |
| 11. S Izbinsky vs O Bernstein |
| ½-½ | 60 |
1903 |
RUS-ch03 | C84 Ruy Lopez, Closed |
| 12. A W Fox vs J F Barry |
| 1-0 | 52 |
1904 |
Cambridge Springs | C84 Ruy Lopez, Closed |
| 13. J W Baird vs A E Post |
 | 0-1 | 74 |
1905 |
Barmen Meisterturnier B | C84 Ruy Lopez, Closed |
| 14. A Sartori vs Moewig |
| 0-1 | 40 |
1905 |
Barmen Main A, GER | C84 Ruy Lopez, Closed |
| 15. F Robinson vs C B Billing |
| 1-0 | 51 |
1906 |
QLD ch | C79 Ruy Lopez, Steinitz Defense Deferred |
| 16. M Smith vs Frank N Stacy |
| 1-0 | 33 |
1906 |
Western Championship (Final) | C84 Ruy Lopez, Closed |
| 17. Gunsberg vs Reti |
 | 0-1 | 36 |
1911 |
San Remo | C84 Ruy Lopez, Closed |
| 18. M T Mora Iturralde vs G Rovirosa Lopez |
| 1-0 | 34 |
1921 |
Havana | C79 Ruy Lopez, Steinitz Defense Deferred |
| 19. O Zimmermann vs I Gudju |
| ½-½ | 55 |
1924 |
Paris f-B | C77 Ruy Lopez |
| 20. J Petersen vs A Kier |
| 0-1 | 33 |
1924 |
DEN-ch | C78 Ruy Lopez |
| 21. A J Fink vs O Ulvestad |
| ½-½ | 40 |
1946 |
USA-ch | C78 Ruy Lopez |
| 22. Puc vs A Bozic |
 | 1-0 | 34 |
1947 |
Ljubljana ch-YUG | C78 Ruy Lopez |
| 23. I Grynfeld vs Averbakh |
| 0-1 | 38 |
1950 |
Szczawno Zdroj it, POL | C78 Ruy Lopez |
| 24. G Pfeiffer vs Sliwa |
| ½-½ | 16 |
1957 |
Zonal tournament, Sofia | C84 Ruy Lopez, Closed |
| 25. Rossolimo vs J Kristjansson |
| 1-0 | 30 |
1958 |
13th olm qual. group 2 | C77 Ruy Lopez |