| Game |
| Result | Moves |
Year |
Event/Locale | Opening |
| 1. Gipslis vs V Shiyanovsky |
| ½-½ | 25 |
1961 |
USSR Championship 1961b | C74 Ruy Lopez, Modern Steinitz Defense |
| 2. Geller vs Lutikov |
| 1-0 | 41 |
1961 |
USSR Championship 1961a | C74 Ruy Lopez, Modern Steinitz Defense |
| 3. Kholmov vs V Muratov |
| 1-0 | 55 |
1961 |
URS-ch29 sf | C74 Ruy Lopez, Modern Steinitz Defense |
| 4. Bannik vs Estrin |
| 1-0 | 23 |
1963 |
Spartak CC | C74 Ruy Lopez, Modern Steinitz Defense |
| 5. B Lebedev vs Lutikov |
| 1-0 | 43 |
1963 |
URS-ch sf | C74 Ruy Lopez, Modern Steinitz Defense |
| 6. Tringov vs I N Zakharov |
| 0-1 | 53 |
1964 |
URS-BUL m | C74 Ruy Lopez, Modern Steinitz Defense |
| 7. E Ditt vs W Dannberg |
| 0-1 | 39 |
1968 |
5.corr ol | C74 Ruy Lopez, Modern Steinitz Defense |
| 8. Browne vs Kavalek |
| ½-½ | 32 |
1971 |
Nathanya (Israel) | C74 Ruy Lopez, Modern Steinitz Defense |
| 9. Balashov vs I Nei |
| ½-½ | 72 |
1974 |
Daugavpils | C74 Ruy Lopez, Modern Steinitz Defense |
| 10. V Kosenkov vs Estrin |
| 1-0 | 39 |
1975 |
8th CC World Ch Final 7580 | C74 Ruy Lopez, Modern Steinitz Defense |
| 11. Sax vs H Westerinen |
| 1-0 | 40 |
1978 |
Las Palmas Spain | C74 Ruy Lopez, Modern Steinitz Defense |
| 12. G Timoshchenko vs J Trapl |
| 1-0 | 21 |
1978 |
Decin 8th | C74 Ruy Lopez, Modern Steinitz Defense |
| 13. Van der Sterren vs H Westerinen |
| 1-0 | 51 |
1978 |
Lloyds Bank | C74 Ruy Lopez, Modern Steinitz Defense |
| 14. G Timmerman vs D Alderden |
| 1-0 | 24 |
1984 |
NED Cup10 qf corr8384 | C74 Ruy Lopez, Modern Steinitz Defense |
| 15. G Timmerman vs F Kreideweiss |
| 0-1 | 57 |
1985 |
ICCF M corr | C74 Ruy Lopez, Modern Steinitz Defense |
| 16. Glek vs V Vorotnikov |
| ½-½ | 46 |
1986 |
URS | C74 Ruy Lopez, Modern Steinitz Defense |
| 17. Balashov vs V Vorotnikov |
| 1-0 | 36 |
1991 |
Moscow7 op | C74 Ruy Lopez, Modern Steinitz Defense |
| 18. M Valvo vs V Rezzuti |
| 1-0 | 25 |
1991 |
WT/M/GT/297 | C74 Ruy Lopez, Modern Steinitz Defense |
| 19. Adams vs Piket |
| 1-0 | 56 |
1992 |
Cannes 60'tt | C74 Ruy Lopez, Modern Steinitz Defense |
| 20. Xie Jun vs Lautier |
| ½-½ | 47 |
1994 |
Memorial J.Donner VIII Amsterdam (NED | C74 Ruy Lopez, Modern Steinitz Defense |
| 21. Anand vs Yusupov |
| 1-0 | 25 |
1994 |
FIDE Candidates | C74 Ruy Lopez, Modern Steinitz Defense |
| 22. Balashov vs V Yandemirov |
| 1-0 | 32 |
1994 |
RUS-ch Elista | C74 Ruy Lopez, Modern Steinitz Defense |
| 23. Z Almasi vs Winants |
| 1-0 | 37 |
1995 |
Hoogovens | C74 Ruy Lopez, Modern Steinitz Defense |
| 24. Topalov vs Lautier |
 | ½-½ | 44 |
1995 |
Linares SuperGM Tournament Linares SPA | C74 Ruy Lopez, Modern Steinitz Defense |
| 25. E Polovnikova-Atalik vs Wang Yu |
| 1-0 | 60 |
1996 |
Wch U14 Girls | C74 Ruy Lopez, Modern Steinitz Defense |