| Game |
| Result | Moves |
Year |
Event/Locale | Opening |
| 1. Teichmann vs Steinitz |
 | ½-½ | 49 |
1895 |
Hastings | C75 Ruy Lopez, Modern Steinitz Defense |
| 2. W Gunston vs H F Cheshire |
| 1-0 | 27 |
1918 |
ENG corr | C75 Ruy Lopez, Modern Steinitz Defense |
| 3. H Wagner vs A Brinckmann |
| 1-0 | 30 |
1923 |
23. DSB Kongress | C75 Ruy Lopez, Modern Steinitz Defense |
| 4. Johner/Michel W/Naeg vs Alekhine / Bernstein |
| 0-1 | 41 |
1930 |
Le Pont,Switzerland | C75 Ruy Lopez, Modern Steinitz Defense |
| 5. Ahues vs Rubinstein |
 | ½-½ | 47 |
1930 |
San Remo | C75 Ruy Lopez, Modern Steinitz Defense |
| 6. B Moritz vs Saemisch |
| 0-1 | 38 |
1931 |
27. DSB Kongress | C75 Ruy Lopez, Modern Steinitz Defense |
| 7. Kashdan vs Reshevsky |
| 1-0 | 47 |
1942 |
USA-ch playoff-1pl | C75 Ruy Lopez, Modern Steinitz Defense |
| 8. Smyslov vs V Makogonov |
| ½-½ | 53 |
1943 |
09, Sverdlovsk ;HCL 08 | C75 Ruy Lopez, Modern Steinitz Defense |
| 9. Smyslov vs B Goldenov |
| ½-½ | 32 |
1947 |
USSR Championship | C75 Ruy Lopez, Modern Steinitz Defense |
| 10. Gligoric vs Keres |
| ½-½ | 51 |
1947 |
Moscow | C75 Ruy Lopez, Modern Steinitz Defense |
| 11. Euwe vs Reshevsky |
 | ½-½ | 57 |
1948 |
FIDE World Championship Tournament | C75 Ruy Lopez, Modern Steinitz Defense |
| 12. Euwe vs Keres |
 | 0-1 | 56 |
1948 |
FIDE World Championship Tournament | C75 Ruy Lopez, Modern Steinitz Defense |
| 13. Bronstein vs Keres |
 | 0-1 | 63 |
1948 |
USSR Championship | C75 Ruy Lopez, Modern Steinitz Defense |
| 14. Smyslov vs Reshevsky |
 | 1-0 | 52 |
1948 |
FIDE World Championship Tournament | C75 Ruy Lopez, Modern Steinitz Defense |
| 15. Foltys vs Prins |
| ½-½ | 26 |
1949 |
Trencianske Teplice | C75 Ruy Lopez, Modern Steinitz Defense |
| 16. Nezhmetdinov vs V A Vasiliev |
 | 1-0 | 40 |
1949 |
Ch-URS ,1 (03) | C75 Ruy Lopez, Modern Steinitz Defense |
| 17. F Zita vs S Gawlikowski |
| 1-0 | 60 |
1950 |
Szczawno Zdroj it, POL | C75 Ruy Lopez, Modern Steinitz Defense |
| 18. Geller vs Bondarevsky |
 | 0-1 | 60 |
1950 |
Schiavno Zdroj | C75 Ruy Lopez, Modern Steinitz Defense |
| 19. Averbakh vs Bondarevsky |
| 0-1 | 51 |
1950 |
Szczawno Zdroj it, POL | C75 Ruy Lopez, Modern Steinitz Defense |
| 20. H Kramer vs H Staudte |
 | 0-1 | 32 |
1950 |
Dubrovnik olm | C75 Ruy Lopez, Modern Steinitz Defense |
| 21. Keres vs Bondarevsky |
| ½-½ | 29 |
1950 |
USSR Championship | C75 Ruy Lopez, Modern Steinitz Defense |
| 22. Wade vs Schmid |
 | 1-0 | 21 |
1950 |
Match | C75 Ruy Lopez, Modern Steinitz Defense |
| 23. G Pfeiffer vs Puc |
 | 1-0 | 71 |
1950 |
Bled it | C75 Ruy Lopez, Modern Steinitz Defense |
| 24. Geller vs Keres |
 | 0-1 | 30 |
1950 |
USSR Championship | C75 Ruy Lopez, Modern Steinitz Defense |
| 25. Keres vs Tarwe |
| 1-0 | 26 |
1951 |
Fernpartie | C75 Ruy Lopez, Modern Steinitz Defense |