| Game |
| Result | Moves |
Year |
Event/Locale | Opening |
| 1. Lilienthal vs T Gauffin |
| 1-0 | 41 |
1937 |
7th olm final | E58 Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3, Main line with 8...Bxc3 |
| 2. S Landau vs Keres |
| 0-1 | 39 |
1937 |
Kemeri | E58 Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3, Main line with 8...Bxc3 |
| 3. Lilienthal vs Keres |
| ½-½ | 30 |
1941 |
USSR Absolute Championship | E58 Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3, Main line with 8...Bxc3 |
| 4. B Tot vs D Avirovic |
| ½-½ | 73 |
1945 |
YUG-ch | E41 Nimzo-Indian |
| 5. Gligoric vs Rossolimo |
| 1-0 | 41 |
1949 |
Venice | E59 Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3, Main line |
| 6. Gligoric vs Reshevsky |
| ½-½ | 45 |
1950 |
YUG-USA m radio | E56 Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3, Main line with 7...Nc6 |
| 7. Pirc vs Golombek |
| 1-0 | 53 |
1950 |
Staunton mem | E56 Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3, Main line with 7...Nc6 |
| 8. Bronstein vs Boleslavsky |
| ½-½ | 23 |
1950 |
Cm ( f ) | E56 Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3, Main line with 7...Nc6 |
| 9. Suetin vs Alatortsev |
| ½-½ | 26 |
1950 |
USSR Championship | E41 Nimzo-Indian |
| 10. J Balogh vs A Viaud |
| 1-0 | 32 |
1950 |
1st World Correspondence Chess Championship | E41 Nimzo-Indian |
| 11. E R Lundin vs Gruenfeld |
| ½-½ | 28 |
1951 |
Schlechter mem | E56 Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3, Main line with 7...Nc6 |
| 12. Gligoric vs Golombek |
| 1-0 | 47 |
1951 |
Hastings 1951/52 | E56 Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3, Main line with 7...Nc6 |
| 13. Pachman vs Golombek |
 | ½-½ | 23 |
1952 |
SWE izt | E56 Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3, Main line with 7...Nc6 |
| 14. Najdorf vs Golombek |
| 1-0 | 50 |
1952 |
Helsinki | E56 Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3, Main line with 7...Nc6 |
| 15. Reshevsky vs Stahlberg |
 | 0-1 | 41 |
1952 |
Helsinki ol (Men) | E56 Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3, Main line with 7...Nc6 |
| 16. B Rabar vs E German |
| ½-½ | 40 |
1952 |
Rio de Janeiro it | E59 Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3, Main line |
| 17. Kotov vs A Matanovic |
 | 1-0 | 41 |
1952 |
Sweden izt | E59 Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3, Main line |
| 18. Szabo vs Golombek |
| 1-0 | 43 |
1952 |
Budapest | E41 Nimzo-Indian |
| 19. R Byrne vs K Skold |
| 1-0 | 42 |
1952 |
Helsinki ol (Men) fin-A | E58 Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3, Main line with 8...Bxc3 |
| 20. Furman vs K Klaman |
| 0-1 | 40 |
1952 |
URS-ch sf | E41 Nimzo-Indian |
| 21. Konstantinopolsky vs Antoshin |
| ½-½ | 17 |
1954 |
Moscow-ch | E59 Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3, Main line |
| 22. Y Porat vs Stahlberg |
 | ½-½ | 32 |
1954 |
Amsterdam ol (Men) | E59 Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3, Main line |
| 23. Furman vs Ragozin |
| 1-0 | 57 |
1954 |
21st Soviet Championship | E59 Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3, Main line |
| 24. G Uusi vs Levenfish |
| 1-0 | 28 |
1954 |
Ch Moscow | E59 Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3, Main line |
| 25. Uhlmann vs Minev |
| ½-½ | 24 |
1954 |
Prague zt | E56 Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3, Main line with 7...Nc6 |