| Game |
| Result | Moves |
Year |
Event/Locale | Opening |
| 1. G MacDonnell vs J Wisker |
 | 1-0 | 39 |
1876 |
London | C79 Ruy Lopez, Steinitz Defense Deferred |
| 2. Loman vs Lasker |
 | 0-1 | 22 |
1889 |
Amsterdam | C79 Ruy Lopez, Steinitz Defense Deferred |
| 3. V Tietz vs Lasker |
 | 0-1 | 40 |
1889 |
German Chess Congress, Hauptturnier A | C79 Ruy Lopez, Steinitz Defense Deferred |
| 4. Showalter vs Lasker |
 | 0-1 | 33 |
1893 |
Brooklyn CC | C79 Ruy Lopez, Steinitz Defense Deferred |
| 5. P K Seuffert vs Mieses |
| ½-½ | 62 |
1893 |
DSB-08.Kongress | C79 Ruy Lopez, Steinitz Defense Deferred |
| 6. A Zinkl vs Teichmann |
| 0-1 | 53 |
1894 |
DSB-09.Kongress | C79 Ruy Lopez, Steinitz Defense Deferred |
| 7. Schlechter vs Chigorin |
 | 0-1 | 78 |
1895 |
Hastings | C79 Ruy Lopez, Steinitz Defense Deferred |
| 8. K Walbrodt vs Steinitz |
 | 0-1 | 32 |
1895 |
Hastings (England) | C79 Ruy Lopez, Steinitz Defense Deferred |
| 9. G Marco vs Tarrasch |
 | 0-1 | 45 |
1895 |
Hastings | C79 Ruy Lopez, Steinitz Defense Deferred |
| 10. Von Bardeleben vs Tarrasch |
| ½-½ | 40 |
1895 |
Hastings | C79 Ruy Lopez, Steinitz Defense Deferred |
| 11. G Exner vs Charousek |
| 1-0 | 50 |
1896 |
Budapest m | C79 Ruy Lopez, Steinitz Defense Deferred |
| 12. Lasker vs Chigorin |
 | 1-0 | 30 |
1896 |
Peterburg | C79 Ruy Lopez, Steinitz Defense Deferred |
| 13. Winawer vs Schlechter |
| 0-1 | 50 |
1897 |
Berlin it | C79 Ruy Lopez, Steinitz Defense Deferred |
| 14. Lasker vs C W Blake |
| 1-0 | 28 |
1898 |
GBR tour sim | C79 Ruy Lopez, Steinitz Defense Deferred |
| 15. G Marco vs J Kotrc |
| ½-½ | 31 |
1899 |
Kolisch mem 9900 | C79 Ruy Lopez, Steinitz Defense Deferred |
| 16. G Marco vs A Schwarz |
| 0-1 | 37 |
1899 |
Kolisch mem 9900 | C79 Ruy Lopez, Steinitz Defense Deferred |
| 17. Janowski vs Lasker |
 | 0-1 | 41 |
1900 |
Paris | C79 Ruy Lopez, Steinitz Defense Deferred |
| 18. Didier vs M Sterling |
 | 1-0 | 44 |
1900 |
Paris | C79 Ruy Lopez, Steinitz Defense Deferred |
| 19. Von Bardeleben vs Janowski |
| ½-½ | 47 |
1900 |
R11 8/6 Munich | C79 Ruy Lopez, Steinitz Defense Deferred |
| 20. H Wolf vs Janowski |
 | 0-1 | 64 |
1900 |
R14 8/9 Munich | C79 Ruy Lopez, Steinitz Defense Deferred |
| 21. Showalter vs Marshall |
| ½-½ | 50 |
1900 |
hex | C79 Ruy Lopez, Steinitz Defense Deferred |
| 22. D G Baird vs A Hodges |
| ½-½ | 68 |
1900 |
New York | C79 Ruy Lopez, Steinitz Defense Deferred |
| 23. Lipschutz vs A Hodges |
| ½-½ | 34 |
1900 |
New York | C79 Ruy Lopez, Steinitz Defense Deferred |
| 24. Schlechter vs Pillsbury |
 | 0-1 | 56 |
1900 |
2, Munich Playoff | C79 Ruy Lopez, Steinitz Defense Deferred |
| 25. Schlechter vs Pillsbury |
| ½-½ | 45 |
1900 |
4, Munich Playoff | C79 Ruy Lopez, Steinitz Defense Deferred |