| Game |
| Result | Moves |
Year |
Event/Locale | Opening |
| 1. P Singleton vs Casswell |
 | 1-0 | 20 |
1854 |
Casual | E45 Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3, Bronstein (Byrne) Variation |
| 2. Botvinnik vs Novotelnov |
 | 1-0 | 87 |
1951 |
Russia | E45 Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3, Bronstein (Byrne) Variation |
| 3. Botvinnik vs Bronstein |
 | 0-1 | 35 |
1951 |
Botvinnik-Bronstein World Championship Match | E45 Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3, Bronstein (Byrne) Variation |
| 4. Botvinnik vs O Moiseev |
| 1-0 | 57 |
1951 |
Moscow ch-SU | E45 Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3, Bronstein (Byrne) Variation |
| 5. Larry Evans vs Fine |
| ½-½ | 30 |
1951 |
Werthem Memorial | E45 Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3, Bronstein (Byrne) Variation |
| 6. Shainswit vs Fine |
 | 0-1 | 30 |
1951 |
Werthem Memorial | E45 Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3, Bronstein (Byrne) Variation |
| 7. D Hooper vs J H Donner |
 | 1-0 | 27 |
1951 |
Hastings Christmas -52 | E45 Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3, Bronstein (Byrne) Variation |
| 8. W Fairhurst vs L Barden |
| ½-½ | 21 |
1951 |
Oxford | E45 Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3, Bronstein (Byrne) Variation |
| 9. Reshevsky vs Santasiere |
| 1-0 | 37 |
1951 |
New York, USA Ch | E45 Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3, Bronstein (Byrne) Variation |
| 10. O Moiseev vs Novotelnov |
| 1-0 | 35 |
1951 |
URS-ch19 | E45 Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3, Bronstein (Byrne) Variation |
| 11. Gligoric vs Janosevic |
| 1-0 | 42 |
1951 |
YUG-ch 6th | E45 Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3, Bronstein (Byrne) Variation |
| 12. A Pomar-Salamanca vs Prins |
| 0-1 | 30 |
1951 |
Bad Pyrmont zt | E45 Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3, Bronstein (Byrne) Variation |
| 13. K Makarczyk vs T Regedzinski |
| ½-½ | 44 |
1952 |
POL-ch10 | E45 Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3, Bronstein (Byrne) Variation |
| 14. Reshevsky vs Keres |
 | ½-½ | 14 |
1953 |
Zurich ct (17.10.53) | E45 Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3, Bronstein (Byrne) Variation |
| 15. Botvinnik vs Smyslov |
 | 1-0 | 30 |
1954 |
Botvinnik-Smyslov World Championship Match | E45 Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3, Bronstein (Byrne) Variation |
| 16. Filip vs Pachman |
| ½-½ | 24 |
1954 |
Prague zt | E45 Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3, Bronstein (Byrne) Variation |
| 17. B Rabar vs Keres |
| ½-½ | 32 |
1955 |
Goteborg ct (29.08.55) | E45 Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3, Bronstein (Byrne) Variation |
| 18. W Fairhurst vs Keres |
 | 0-1 | 51 |
1955 |
Hastings (07.01.55) | E45 Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3, Bronstein (Byrne) Variation |
| 19. G Ilivitsky vs Keres |
 | 1-0 | 41 |
1955 |
Moskva ch-SU (21.02.55) | E45 Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3, Bronstein (Byrne) Variation |
| 20. Szabo vs P Trifunovic |
| ½-½ | 16 |
1955 |
Buenos Aires | E45 Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3, Bronstein (Byrne) Variation |
| 21. A Zaruba vs J Vesely |
| ½-½ | 23 |
1955 |
CSR-ch | E45 Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3, Bronstein (Byrne) Variation |
| 22. Najdorf vs Ader Walter |
| 1-0 | 38 |
1956 |
Montevideo | E45 Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3, Bronstein (Byrne) Variation |
| 23. Reshevsky vs Bisguier |
| 0-1 | 37 |
1957 |
Match | E45 Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3, Bronstein (Byrne) Variation |
| 24. Botvinnik vs Smyslov |
 | 1-0 | 41 |
1957 |
Botvinnik-Smyslov World Championship Return Match | E45 Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3, Bronstein (Byrne) Variation |
| 25. Botvinnik vs Smyslov |
 | ½-½ | 56 |
1957 |
Botvinnik-Smyslov World Championship Return Match | E45 Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3, Bronstein (Byrne) Variation |