| Game |
| Result | Moves |
Year |
Event/Locale | Opening |
| 1. J Minckwitz vs Winawer |
| 0-1 | 45 |
1870 |
Baden-Baden | E48 Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3 O-O 5.Bd3 d5 |
| 2. Steinitz vs J Mortimer |
 | 1-0 | 37 |
1883 |
Tnmt, London | E48 Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3 O-O 5.Bd3 d5 |
| 3. Maroczy vs Chigorin |
| 1-0 | 33 |
1905 |
Ostend | E48 Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3 O-O 5.Bd3 d5 |
| 4. Bogoljubov vs Colle |
| 1-0 | 34 |
1931 |
Bled | E48 Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3 O-O 5.Bd3 d5 |
| 5. K Helling vs Ahues |
| 1-0 | 53 |
1931 |
27. DSB Kongress | E48 Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3 O-O 5.Bd3 d5 |
| 6. L Engels vs Stahlberg |
| ½-½ | 27 |
1936 |
Dresden | E48 Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3 O-O 5.Bd3 d5 |
| 7. Reshevsky vs Tartakower |
| ½-½ | 51 |
1937 |
Kemeri | E48 Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3 O-O 5.Bd3 d5 |
| 8. Eliskases vs Gilg |
| ½-½ | 36 |
1937 |
11 | E48 Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3 O-O 5.Bd3 d5 |
| 9. I Appel vs Pirc |
 | 0-1 | 25 |
1938 |
Lodz | E48 Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3 O-O 5.Bd3 d5 |
| 10. I Rabinovich vs Goglidze |
| 1-0 | 23 |
1939 |
Leningrad/Moscow | E48 Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3 O-O 5.Bd3 d5 |
| 11. M Stolberg vs Botvinnik |
 | 0-1 | 41 |
1940 |
Moscow ch-URS | E48 Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3 O-O 5.Bd3 d5 |
| 12. E Weinitschke vs H Muller |
| ½-½ | 52 |
1941 |
GER-ch | E48 Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3 O-O 5.Bd3 d5 |
| 13. E Weinitschke vs H Kranki |
| ½-½ | 63 |
1941 |
GER-ch | E48 Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3 O-O 5.Bd3 d5 |
| 14. K Rahn vs H Kranki |
| 1-0 | 36 |
1941 |
GER-ch | E48 Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3 O-O 5.Bd3 d5 |
| 15. K Junge vs Oeser |
| 1-0 | 76 |
1942 |
Dresden | E48 Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3 O-O 5.Bd3 d5 |
| 16. Sajtar vs K Prucha |
| ½-½ | 41 |
1943 |
UJCS-17.Kongress | E48 Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3 O-O 5.Bd3 d5 |
| 17. V Stulik vs Sajtar |
| 0-1 | 46 |
1943 |
Zlin | E48 Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3 O-O 5.Bd3 d5 |
| 18. C Kottnauer vs J Holas |
| 1-0 | 30 |
1943 |
Zlin | E48 Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3 O-O 5.Bd3 d5 |
| 19. Najdorf vs R Garcia-Vera |
| 1-0 | 25 |
1944 |
Mar del Plata ;HCL 25 | E48 Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3 O-O 5.Bd3 d5 |
| 20. V Saigin vs Ufimtsev |
| ½-½ | 56 |
1945 |
Ch URS (1/2 final) | E48 Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3 O-O 5.Bd3 d5 |
| 21. R Sanguineti vs A Maccioni |
| 1-0 | 44 |
1946 |
Mar del Plata ARG | E48 Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3 O-O 5.Bd3 d5 |
| 22. R Garcia-Vera vs Letelier |
| 1-0 | 38 |
1946 |
Mar del Plata ARG | E48 Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3 O-O 5.Bd3 d5 |
| 23. Bondarevsky vs Levenfish |
| 1-0 | 65 |
1947 |
Ch URS | E48 Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3 O-O 5.Bd3 d5 |
| 24. Tolush vs Ragozin |
| 1-0 | 34 |
1947 |
Ch URS | E48 Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3 O-O 5.Bd3 d5 |
| 25. Szabo vs E Foerder |
| ½-½ | 35 |
1947 |
Hilversum zt | E48 Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3 O-O 5.Bd3 d5 |