| Game |
| Result | Moves |
Year |
Event/Locale | Opening |
| 1. A Crombleholme vs D James |
| 0-1 | 29 |
1981 |
BCF-ch | E14 Queen's Indian |
| 2. D James vs Speelman |
| 0-1 | 33 |
1981 |
BCF-ch | E12 Queen's Indian |
| 3. D James vs B Jones |
| ½-½ | 32 |
1981 |
BCF-ch | A56 Benoni Defense |
| 4. A Erdal-Smith vs D James |
| ½-½ | 22 |
1981 |
BCF-ch | A29 English, Four Knights, Kingside Fianchetto |
| 5. D James vs E Teichmann |
| ½-½ | 50 |
1981 |
BCF-ch | A80 Dutch |
| 6. R Newton vs D James |
| ½-½ | 31 |
1981 |
BCF-ch | B22 Sicilian, Alapin |
| 7. R McMichael vs D James |
| 1-0 | 31 |
1981 |
BCF-ch | B23 Sicilian, Closed |
| 8. D James vs G Titov |
| 0-1 | 37 |
1992 |
EU-chT (Men) | A48 King's Indian |
| 9. D James vs J Norri |
| 0-1 | 38 |
1992 |
EU-chT (Men) | A81 Dutch |
| 10. E J Gausel vs D James |
| 1-0 | 36 |
1992 |
EU-chT (Men) | A37 English, Symmetrical |
| 11. D James vs Korchnoi |
 | 0-1 | 15 |
1992 |
Debrecen ETC | A57 Benko Gambit |
| 12. D James vs Miles |
| 0-1 | 31 |
1993 |
it (open) (zt) | E81 King's Indian, Samisch |
| 13. D James vs Hebden |
| 0-1 | 33 |
1993 |
BCF-ch 38 | E81 King's Indian, Samisch |
| 14. D James vs Ftacnik |
| 0-1 | 23 |
1994 |
Moscow olm WLS-SVK | A57 Benko Gambit |
| 15. D James vs I Miladinovic |
| ½-½ | 41 |
1996 |
Yerevan ol (Men) | D07 Queen's Gambit Declined, Chigorin Defense |
| 16. M Fierro-Baquero vs D James |
| 1-0 | 33 |
1998 |
Elista ol (Men) | B90 Sicilian, Najdorf |
| 17. D James vs J Rowson |
| 0-1 | 26 |
2001 |
4NCL | E15 Queen's Indian |
| 18. D James vs C Duncan |
| ½-½ | 12 |
2001 |
4NCL | D21 Queen's Gambit Accepted |
| 19. D James vs C Crouch |
| 0-1 | 33 |
2001 |
4NCL | A70 Benoni, Classical with 7.Nf3 |
| 20. D James vs S Swanson |
| 1-0 | 77 |
2001 |
4NCL | B07 Pirc |
| 21. K Spraggett vs D James |
| 1-0 | 57 |
2001 |
4NCL | A25 English |
| 22. D James vs M Karttunen |
| 0-1 | 45 |
2005 |
15th European Team Championship | A09 Reti Opening |
| 23. D James vs C McNab |
| ½-½ | 29 |
2005 |
15th European Team Championship | E95 King's Indian, Orthodox, 7...Nbd7, 8.Re1 |
| 24. L Karlsson vs D James |
| 1-0 | 29 |
2005 |
15th European Team Championship | A07 King's Indian Attack |
| 25. F Berend vs D James |
| ½-½ | 59 |
2005 |
15th European Team Championship | B23 Sicilian, Closed |