Game |
| Result | Moves |
Year | Event/Locale | Opening |
1. Mackenzie vs Blackburne |
  | 0-1 | 33 | 1888 | Blackburne - Mackenzie m | C75 Ruy Lopez, Modern Steinitz Defense |
2. J Schweiger vs Kostic |
| 0-1 | 34 | 1921 | Budapest | C75 Ruy Lopez, Modern Steinitz Defense |
3. C Y C Dawbarn vs W Gibson |
| 0-1 | 42 | 1925 | Scarborough-B | C75 Ruy Lopez, Modern Steinitz Defense |
4. J Gemzoe vs Alekhine |
 | 0-1 | 36 | 1930 | Clock simul, 10b | C75 Ruy Lopez, Modern Steinitz Defense |
5. Johner / Michel / Naegeli vs Alekhine / Bernstein |
 | 0-1 | 41 | 1930 | Consultation game | C75 Ruy Lopez, Modern Steinitz Defense |
6. B Moritz vs Saemisch |
| 0-1 | 38 | 1931 | 27. DSB Kongress | C75 Ruy Lopez, Modern Steinitz Defense |
7. S Von Freymann vs I Rabinovich |
| 0-1 | 31 | 1933 | USSR Championship | C75 Ruy Lopez, Modern Steinitz Defense |
8. Bueters / Schut vs Alekhine |
 | 0-1 | 40 | 1933 | Consultation simul, 12b | C75 Ruy Lopez, Modern Steinitz Defense |
9. L Steiner vs Alekhine |
  | 0-1 | 25 | 1933 | Folkestone Olympiad | C75 Ruy Lopez, Modern Steinitz Defense |
10. I Kashdan / H M Phillips vs Alekhine / Wahrburg |
  | 0-1 | 53 | 1933 | Consultation game | C75 Ruy Lopez, Modern Steinitz Defense |
11. G Eastman vs Reshevsky |
| 0-1 | 40 | 1933 | Western Championship | C75 Ruy Lopez, Modern Steinitz Defense |
12. Rauzer vs F Bohatirchuk |
 | 0-1 | 55 | 1934 | USSR Championship 1934/35 | C75 Ruy Lopez, Modern Steinitz Defense |
13. J Stepanek vs K Treybal |
| 0-1 | 30 | 1936 | Kautsky mem13 | C75 Ruy Lopez, Modern Steinitz Defense |
14. A Brinckmann vs Kieninger |
| 0-1 | 37 | 1937 | Berlin BSG-B | C75 Ruy Lopez, Modern Steinitz Defense |
15. Panov vs Kasparian |
| 0-1 | 83 | 1937 | Ch Moscow | C75 Ruy Lopez, Modern Steinitz Defense |
16. A W Gyles vs G Koshnitsky |
 | 0-1 | 35 | 1938 | Australian Championship | C75 Ruy Lopez, Modern Steinitz Defense |
17. Bruno Schmidt vs Fine |
 | 0-1 | 22 | 1941 | 42nd US Open. Championship | C75 Ruy Lopez, Modern Steinitz Defense |
18. R Charlier vs J de Souza Mendes |
| 0-1 | 33 | 1943 | BRA-ch Match | C75 Ruy Lopez, Modern Steinitz Defense |
19. Euwe vs Keres |
  | 0-1 | 56 | 1948 | FIDE World Championship Tournament | C75 Ruy Lopez, Modern Steinitz Defense |
20. R Nezhmetdinov vs A Buslaev |
| 0-1 | 33 | 1948 | 1st Soviet Team-ch final | C75 Ruy Lopez, Modern Steinitz Defense |
21. Bronstein vs Keres |
 | 0-1 | 63 | 1948 | USSR Championship | C75 Ruy Lopez, Modern Steinitz Defense |
22. Geller vs Bondarevsky |
 | 0-1 | 60 | 1950 | Przepiorka Memorial | C75 Ruy Lopez, Modern Steinitz Defense |
23. Averbakh vs Bondarevsky |
 | 0-1 | 51 | 1950 | Przepiorka Memorial | C75 Ruy Lopez, Modern Steinitz Defense |
24. H Kramer vs H Staudte |
 | 0-1 | 32 | 1950 | Dubrovnik Olympiad | C75 Ruy Lopez, Modern Steinitz Defense |
25. Geller vs Keres |
  | 0-1 | 30 | 1950 | USSR Championship | C75 Ruy Lopez, Modern Steinitz Defense |