| Game |
| Result | Moves |
Year | Event/Locale | Opening |
| 1. Chandler vs R A Dowden |
| 1-0 | 41 | 1974 | New Zealand Schoolpupils Championship | C02 French, Advance |
| 2. R A Dowden vs A J Love |
 | 0-1 | 41 | 1977 | Otago-Southland Schoolpupils Ch | A45 Queen's Pawn Game |
| 3. C Benson vs R A Dowden |
| 0-1 | 17 | 1977 | Otago-Southland Schoolpupils Ch | B03 Alekhine's Defense |
| 4. R A Dowden vs E Duchesne |
| ½-½ | 41 | 1978 | World Junior Championship | B53 Sicilian |
| 5. E Phuah vs R A Dowden |
| ½-½ | 49 | 1978 | World Junior Championship | C17 French, Winawer, Advance |
| 6. I Morovic Fernandez vs R A Dowden |
| 1-0 | 49 | 1978 | World Junior Championship | C09 French, Tarrasch, Open Variation, Main line |
| 7. R A Dowden vs Plaskett |
| 0-1 | 35 | 1978 | World Junior Championship | B21 Sicilian, 2.f4 and 2.d4 |
| 8. A Duer vs R A Dowden |
| ½-½ | 28 | 1978 | World Junior Championship | C19 French, Winawer, Advance |
| 9. T Klauner vs R A Dowden |
| 1-0 | 18 | 1978 | World Junior Championship | C02 French, Advance |
| 10. R A Dowden vs D Taruffi |
| ½-½ | 29 | 1978 | World Junior Championship | B13 Caro-Kann, Exchange |
| 11. C Karadag vs R A Dowden |
| 1-0 | 38 | 1978 | World Junior Championship | C00 French Defense |
| 12. R A Dowden vs K M El-Ageli |
| 0-1 | 25 | 1978 | World Junior Championship | B30 Sicilian |
| 13. R A Dowden vs T Toshkov |
| 0-1 | 36 | 1978 | World Junior Championship | B03 Alekhine's Defense |
| 14. N Bergmans vs R A Dowden |
| ½-½ | 24 | 1978 | World Junior Championship | C18 French, Winawer |
| 15. R A Dowden vs R Tomaszewski |
| 0-1 | 44 | 1978 | World Junior Championship | B02 Alekhine's Defense |
| 16. R A Dowden vs A Lloyd |
| 1-0 | 31 | 1979 | NZ Schoolpupils Ch | B40 Sicilian |
| 17. R A Dowden vs M Foord |
| 1-0 | 42 | 1979 | South Island Ch | C00 French Defense |
| 18. G Bates vs R A Dowden |
| 1-0 | 40 | 1979 | South Island Ch | C00 French Defense |
| 19. N H Hopewell vs R A Dowden |
| 0-1 | 39 | 1980 | NZ Premier Reserve Ch | A45 Queen's Pawn Game |
| 20. R A Dowden vs D Watts |
| 1-0 | 23 | 1980 | Otago C C Ch | A02 Bird's Opening |
| 21. R A Dowden vs R J Sutton |
| 0-1 | 39 | 1980 | Otago Premier Tt | C33 King's Gambit Accepted |
| 22. R A Dowden vs J Lichter |
| 1-0 | 41 | 1980 | Otago Premier Tt | C02 French, Advance |
| 23. R A Dowden vs D Weegenaar |
| 1-0 | 30 | 1980 | Otago C C Ch | C12 French, McCutcheon |
| 24. R A Dowden vs P R Green |
| 0-1 | 47 | 1980 | 87th NZL-ch Premier Reserve | B21 Sicilian, 2.f4 and 2.d4 |
| 25. R A Dowden vs K Jensen |
| ½-½ | 31 | 1980 | Otago Anzac Open | C30 King's Gambit Declined |
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