| Game |
| Result | Moves |
Year | Event/Locale | Opening |
| 1. S Matera vs I Zalys |
| ½-½ | 46 | 1964 | 65th US Open | B28 Sicilian, O'Kelly Variation |
| 2. S Matera vs A Bisguier |
| 0-1 | 33 | 1966 | New York | C60 Ruy Lopez |
| 3. R Byrne vs S Matera |
| 1-0 | 27 | 1966 | 67th US Open | B94 Sicilian, Najdorf |
| 4. S Matera vs H Shelton |
| 1-0 | 40 | 1966 | 67th US Open | A22 English |
| 5. E Formanek vs S Matera |
| 1-0 | 35 | 1966 | 67th US Open | D82 Grunfeld, 4.Bf4 |
| 6. S Matera vs I A Dahlberg |
| ½-½ | 34 | 1966 | 67th US Open | A21 English |
| 7. R J Gross vs S Matera |
| ½-½ | 25 | 1966 | 67th US Open | E60 King's Indian Defense |
| 8. A Spiller vs S Matera |
| 1-0 | 46 | 1966 | 67th US Open | E70 King's Indian |
| 9. S Matera vs Browne |
| 0-1 | 40 | 1967 | US Junior Ch | A61 Benoni |
| 10. S Matera vs A Soltis |
| 1-0 | 41 | 1969 | Metropolitan Intercollegiate Chess League | A23 English, Bremen System, Keres Variation |
| 11. G Tiers vs S Matera |
| 0-1 | 42 | 1969 | 70th US Open | B23 Sicilian, Closed |
| 12. S Matera vs I Zalys |
| 1-0 | 55 | 1969 | 70th US Open | C33 King's Gambit Accepted |
| 13. S Matera vs P Brandts |
| ½-½ | 36 | 1969 | 70th US Open | C98 Ruy Lopez, Closed, Chigorin |
| 14. V Pupols vs S Matera |
| 1-0 | 38 | 1969 | 70th US Open | E00 Queen's Pawn Game |
| 15. W Batchelder vs S Matera |
| 0-1 | 31 | 1969 | 70th US Open | E82 King's Indian, Samisch, double Fianchetto Variation |
| 16. S Matera vs P Rhee |
| 1-0 | 32 | 1969 | 70th US Open | B50 Sicilian |
| 17. M Vukcevich vs S Matera |
| 1-0 | 29 | 1969 | 70th US Open | B97 Sicilian, Najdorf |
| 18. S Matera vs J Grefe |
| ½-½ | 30 | 1969 | 70th US Open | B06 Robatsch |
| 19. J Bolton vs S Matera |
| 1-0 | 28 | 1969 | 70th US Open | B22 Sicilian, Alapin |
| 20. A Soltis vs S Matera |
| ½-½ | 22 | 1970 | Manhattan C.C. Invitational | B46 Sicilian, Taimanov Variation |
| 21. J Burstow vs S Matera |
| 0-1 | 24 | 1973 | Canadian Open | B56 Sicilian |
| 22. P Janicki vs S Matera |
| 0-1 | 33 | 1973 | Canadian Open | A10 English |
| 23. K Spraggett vs S Matera |
| 0-1 | 31 | 1973 | Canadian Open | B89 Sicilian |
| 24. Korchnoi vs S Matera |
 | 1-0 | 33 | 1974 | New York blitz | A14 English |
| 25. A Soltis vs S Matera |
| ½-½ | 40 | 1974 | Goldwater-Marshall Tournament | C85 Ruy Lopez, Exchange Variation Doubly Deferred (DERLD) |
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