| Game |
| Result | Moves |
Year | Event/Locale | Opening |
| 1. S Popel vs A Gibaud |
 | 1-0 | 31 | 1949 | French teams cup | B06 Robatsch |
| 2. L Gabrovsek vs S Popel |
| 1-0 | 30 | 1950 | Paris-Belgrade | D45 Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav |
| 3. S Popel vs G Abrahams |
| ½-½ | 34 | 1951 | Hastings 1951/52 | A06 Reti Opening |
| 4. L Barden vs S Popel |
 | 0-1 | 65 | 1951 | Hastings 1951/52 | E95 King's Indian, Orthodox, 7...Nbd7, 8.Re1 |
| 5. S Popel vs Yanofsky |
| ½-½ | 62 | 1951 | Hastings 1951/52 | A07 King's Indian Attack |
| 6. D V Hooper vs S Popel |
| 1-0 | 29 | 1951 | Hastings 1951/52 | A52 Budapest Gambit |
| 7. S Popel vs Gligoric |
| 0-1 | 51 | 1952 | Hastings 1951/52 | A07 King's Indian Attack |
| 8. L Schmid vs S Popel |
| ½-½ | 44 | 1952 | Hastings 1951/52 | B01 Scandinavian |
| 9. S Popel vs J H Donner |
| 0-1 | 75 | 1952 | Hastings 1951/52 | A07 King's Indian Attack |
| 10. Golombek vs S Popel |
| 0-1 | 43 | 1952 | Hastings 1951/52 | A15 English |
| 11. S Popel vs A R Thomas |
| 1-0 | 51 | 1952 | Hastings 1951/52 | A07 King's Indian Attack |
| 12. S Popel vs P Ravn |
| ½-½ | 40 | 1953 | Paris | A06 Reti Opening |
| 13. B Simonovic vs S Popel |
| 0-1 | 35 | 1953 | Paris | A52 Budapest Gambit |
| 14. S Popel vs W Morena |
| 1-0 | 27 | 1953 | Paris | A06 Reti Opening |
| 15. S Popel vs R Belkadi |
| 1-0 | 38 | 1953 | Paris | E69 King's Indian, Fianchetto, Classical Main line |
| 16. M Raizman vs S Popel |
| 0-1 | 35 | 1953 | Paris | D79 Neo-Grunfeld, 6.O-O, Main line |
| 17. S Popel vs F Molnar |
| 1-0 | 62 | 1953 | Paris | E65 King's Indian, Fianchetto, Yugoslav, 7.O-O |
| 18. G Noradounghian vs S Popel |
| ½-½ | 18 | 1953 | Paris | B01 Scandinavian |
| 19. S Popel vs O Benkner |
| 1-0 | 18 | 1953 | Paris | A04 Reti Opening |
| 20. Tartakower vs S Popel |
| ½-½ | 18 | 1953 | Paris | C41 Philidor Defense |
| 21. J Ratner vs S Popel |
| 0-1 | 36 | 1953 | Paris-ch | C00 French Defense |
| 22. S Popel vs O Benkner |
| 1-0 | 42 | 1953 | Saarbruecken International | E67 King's Indian, Fianchetto |
| 23. S Popel vs D Galula |
| 1-0 | 17 | 1954 | Paris-ch 28th | A00 Uncommon Opening |
| 24. P Balcaen vs S Popel |
| 0-1 | 27 | 1955 | Paris Caissa Easter | A52 Budapest Gambit |
| 25. S Popel vs P Ravn |
| 1-0 | 43 | 1955 | Paris | A03 Bird's Opening |
Kibitzing
