| Game |
| Result | Moves |
Year | Event/Locale | Opening |
| 26. G Bates vs R A Dowden |
| 0-1 | 46 | 1980 | Otago Anzac Open | A00 Uncommon Opening |
| 27. G G Haase vs R A Dowden |
| 1-0 | 30 | 1981 | Otago C C Ch | A61 Benoni |
| 28. R A Dowden vs R Gibbons |
| 1-0 | 22 | 1981 | 88th NZ Ch Premier Reserve | C30 King's Gambit Declined |
| 29. R A Dowden vs A J Love |
| 0-1 | 39 | 1981 | 88th NZ Ch Premier Reserve | B20 Sicilian |
| 30. L Cornford vs R A Dowden |
| 0-1 | 20 | 1981 | 88th NZ Ch Premier Reserve | B07 Pirc |
| 31. A Lloyd vs R A Dowden |
| 0-1 | 31 | 1981 | 88th NZ Ch Premier Reserve | B08 Pirc, Classical |
| 32. R A Dowden vs Z Frankel |
 | 1-0 | 18 | 1981 | 88th NZ Ch Premier Reserve | C34 King's Gambit Accepted |
| 33. D T Adams vs R A Dowden |
| 0-1 | 40 | 1981 | North Island Ch | A04 Reti Opening |
| 34. P B Weir vs R A Dowden |
| 1-0 | 24 | 1981 | North Island Ch | B07 Pirc |
| 35. J Sarfati vs R A Dowden |
| ½-½ | 18 | 1982 | NZL-ch | C09 French, Tarrasch, Open Variation, Main line |
| 36. M Foord vs R A Dowden |
| 1-0 | 48 | 1982 | Otago Easter Tt | B07 Pirc |
| 37. R Wansink vs R A Dowden |
| 1-0 | 59 | 1982 | Otago Easter Tt | B09 Pirc, Austrian Attack |
| 38. R A Dowden vs W Petch |
| 1-0 | 19 | 1982 | Otago Easter Tt | B22 Sicilian, Alapin |
| 39. D Weegenaar vs R A Dowden |
| 0-1 | 28 | 1982 | Otago C C Ch | B09 Pirc, Austrian Attack |
| 40. R A Dowden vs A J Love |
| ½-½ | 24 | 1982 | South Island Ch | C42 Petrov Defense |
| 41. R A Dowden vs V Small |
| ½-½ | 15 | 1982 | South Island Ch | A01 Nimzovich-Larsen Attack |
| 42. R A Dowden vs V Small |
| 0-1 | 41 | 1982 | 89th New Zealand Ch | B22 Sicilian, Alapin |
| 43. P R Green vs R A Dowden |
| 0-1 | 32 | 1982 | 89th NZ Ch | A57 Benko Gambit |
| 44. R A Dowden vs A Beliavsky |
| 0-1 | 25 | 1982 | Lucerne Olympiad | C02 French, Advance |
| 45. R A Dowden vs Mohamed Telmoune |
| 1-0 | 28 | 1982 | Lucerne Olympiad | C69 Ruy Lopez, Exchange, Gligoric Variation |
| 46. F Ochoa vs R A Dowden |
| 0-1 | 51 | 1982 | Lucerne Olympiad | C05 French, Tarrasch |
| 47. R A Dowden vs M Campos Lopez |
| 0-1 | 38 | 1982 | Lucerne Olympiad | C26 Vienna |
| 48. R A Dowden vs H Aturupane |
| 1-0 | 33 | 1982 | Lucerne Olympiad | C02 French, Advance |
| 49. R A Dowden vs J Bielczyk |
| 0-1 | 42 | 1982 | Lucerne Olympiad | B22 Sicilian, Alapin |
| 50. R A Dowden vs E Arlandi |
| ½-½ | 32 | 1982 | Lucerne Olympiad | C24 Bishop's Opening |
Kibitzing
