| Game |
| Result | Moves |
Year | Event/Locale | Opening |
| 26. Smirin vs R Gardner |
| 1-0 | 39 | 1996 | Canadian Open | B93 Sicilian, Najdorf, 6.f4 |
| 27. R Gardner vs Yudasin |
| 0-1 | 33 | 1996 | Canadian Open | B42 Sicilian, Kan |
| 28. R Gardner vs D Majstorovic |
 | 1-0 | 28 | 1996 | Canadian Open | C05 French, Tarrasch |
| 29. T O'Donnell vs R Gardner |
| ½-½ | 61 | 1996 | Canadian Open | A25 English |
| 30. R Gardner vs D Ross |
| 0-1 | 66 | 1996 | Quebec Open | B00 Uncommon King's Pawn Opening |
| 31. L Hua vs R Gardner |
| 1-0 | 46 | 1996 | Quebec Open | A57 Benko Gambit |
| 32. J Quiring vs R Gardner |
| 0-1 | 40 | 1997 | Canadian Open | B23 Sicilian, Closed |
| 33. M Shpan vs R Gardner |
| 0-1 | 49 | 1997 | Canadian Open | B50 Sicilian |
| 34. R Gardner vs Hjartarson |
| ½-½ | 77 | 1997 | Canadian Open | C05 French, Tarrasch |
| 35. Psakhis vs R Gardner |
| 1-0 | 30 | 1997 | Canadian Open | A27 English, Three Knights System |
| 36. R Gardner vs G Sekhar |
| 1-0 | 50 | 1997 | Canadian Open | C30 King's Gambit Declined |
| 37. R Gardner vs F Kollar |
| 0-1 | 38 | 1997 | Canadian Open | B44 Sicilian |
| 38. B Knapper vs R Gardner |
| 0-1 | 26 | 1997 | Canadian Open | B21 Sicilian, 2.f4 and 2.d4 |
| 39. R Gardner vs E Kurlyandchik |
| 0-1 | 65 | 1997 | Canadian Open | C77 Ruy Lopez |
| 40. J Henson vs R Gardner |
| 0-1 | 46 | 1997 | Winnipeg CAN | B53 Sicilian |
| 41. R Gardner vs M Gibbons |
| 1-0 | 19 | 1997 | Canadian Open | B07 Pirc |
| 42. I Novikov vs R Gardner |
| 1-0 | 27 | 1998 | Toronto Open | A57 Benko Gambit |
| 43. R Gardner vs R Livshits |
| 1-0 | 29 | 1998 | Toronto Open | B85 Sicilian, Scheveningen, Classical |
| 44. R Gardner vs Z Okolotowicz |
| 1-0 | 46 | 1998 | Toronto Open | B32 Sicilian |
| 45. R Gardner vs Shabalov |
| 0-1 | 59 | 1998 | Toronto Open | B03 Alekhine's Defense |
| 46. O M Linskiy vs R Gardner |
| 0-1 | 43 | 1998 | Toronto Open | A31 English, Symmetrical, Benoni Formation |
| 47. A Kapetanovic vs R Gardner |
| 1-0 | 28 | 1998 | Toronto Open | A46 Queen's Pawn Game |
| 48. R Gardner vs A Friedman |
| ½-½ | 33 | 1998 | Toronto Open | C05 French, Tarrasch |
| 49. M Djerkovic vs R Gardner |
| 0-1 | 49 | 1998 | Toronto Open | B92 Sicilian, Najdorf, Opocensky Variation |
| 50. R Gardner vs E Teodoro |
| ½-½ | 24 | 1998 | Toronto Open | B42 Sicilian, Kan |
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