Game |
| Result | Moves |
Year | Event/Locale | Opening |
26. V Small vs R Nokes |
| ½-½ | 26 | 1979 | 87th New Zealand Championship | B13 Caro-Kann, Exchange |
27. R Nokes vs R W Smith |
| 1-0 | 31 | 1980 | South Island Ch | A45 Queen's Pawn Game |
28. R Nokes vs B R Anderson |
| 0-1 | 29 | 1980 | Canterbury Interclub Match | C35 King's Gambit Accepted, Cunningham |
29. B R Anderson vs R Nokes |
| 0-1 | 37 | 1980 | Training Match | A42 Modern Defense, Averbakh System |
30. R Nokes vs T van Dijk |
| 1-0 | 59 | 1980 | South Island Ch | A07 King's Indian Attack |
31. A Johnston vs R Nokes |
| 0-1 | 48 | 1980 | South Island Ch | A42 Modern Defense, Averbakh System |
32. P W Stuart vs R Nokes |
 | 1-0 | 80 | 1980 | 87th New Zealand Championship | A28 English |
33. R Nokes vs R W Smith |
 | 1-0 | 46 | 1980 | 87th New Zealand Championship | A45 Queen's Pawn Game |
34. P B Weir vs R Nokes |
| 1-0 | 48 | 1980 | 87th New Zealand Championship | B52 Sicilian, Canal-Sokolsky (Rossolimo) Attack |
35. R Nokes vs D Beach |
| 1-0 | 31 | 1980 | 87th New Zealand Championship | B05 Alekhine's Defense, Modern |
36. M Evans vs R Nokes |
| 0-1 | 58 | 1980 | 87th New Zealand Championship | B16 Caro-Kann, Bronstein-Larsen Variation |
37. R Nokes vs O Sarapu |
| ½-½ | 10 | 1980 | 87th New Zealand Championship | C28 Vienna Game |
38. B R Anderson vs R Nokes |
| ½-½ | 14 | 1980 | 88th New Zealand Championship | D85 Grunfeld |
39. R Nokes vs O Sarapu |
| ½-½ | 29 | 1980 | 88th New Zealand Championship | A07 King's Indian Attack |
40. K Dekker vs R Nokes |
| ½-½ | 40 | 1980 | 88th New Zealand Championship | D94 Grunfeld |
41. R Nokes vs M Levene |
| ½-½ | 63 | 1980 | 88th New Zealand Championship | B22 Sicilian, Alapin |
42. Miles vs R Nokes |
 | 1-0 | 29 | 1981 | Bristol op | E10 Queen's Pawn Game |
43. R W Smith vs R Nokes |
| 0-1 | 56 | 1981 | 88th New Zealand Championship | B31 Sicilian, Rossolimo Variation |
44. R Nokes vs J R Jackson |
| 1-0 | 59 | 1981 | 88th New Zealand Championship | C19 French, Winawer, Advance |
45. L Aptekar vs R Nokes |
| ½-½ | 27 | 1981 | 88th New Zealand Championship | A28 English |
46. R Nokes vs B R Watson |
| 1-0 | 29 | 1981 | 88th New Zealand Championship | B46 Sicilian, Taimanov Variation |
47. P W Stuart vs R Nokes |
| ½-½ | 21 | 1981 | 88th New Zealand Championship | A27 English, Three Knights System |
48. R Nokes vs V Small |
| ½-½ | 17 | 1981 | 88th New Zealand Championship | B22 Sicilian, Alapin |
49. E M Green vs R Nokes |
| ½-½ | 30 | 1981 | 88th New Zealand Championship | D91 Grunfeld, 5.Bg5 |
50. Chandler vs R Nokes |
| 1-0 | 38 | 1981 | Borehamwood Weekender | D85 Grunfeld |