| Game |
| Result | Moves |
Year |
Event/Locale | Opening |
| 1. Nunn vs A Zapata |
| 1-0 | 32 |
1978 |
Buenos Aires olm | B40 Sicilian |
| 2. Murey vs A Zapata |
| 1-0 | 36 |
1980 |
Malta | B42 Sicilian, Kan |
| 3. Shamkovich vs A Zapata |
| 0-1 | 56 |
1983 |
New York (USA) | B46 Sicilian, Taimanov Variation |
| 4. Tal vs A Zapata |
| 1-0 | 44 |
1984 |
Titograd | B46 Sicilian, Taimanov Variation |
| 5. B Ivanovic vs A Zapata |
| 0-1 | 29 |
1984 |
Titograd | B40 Sicilian |
| 6. Velimirovic vs A Zapata |
| 1-0 | 52 |
1984 |
Titograd | B46 Sicilian, Taimanov Variation |
| 7. D Roos vs A Zapata |
| 0-1 | 24 |
1984 |
New York | B25 Sicilian, Closed |
| 8. F Braga vs A Zapata |
| 0-1 | 58 |
1984 |
14, Bayamo CUB [Hiarcs 7.32 (10s) | B22 Sicilian, Alapin |
| 9. DeFirmian vs A Zapata |
| 1-0 | 57 |
1985 |
Tunez | B46 Sicilian, Taimanov Variation |
| 10. Marjanovic vs A Zapata |
| ½-½ | 24 |
1986 |
Zenica (Bosnia & Herzegovina) | B40 Sicilian |
| 11. Murey vs A Zapata |
| 1-0 | 43 |
1986 |
It ( shv. ), Amsterdam | B44 Sicilian |
| 12. Jansa vs A Zapata |
 | 0-1 | 58 |
1986 |
Zenica | B40 Sicilian |
| 13. Ljubojevic vs A Zapata |
| 1-0 | 46 |
1987 |
Wijk aan Zee | B44 Sicilian |
| 14. Van der Wiel vs A Zapata |
| ½-½ | 31 |
1987 |
Wijk aan Zee | B46 Sicilian, Taimanov Variation |
| 15. Short vs A Zapata |
| ½-½ | 33 |
1987 |
Subotica izt | B47 Sicilian, Taimanov (Bastrikov) Variation |
| 16. Chandler vs A Zapata |
 | 1-0 | 77 |
1987 |
Amsterdam (Netherlands) | B46 Sicilian, Taimanov Variation |
| 17. Van der Wiel vs A Zapata |
| 1-0 | 22 |
1987 |
Amsterdam OHRA I | B48 Sicilian, Taimanov Variation |
| 18. Marjanovic vs A Zapata |
| 1-0 | 62 |
1987 |
Subotica | B46 Sicilian, Taimanov Variation |
| 19. Timman vs A Zapata |
| 1-0 | 46 |
1987 |
Amsterdam OHRA I ,CB | B43 Sicilian, Kan, 5.Nc3 |
| 20. Sherzer vs A Zapata |
| 0-1 | 62 |
1988 |
It (open) | B47 Sicilian, Taimanov (Bastrikov) Variation |
| 21. B Ivanovic vs A Zapata |
 | 1-0 | 19 |
1988 |
New York op | B47 Sicilian, Taimanov (Bastrikov) Variation |
| 22. Shamkovich vs A Zapata |
| ½-½ | 62 |
1988 |
St. John, New Brunswick, Canada | B47 Sicilian, Taimanov (Bastrikov) Variation |
| 23. Van der Wiel vs A Zapata |
| 1-0 | 43 |
1989 |
Palma de Mallorca (GMA) 48/245 | B46 Sicilian, Taimanov Variation |
| 24. Chandler vs A Zapata |
| 0-1 | 35 |
1989 |
Cup World (open) | B40 Sicilian |
| 25. Psakhis vs A Zapata |
 | 1-0 | 54 |
1989 |
Moskva (GMA) 47/234 | B49 Sicilian, Taimanov Variation |