| Game |
| Result | Moves |
Year |
Event/Locale | Opening |
| 1. A Zapata vs H Morales Moreno |
| ½-½ | 42 |
1980 |
Bayamo | B93 Sicilian, Najdorf, 6.f4 |
| 2. A Zapata vs Ftacnik |
| ½-½ | 13 |
1980 |
Cienfuegos | B50 Sicilian |
| 3. A Zapata vs G Timoshchenko |
| ½-½ | 42 |
1981 |
Bayamo | B80 Sicilian, Scheveningen |
| 4. A Zapata vs V Zaltsman |
| ½-½ | 60 |
1983 |
New York | B67 Sicilian, Richter-Rauzer Attack, 7...a6 Defense, 8...Bd7 |
| 5. A Zapata vs Marjanovic |
| ½-½ | 55 |
1984 |
Titograd (Yugoslavia) | B47 Sicilian, Taimanov (Bastrikov) Variation |
| 6. A Zapata vs Taimanov |
| ½-½ | 44 |
1984 |
Titograd | B46 Sicilian, Taimanov Variation |
| 7. A Zapata vs Kudrin |
| ½-½ | 36 |
1984 |
It (cat.12) | B72 Sicilian, Dragon |
| 8. A Zapata vs Suba |
| ½-½ | 25 |
1984 |
Dortmund | B82 Sicilian, Scheveningen |
| 9. A Zapata vs K Spraggett |
| ½-½ | 73 |
1984 |
Dortmund | B83 Sicilian |
| 10. A Zapata vs A Afifi |
| ½-½ | 62 |
1985 |
Tunis izt | B43 Sicilian, Kan, 5.Nc3 |
| 11. A Zapata vs Ermenkov |
| ½-½ | 36 |
1985 |
Tunis izt | B82 Sicilian, Scheveningen |
| 12. A Zapata vs Ljubojevic |
| ½-½ | 40 |
1986 |
Brussels SWIFT | B90 Sicilian, Najdorf |
| 13. A Zapata vs Timman |
| ½-½ | 61 |
1986 |
Brussels SWIFT ,CBM | B83 Sicilian |
| 14. A Zapata vs Chandler |
| ½-½ | 30 |
1987 |
Amsterdam (Netherlands) | B40 Sicilian |
| 15. A Zapata vs Ftacnik |
| ½-½ | 38 |
1988 |
Thessaloniki (ol) 46/314 | B90 Sicilian, Najdorf |
| 16. A Zapata vs Kudrin |
| ½-½ | 27 |
1990 |
Zamora (Spain) | B78 Sicilian, Dragon, Yugoslav Attack, 10.castle long |
| 17. A Zapata vs Dzindzichashvili |
| ½-½ | 17 |
1991 |
It (open) | B83 Sicilian |
| 18. A Zapata vs Petursson |
| ½-½ | 20 |
1992 |
St.Barbara | B32 Sicilian |
| 19. A Zapata vs Gulko |
| ½-½ | 25 |
1993 |
Philadelphia op | B62 Sicilian, Richter-Rauzer |
| 20. A Zapata vs Mecking |
| ½-½ | 43 |
1995 |
tt San Jose do Rio Preto BRA | B87 Sicilian, Fischer-Sozin with ...a6 and ...b5 |
| 21. A Zapata vs G Milos |
| ½-½ | 43 |
1996 |
It (open) | B90 Sicilian, Najdorf |
| 22. A Zapata vs N Gamboa |
| ½-½ | 25 |
1997 |
Yopal | B85 Sicilian, Scheveningen, Classical |
| 23. A Zapata vs I Morovic |
| ½-½ | 42 |
1997 |
Yopal | B87 Sicilian, Fischer-Sozin with ...a6 and ...b5 |
| 24. A Zapata vs D Alzate |
| ½-½ | 22 |
2001 |
Champions Cup | B90 Sicilian, Najdorf |
| 25. A Zapata vs D Alzate |
| ½-½ | 20 |
2001 |
I American Continental | B90 Sicilian, Najdorf |