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| Game |
| Result | Moves |
Year |
Event/Locale | Opening |
| 1. A Zapata vs Geller |
| 0-1 | 33 |
1978 |
Bogota | C90 Ruy Lopez, Closed |
| 2. A Zapata vs Hebden |
| 1-0 | 74 |
1983 |
New York | C77 Ruy Lopez |
| 3. A Zapata vs F Braga |
| 1-0 | 40 |
1984 |
10s, CUB [Hiarcs 7.32 | C64 Ruy Lopez, Classical |
| 4. A Zapata vs Nunn |
 | 0-1 | 20 |
1986 |
Dubai | C84 Ruy Lopez, Closed |
| 5. A Zapata vs Karpov |
 | 0-1 | 64 |
1986 |
Bruselas | C77 Ruy Lopez |
| 6. A Zapata vs Nunn |
| 0-1 | 20 |
1986 |
Dubai (ol) 42/423 | C84 Ruy Lopez, Closed |
| 7. A Zapata vs Gulko |
| 0-1 | 33 |
1987 |
Amsterdam 44/393 (Gulko,B) | C65 Ruy Lopez, Berlin Defense |
| 8. A Zapata vs Korchnoi |
| 0-1 | 43 |
1987 |
Wijk-A ,CBM 02 | C80 Ruy Lopez, Open |
| 9. A Zapata vs J Sarfati |
| 1-0 | 36 |
1988 |
Thessaloniki ol (Men) | C77 Ruy Lopez |
| 10. A Zapata vs Anand |
| ½-½ | 17 |
1988 |
Thessaloniki | C82 Ruy Lopez, Open |
| 11. A Zapata vs Rohde |
| ½-½ | 62 |
1988 |
New | C65 Ruy Lopez, Berlin Defense |
| 12. A Zapata vs E Torre |
| 0-1 | 31 |
1988 |
Thessaloniki | C65 Ruy Lopez, Berlin Defense |
| 13. A Zapata vs M Litinskaya-Shul |
| ½-½ | 63 |
1988 |
Biel-B | C67 Ruy Lopez |
| 14. A Zapata vs Granda-Zuniga |
| ½-½ | 68 |
1988 |
New York op | C93 Ruy Lopez, Closed, Smyslov Defense |
| 15. A Zapata vs I Zaitsev |
| 1-0 | 41 |
1989 |
Moscow GMA | C88 Ruy Lopez |
| 16. A Zapata vs Kamsky |
 | 0-1 | 40 |
1990 |
Manila | C60 Ruy Lopez |
| 17. A Zapata vs E Torre |
| ½-½ | 17 |
1990 |
Novi Sad olm (14) CO (14) | C65 Ruy Lopez, Berlin Defense |
| 18. A Zapata vs K Harandi |
| 0-1 | 40 |
1990 |
Novi Sad ol | C78 Ruy Lopez |
| 19. A Zapata vs Kotronias |
| 1-0 | 35 |
1990 |
Novi | C77 Ruy Lopez |
| 20. A Zapata vs F El Taher |
| 1-0 | 63 |
1990 |
Manila izt | C77 Ruy Lopez |
| 21. A Zapata vs Spassky |
| 0-1 | 35 |
1991 |
Salamanca | C95 Ruy Lopez, Closed, Breyer |
| 22. A Zapata vs G Milos |
| ½-½ | 22 |
1991 |
Recife (Brazil) | C78 Ruy Lopez |
| 23. A Zapata vs Anand |
| ½-½ | 36 |
1992 |
Manila | C77 Ruy Lopez |
| 24. A Zapata vs Rohde |
| ½-½ | 54 |
1993 |
World Op, Philadelphia | C60 Ruy Lopez |
| 25. A Zapata vs Dzindzichashvili |
| ½-½ | 10 |
1993 |
Philadelphia op | C62 Ruy Lopez, Old Steinitz Defense |
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