| Game |
| Result | Moves |
Year |
Event/Locale | Opening |
| 1. Minev vs J L Vilela |
| ½-½ | 17 |
1972 |
Capablanca mem | A56 Benoni Defense |
| 2. J L Vilela vs J Lechtynsky |
| ½-½ | 27 |
1978 |
Decin 8th | D43 Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav |
| 3. J L Vilela vs Tal |
| ½-½ | 44 |
1979 |
Tallinn | A21 English |
| 4. J L Vilela vs B Rytov |
| ½-½ | 56 |
1979 |
Tallinn Keres mem EST | A31 English, Symmetrical, Benoni Formation |
| 5. J L Vilela vs Vasiukov |
| ½-½ | 40 |
1979 |
Prague Bohemians | E91 King's Indian |
| 6. A Vooremaa vs J L Vilela |
| ½-½ | 113 |
1979 |
Tallinn Keres mem EST | B40 Sicilian |
| 7. J Lechtynsky vs J L Vilela |
| ½-½ | 82 |
1979 |
Decin | E12 Queen's Indian |
| 8. J L Vilela vs Christiansen |
| ½-½ | 25 |
1979 |
It (cat.11) | A25 English |
| 9. J L Vilela vs A Veingold |
| ½-½ | 42 |
1979 |
Tallinn Keres mem EST | A16 English |
| 10. J L Vilela vs K Osmanovic |
| ½-½ | 16 |
1979 |
Decin | D39 Queen's Gambit Declined, Ragozin, Vienna Variation |
| 11. J L Vilela vs J Ambroz |
| ½-½ | 29 |
1979 |
Prague Bohemians | A28 English |
| 12. J L Vilela vs I Nei |
| ½-½ | 68 |
1979 |
Tallinn Keres mem EST | D13 Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, Exchange Variation |
| 13. J L Vilela vs G Timoshchenko |
| ½-½ | 28 |
1981 |
Bayamo | D14 Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, Exchange Variation |
| 14. J Lechtynsky vs J L Vilela |
| ½-½ | 34 |
1981 |
It a | E13 Queen's Indian, 4.Nc3, Main line |
| 15. R Tischbierek vs J L Vilela |
| ½-½ | 54 |
1981 |
It a | E15 Queen's Indian |
| 16. R Vera vs J L Vilela |
| ½-½ | 17 |
1981 |
Bayamo | E39 Nimzo-Indian, Classical, Pirc Variation |
| 17. J Adamski vs J L Vilela |
| ½-½ | 21 |
1981 |
It a | E15 Queen's Indian |
| 18. J L Vilela vs B Malich |
| ½-½ | 24 |
1981 |
It a | D11 Queen's Gambit Declined Slav |
| 19. J L Vilela vs M Pavlov |
| ½-½ | 35 |
1981 |
It a | E97 King's Indian |
| 20. J L Vilela vs N Alexandria |
| ½-½ | 29 |
1981 |
It a | E12 Queen's Indian |
| 21. J L Vilela vs Chekhov |
| ½-½ | 25 |
1981 |
It a | D44 Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav |
| 22. U Boensch vs J L Vilela |
| ½-½ | 18 |
1981 |
It a | A30 English, Symmetrical |
| 23. J L Vilela vs R Vera |
| ½-½ | 50 |
1982 |
CUB-ch | D30 Queen's Gambit Declined |
| 24. W Schmidt vs J L Vilela |
| ½-½ | 27 |
1982 |
Rubinstein mem | A75 Benoni, Classical with ...a6 and 10...Bg4 |
| 25. J L Vilela vs J Ye |
| ½-½ | 29 |
1982 |
Lucerne olm | A61 Benoni |