| Game |
| Result | Moves |
Year |
Event/Locale | Opening |
| 1. A Carpinter vs M F Littleton |
 | ½-½ | 20 |
1972 |
Skopje ol (Men) final-C | C72 Ruy Lopez, Modern Steinitz Defense, 5.O-O |
| 2. R Wansink vs A Carpinter |
| 0-1 | 62 |
1974 |
South Island Championship | B35 Sicilian, Accelerated Fianchetto, Modern Variation with Bc4 |
| 3. A Day vs A Carpinter |
| 1-0 | 41 |
1975 |
82nd New Zealand Championship | B03 Alekhine's Defense |
| 4. A Carpinter vs O Sarapu |
 | 1-0 | 35 |
1975 |
82nd New Zealand Championship | E91 King's Indian |
| 5. A Pomeroy vs A Carpinter |
| ½-½ | 27 |
1975 |
NZL-ch | B39 Sicilian, Accelerated Fianchetto, Breyer Variation |
| 6. A Sykes vs A Carpinter |
| 0-1 | 25 |
1976 |
3rd Winstones Tournament | D86 Grunfeld, Exchange |
| 7. A Carpinter vs L Aptekar |
 | 1-0 | 38 |
1977 |
Auckland Open Ch | A44 Old Benoni Defense |
| 8. C Laird vs A Carpinter |
| ½-½ | 36 |
1977 |
4th Winstones Tt | A49 King's Indian, Fianchetto without c4 |
| 9. O Sarapu vs A Carpinter |
 | 1-0 | 33 |
1977 |
84th New Zealand Championship | B31 Sicilian, Rossolimo Variation |
| 10. B Marsick vs A Carpinter |
| 0-1 | 45 |
1977 |
4th Winstones Tt | B09 Pirc, Austrian Attack |
| 11. A Carpinter vs R Nokes |
| 1-0 | 42 |
1979 |
NZL-ch | A28 English |
| 12. A Carpinter vs P S Spiller |
| 1-0 | 46 |
1979 |
Jenkins Trophy Challenge | D91 Grunfeld, 5.Bg5 |
| 13. A Carpinter vs P B Weir |
| 1-0 | 34 |
1979 |
6th Winstones Tt | A28 English |
| 14. A Carpinter vs R Nokes |
| ½-½ | 41 |
1979 |
87th New Zealand Championship | A28 English |
| 15. R W Smith vs A Carpinter |
| 0-1 | 47 |
1979 |
87th New Zealand Ch | B09 Pirc, Austrian Attack |
| 16. K Jensen vs A Carpinter |
| 1-0 | 36 |
1979 |
North Shore Congress | E06 Catalan, Closed, 5.Nf3 |
| 17. A Carpinter vs P Stuart |
| ½-½ | 54 |
1980 |
NZL-ch | A80 Dutch |
| 18. A Carpinter vs L Aptekar |
| 0-1 | 49 |
1980 |
NZL-ch | E10 Queen's Pawn Game |
| 19. L Aptekar vs A Carpinter |
 | 0-1 | 40 |
1980 |
North Island versus South Island Match | B00 Uncommon King's Pawn Opening |
| 20. N Metge vs A Carpinter |
| 1-0 | 57 |
1980 |
87th New Zealand Ch | D37 Queen's Gambit Declined |
| 21. O Sarapu vs A Carpinter |
| 1-0 | 28 |
1980 |
87th New Zealand Ch | B07 Pirc |