| Game |
| Result | Moves |
Year |
Event/Locale | Opening |
| 1. P Garbett vs P Fraemohs |
| 1-0 | 24 |
1971 |
New Zealand Championship | C69 Ruy Lopez, Exchange, Gligoric Variation, 6.d4 |
| 2. P Garbett vs O Sarapu |
| 0-1 | 23 |
1973 |
New Zealand Championship | C11 French |
| 3. P Garbett vs P Hensman |
| 1-0 | 33 |
1974 |
New Zealand Championship | C11 French |
| 4. P Garbett vs Jansa |
| 0-1 | 29 |
1974 |
Nice | B46 Sicilian, Taimanov Variation |
| 5. P Garbett vs Ghitescu |
| ½-½ | 26 |
1974 |
21st Olympiad | B93 Sicilian, Najdorf, 6.f4 |
| 6. P Garbett vs A Day |
| 1-0 | 26 |
1974 |
? | C43 Petrov, Modern Attack |
| 7. P Garbett vs L O Choong |
| 1-0 | 36 |
1974 |
21st Olympiad | B93 Sicilian, Najdorf, 6.f4 |
| 8. J R Jackson vs P Garbett |
| 0-1 | 25 |
1974 |
New Zealand Championship | B80 Sicilian, Scheveningen |
| 9. R Wansink vs P Garbett |
| 0-1 | 26 |
1974 |
New Zealand Championship | B40 Sicilian |
| 10. O Sarapu vs P Garbett |
| 1-0 | 56 |
1974 |
New Zealand Championship | E45 Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3, Bronstein (Byrne) Variation |
| 11. P Garbett vs R C Balinas |
| 1-0 | 42 |
1975 |
Zonal Tournament | B93 Sicilian, Najdorf, 6.f4 |
| 12. O Sarapu vs P Garbett |
| ½-½ | 58 |
1975 |
82nd New Zealand Championship | B40 Sicilian |
| 13. P Garbett vs G Lambert |
| 1-0 | 49 |
1975 |
Australian Open | B08 Pirc, Classical |
| 14. O Sarapu vs P Garbett |
| 1-0 | 24 |
1975 |
Easter Tournament | D94 Grunfeld |
| 15. A Pomeroy vs P Garbett |
| 0-1 | 31 |
1975 |
NZL-ch | B80 Sicilian, Scheveningen |
| 16. J Sampouw vs P Garbett |
| 0-1 | 47 |
1975 |
Zonal Tournament | A01 Nimzovich-Larsen Attack |
| 17. R W Smith vs P Garbett |
| 0-1 | 80 |
1976 |
North Island Ch | A48 King's Indian |
| 18. P Garbett vs P B Weir |
| 1-0 | 26 |
1976 |
Auckland University Open Tt | C66 Ruy Lopez |
| 19. O Sarapu vs P Garbett |
 | 1-0 | 38 |
1976 |
New Zealand Championship | D10 Queen's Gambit Declined Slav |
| 20. L E Whitehouse vs P Garbett |
| 0-1 | 27 |
1976 |
North Island Ch | A49 King's Indian, Fianchetto without c4 |
| 21. P Garbett vs J Sampouw |
| 1-0 | 58 |
1976 |
Asian Masters Tournament | C78 Ruy Lopez |
| 22. P Garbett vs P Stuart |
| ½-½ | 35 |
1976 |
North Island Ch | B40 Sicilian |
| 23. P Garbett vs P D Hawkes |
| 1-0 | 33 |
1976 |
North Island Ch | C63 Ruy Lopez, Schliemann Defense |
| 24. D G Johnstone vs P Garbett |
| 0-1 | 28 |
1976 |
North Island Ch | B23 Sicilian, Closed |
| 25. P Garbett vs Leonhardt |
 | 1-0 | 34 |
1976 |
Northshore Club Championship | B50 Sicilian |