| 1st round — 3rd February 1972 |
| Martz, William |
 |
|
1 - 0 |
2420 |
 |
IM Medina García, Antonio Ángel |
| IM García Martínez, Silvino |
 |
2340 |
½ - ½ |
2340 |
 |
Palacios de la Prida, Ernesto |
| Bellón López, Juan Manuel |
 |
2325 |
½ - ½ |
2290 |
 |
Cordovil, João Maria |
| IM Durão, Joaquim Manuel |
 |
2280 |
0 - 1 |
2470 |
 |
IM Hecht, Hans-Joachim |
| GM Pomar Salamanca, Arturo |
 |
2510 |
1 - 0 |
2340 |
 |
Schaufelberger, Heinz |
| GM Browne, Walter Shawn |
 |
2500 |
1 - 0 |
2520 |
 |
GM Benko, Pal |
| 1.-4. Hecht, Browne, Martz, Pomar Salamanca 1; 5.-8. Bellón López, García Martínez, Palacios de la Prida, Cordovil ½; 9.-12. Benko, Durão, Medina García, Schaufelberger 0; |
| 2nd round — 4th February 1972 |
| Palacios de la Prida, Ernesto |
 |
2340 |
1 - 0 |
2325 |
 |
Bellón López, Juan Manuel |
| IM Hecht, Hans-Joachim |
 |
2470 |
½ - ½ |
2510 |
 |
GM Pomar Salamanca, Arturo |
| Cordovil, João Maria |
 |
2290 |
0 - 1 |
2280 |
 |
IM Durão, Joaquim Manuel |
| IM Medina García, Antonio Ángel |
 |
2420 |
½ - ½ |
2340 |
 |
Schaufelberger, Heinz |
| GM Benko, Pal |
 |
2520 |
½ - ½ |
2340 |
 |
IM García Martínez, Silvino |
| Martz, William |
 |
|
½ - ½ |
2500 |
 |
GM Browne, Walter Shawn |
| 1.-5. Hecht, Browne, Martz, Pomar Salamanca, Palacios de la Prida 1½; 6.-7. García Martínez, Durão 1; 8.-12. Bellón López, Benko, Medina García, Cordovil, Schaufelberger ½; |
| 3rd round — 5th February 1972 |
| GM Browne, Walter Shawn |
 |
2500 |
½ - ½ |
2420 |
 |
IM Medina García, Antonio Ángel |
| Bellón López, Juan Manuel |
 |
2325 |
½ - ½ |
2520 |
 |
GM Benko, Pal |
| IM Durão, Joaquim Manuel |
 |
2280 |
½ - ½ |
2340 |
 |
Palacios de la Prida, Ernesto |
| Schaufelberger, Heinz |
 |
2340 |
0 - 1 |
2470 |
 |
IM Hecht, Hans-Joachim |
| GM Pomar Salamanca, Arturo |
 |
2510 |
1 - 0 |
2290 |
 |
Cordovil, João Maria |
| IM García Martínez, Silvino |
 |
2340 |
½ - ½ |
|
 |
Martz, William |
| 1.-2. Hecht, Pomar Salamanca 2½; 3.-5. Browne, Martz, Palacios de la Prida 2; 6.-7. García Martínez, Durão 1½; 8.-10. Bellón López, Benko, Medina García 1; 11.-12. Cordovil, Schaufelberger ½; |
| 4th round — 6th February 1972 |
| Palacios de la Prida, Ernesto |
 |
2340 |
½ - ½ |
2510 |
 |
GM Pomar Salamanca, Arturo |
| IM Medina García, Antonio Ángel |
 |
2420 |
0 - 1 |
2470 |
 |
IM Hecht, Hans-Joachim |
| Martz, William |
 |
|
½ - ½ |
2325 |
 |
Bellón López, Juan Manuel |
| GM Browne, Walter Shawn |
 |
2500 |
½ - ½ |
2340 |
 |
IM García Martínez, Silvino |
| GM Benko, Pal |
 |
2520 |
½ - ½ |
2280 |
 |
IM Durão, Joaquim Manuel |
| Cordovil, João Maria |
 |
2290 |
1 - 0 |
2340 |
 |
Schaufelberger, Heinz |
| 1. Hecht 3½; 2. Pomar Salamanca 3; 3.-5. Browne, Martz, Palacios de la Prida 2½; 6.-7. García Martínez, Durão 2; 8.-10. Bellón López, Benko, Cordovil 1½; 11. Medina García 1; 12. Schaufelberger ½; |
| 5th round — 7th February 1972 |
| Schaufelberger, Heinz |
 |
2340 |
½ - ½ |
2340 |
 |
Palacios de la Prida, Ernesto |
| GM Pomar Salamanca, Arturo |
 |
2510 |
½ - ½ |
2520 |
 |
GM Benko, Pal |
| IM Hecht, Hans-Joachim |
 |
2470 |
1 - 0 |
2290 |
 |
Cordovil, João Maria |
| IM Durão, Joaquim Manuel |
 |
2280 |
0 - 1 |
|
 |
Martz, William |
| Bellón López, Juan Manuel |
 |
2325 |
1 - 0 |
2500 |
 |
GM Browne, Walter Shawn |
| IM García Martínez, Silvino |
 |
2340 |
½ - ½ |
2420 |
 |
IM Medina García, Antonio Ángel |
| 1. Hecht 4½; 2.-3. Martz, Pomar Salamanca 3½; 4. Palacios de la Prida 3; 5.-7. Browne, Bellón López, García Martínez 2½; 8.-9. Benko, Durão 2; 10.-11. Medina García, Cordovil 1½; 12. Schaufelberger 1; |
| 6th round — 8th February 1972 |
| GM Benko, Pal |
 |
2520 |
½ - ½ |
2340 |
 |
Schaufelberger, Heinz |
| Palacios de la Prida, Ernesto |
 |
2340 |
0 - 1 |
2470 |
 |
IM Hecht, Hans-Joachim |
| IM Medina García, Antonio Ángel |
 |
2420 |
½ - ½ |
2290 |
 |
Cordovil, João Maria |
| Martz, William |
 |
|
½ - ½ |
2510 |
 |
GM Pomar Salamanca, Arturo |
| IM García Martínez, Silvino |
 |
2340 |
½ - ½ |
2325 |
 |
Bellón López, Juan Manuel |
| GM Browne, Walter Shawn |
 |
2500 |
½ - ½ |
2280 |
 |
IM Durão, Joaquim Manuel |
| 1. Hecht 5½; 2.-3. Martz, Pomar Salamanca 4; 4.-7. Browne, Bellón López, García Martínez, Palacios de la Prida 3; 8.-9. Benko, Durão 2½; 10.-11. Medina García, Cordovil 2; 12. Schaufelberger 1½; |
| 7th round — 9th February 1972 |
| Schaufelberger, Heinz |
 |
2340 |
0 - 1 |
|
 |
Martz, William |
| GM Pomar Salamanca, Arturo |
 |
2510 |
0 - 1 |
2500 |
 |
GM Browne, Walter Shawn |
| IM Hecht, Hans-Joachim |
 |
2470 |
½ - ½ |
2520 |
 |
GM Benko, Pal |
| IM Durão, Joaquim Manuel |
 |
2280 |
½ - ½ |
2340 |
 |
IM García Martínez, Silvino |
| Cordovil, João Maria |
 |
2290 |
0 - 1 |
2340 |
 |
Palacios de la Prida, Ernesto |
| Bellón López, Juan Manuel |
 |
2325 |
1 - 0 |
2420 |
 |
IM Medina García, Antonio Ángel |
| 1. Hecht 6; 2. Martz 5; 3.-6. Browne, Bellón López, Pomar Salamanca, Palacios de la Prida 4; 7. García Martínez 3½; 8.-9. Benko, Durão 3; 10.-11. Medina García, Cordovil 2; 12. Schaufelberger 1½; |
| 8th round — 10th February 1972 |
| IM Medina García, Antonio Ángel |
 |
2420 |
1 - 0 |
2340 |
 |
Palacios de la Prida, Ernesto |
| Martz, William |
 |
|
0 - 1 |
2470 |
 |
IM Hecht, Hans-Joachim |
| IM García Martínez, Silvino |
 |
2340 |
1 - 0 |
2510 |
 |
GM Pomar Salamanca, Arturo |
| GM Browne, Walter Shawn |
 |
2500 |
½ - ½ |
2340 |
 |
Schaufelberger, Heinz |
| GM Benko, Pal |
 |
2520 |
1 - 0 |
2290 |
 |
Cordovil, João Maria |
| Bellón López, Juan Manuel |
 |
2325 |
1 - 0 |
2280 |
 |
IM Durão, Joaquim Manuel |
| 1. Hecht 7; 2.-3. Martz, Bellón López 5; 4.-5. Browne, García Martínez 4½; 6.-8. Benko, Pomar Salamanca, Palacios de la Prida 4; 9.-10. Durão, Medina García 3; 11.-12. Cordovil, Schaufelberger 2; |
| 9th round — 11th February 1972 |
| Schaufelberger, Heinz |
 |
2340 |
½ - ½ |
2340 |
 |
IM García Martínez, Silvino |
| GM Pomar Salamanca, Arturo |
 |
2510 |
½ - ½ |
2325 |
 |
Bellón López, Juan Manuel |
| Palacios de la Prida, Ernesto |
 |
2340 |
0 - 1 |
2520 |
 |
GM Benko, Pal |
| IM Hecht, Hans-Joachim |
 |
2470 |
0 - 1 |
2500 |
 |
GM Browne, Walter Shawn |
| IM Durão, Joaquim Manuel |
 |
2280 |
½ - ½ |
2420 |
 |
IM Medina García, Antonio Ángel |
| Cordovil, João Maria |
 |
2290 |
½ - ½ |
|
 |
Martz, William |
| 1. Hecht 7; 2.-4. Browne, Martz, Bellón López 5½; 5.-6. Benko, García Martínez 5; 7. Pomar Salamanca 4½; 8. Palacios de la Prida 4; 9.-10. Durão, Medina García 3½; 11.-12. Cordovil, Schaufelberger 2½; |
| 10th round — 12th February 1972 |
| IM Medina García, Antonio Ángel |
 |
2420 |
0 - 1 |
2520 |
 |
GM Benko, Pal |
| Martz, William |
 |
|
1 - 0 |
2340 |
 |
Palacios de la Prida, Ernesto |
| IM García Martínez, Silvino |
 |
2340 |
½ - ½ |
2470 |
 |
IM Hecht, Hans-Joachim |
| IM Durão, Joaquim Manuel |
 |
2280 |
½ - ½ |
2510 |
 |
GM Pomar Salamanca, Arturo |
| GM Browne, Walter Shawn |
 |
2500 |
1 - 0 |
2290 |
 |
Cordovil, João Maria |
| Bellón López, Juan Manuel |
 |
2325 |
1 - 0 |
2340 |
 |
Schaufelberger, Heinz |
| 1. Hecht 7½; 2.-4. Browne, Martz, Bellón López 6½; 5. Benko 6; 6. García Martínez 5½; 7. Pomar Salamanca 5; 8.-9. Durão, Palacios de la Prida 4; 10. Medina García 3½; 11.-12. Cordovil, Schaufelberger 2½; |
| 11th round — 13th February 1972 |
| IM Hecht, Hans-Joachim |
 |
2470 |
1 - 0 |
2325 |
 |
Bellón López, Juan Manuel |
| Cordovil, João Maria |
 |
2290 |
½ - ½ |
2340 |
 |
IM García Martínez, Silvino |
| GM Benko, Pal |
 |
2520 |
½ - ½ |
|
 |
Martz, William |
| Schaufelberger, Heinz |
 |
2340 |
0 - 1 |
2280 |
 |
IM Durão, Joaquim Manuel |
| GM Pomar Salamanca, Arturo |
 |
2510 |
½ - ½ |
2420 |
 |
IM Medina García, Antonio Ángel |
| Palacios de la Prida, Ernesto |
 |
2340 |
0 - 1 |
2500 |
 |
GM Browne, Walter Shawn |
| 1. Hecht 8½; 2. Browne 7½; 3. Martz 7; 4.-5. Bellón López, Benko 6½; 6. García Martínez 6; 7. Pomar Salamanca 5½; 8. Durão 5; 9.-10. Palacios de la Prida, Medina García 4; 11. Cordovil 3; 12. Schaufelberger 2½; |