EU Ch U20 fin-C Groningen NED· Jan 2 – Dec 31, 1971 | Jan 2 – Dec 31, 1971 | Classical | 13 | 2101 | 30 |
Reggio Emilia ITA Reggio Emilia ITA· Dec 29 – 31, 1971 | Dec 29 – 31, 1971 | Classical | 10 | 2149 | 8 |
EU Ch U20 fin-A Groningen NED· Jan 4 – Dec 31, 1971 | Jan 4 – Dec 31, 1971 | Classical | 16 | 2319 | 21 |
Reggio Emilia 7172 14th Reggio Emilia ITA· Dec 28 – 31, 1971 | Dec 28 – 31, 1971 | Classical | 13 | 2254 | 26 |
EU Ch U20 fin-B Groningen NED· Jan 2 – Dec 31, 1971 | Jan 2 – Dec 31, 1971 | Classical | 19 | 2237 | 44 |
AUS Ch Melbourne AUS· Dec 27 – 30, 1971 | Dec 27 – 30, 1971 | Classical | 35 | 2083 | 53 |
CC Tour San Jose, CA USA· Nov 17 – Dec 29, 1971 | Nov 17 – Dec 29, 1971 | Classical | 7 | 2215 | 6 |
EU Ch U20 qual Groningen NED· Dec 20 – 27, 1971 | Dec 20 – 27, 1971 | Classical | 29 | 2230 | 72 |
| DEN-FRG mBerleburg· Dec 18 – 19, 1971 | Dec 18 – 19, 1971 | Classical | 7 | 2487 | 6 |
Match BRD-DEN Berleburg GER· Dec 18 – 19, 1971 | Dec 18 – 19, 1971 | Classical | 16 | 2347 | 16 |
Alekhine Memorial Moscow RUS· Nov 25 – Dec 18, 1971 | Nov 25 – Dec 18, 1971 | Classical | 20 | 2593 | 70 |
Moscow Moscow RUS· Dec 18, 1971 | Dec 18, 1971 | Classical | 36 | 2389 | 136 |
ROM Ch Bucharest ROU· Nov 22 – Dec 14, 1971 | Nov 22 – Dec 14, 1971 | Classical | 22 | 2306 | 203 |
Edmonton CC Ch Edmonton CAN· Oct 18 – Dec 13, 1971 | Oct 18 – Dec 13, 1971 | Classical | 8 | 2068 | 7 |
Islington Open 7th London ENG· Dec 10 – 12, 1971 | Dec 10 – 12, 1971 | Classical | 98 | 2109 | 103 |
Tatran Cup 19th Novy Smokovec SVK· Nov 28 – Dec 11, 1971 | Nov 28 – Dec 11, 1971 | Classical | 14 | 2312 | 74 |
Novy Smokovec Novy Smokovec SVK· Nov 30 – Dec 11, 1971 | Nov 30 – Dec 11, 1971 | Classical | 14 | 2324 | 16 |
| Lancaster Club ChampionshipLancaster· Jan 12 – Dec 7, 1971 | Jan 12 – Dec 7, 1971 | Classical | 9 | 1742 | 11 |
Portland Portland, OR USA· Mar 7 – Dec 5, 1971 | Mar 7 – Dec 5, 1971 | Classical | 8 | 2080 | 5 |
| 1. division 1971-72· Oct 10 – Dec 5, 1971 | Oct 10 – Dec 5, 1971 | Classical | 12 | 2230 | 9 |
Stary Smokovec Stary Smokovec SVK· Dec 5, 1971 | Dec 5, 1971 | Classical | 8 | 2360 | 6 |
NorthWest Collegiate Ch Portland, OR USA· Dec 4 – 5, 1971 | Dec 4 – 5, 1971 | Classical | 22 | 2281 | 17 |
5. Solidarnosti Skopje MKD· Nov 13 – Dec 2, 1971 | Nov 13 – Dec 2, 1971 | Classical | 15 | 2473 | 13 |
Skopje Solidarnost 5th Skopje MKD· Nov 13 – Dec 2, 1971 | Nov 13 – Dec 2, 1971 | Classical | 20 | 2455 | 84 |
Islington Amateur U190 London ENG· 1971 | 1971 | Classical | 20 | 1867 | 14 |
Islington Major U160 London ENG· 1971 | 1971 | Classical | 24 | 1816 | 13 |
Islington Junior B London ENG· 1971 | 1971 | Classical | 9 | 2128 | 16 |
Islington Junior A London ENG· 1971 | 1971 | Classical | 10 | 2209 | 25 |
Minsk BLR Minsk BLR· 1971 | 1971 | Classical | 13 | 2275 | 9 |
Hastings7172 Hastings ENG· 1971 | 1971 | Classical | 19 | 2476 | 131 |
| Montreal OpenMontreal Open· Nov 20 – 28, 1971 | Nov 20 – 28, 1971 | Classical | 8 | 1662 | 7 |
Montreal Open Montreal CAN· Nov 20 – 28, 1971 | Nov 20 – 28, 1971 | Classical | 7 | 1731 | 5 |
| Moskou-BudapestMoskou-Budapest· Nov 20 – 24, 1971 | Nov 20 – 24, 1971 | Classical | 9 | 2391 | 5 |
| RumaniaRumania· Nov 24, 1971 | Nov 24, 1971 | Classical | 21 | 2209 | 15 |
URS-HUN m Moscow RUS· Nov 18 – 24, 1971 | Nov 18 – 24, 1971 | Classical | 27 | 2405 | 44 |
| VancouverVancouver· Nov 21, 1971 | Nov 21, 1971 | Classical | 10 | 2397 | 6 |
| BC Candidate MastersVancouver· Nov 20 – 21, 1971 | Nov 20 – 21, 1971 | Classical | 9 | 2275 | 8 |
Toronto-Tch 1971-72 Toronto CAN· Oct 31 – Nov 14, 1971 | Oct 31 – Nov 14, 1971 | Classical | 7 | 2129 | 6 |
Tucuman tt Tucuman ARG· Nov 2 – 9, 1971 | Nov 2 – 9, 1971 | Classical | 30 | 2221 | 33 |
Pan American Team Ch Tucuman ARG· Oct 30 – Nov 9, 1971 | Oct 30 – Nov 9, 1971 | Classical | 17 | 2343 | 15 |
Tucuman tt Tucuman ARG Tucuman tt Tucuman ARG· Nov 4, 1971 | Nov 4, 1971 | Classical | 19 | 2210 | 14 |
URS-YUG Erevan ARM· 1971 | 1971 | Classical | 14 | 2457 | 11 |
| Yerevan URS-YUGYerevan URS-YUG· 1971 | 1971 | Classical | 5 | 2516 | 5 |
Moscow RUS Moscow RUS· 1971 | 1971 | Classical | 38 | 2451 | 39 |
Leipzig SGL 10th Leipzig GER· 1971 | 1971 | Classical | 24 | 2228 | 42 |
Amsterdam m ch-NED Amsterdam m ch-NED· 1971 | 1971 | Classical | 3 | 2477 | 11 |
| ENG-NEDBlackfriars, London· Oct 30 – 31, 1971 | Oct 30 – 31, 1971 | Classical | 6 | 2394 | 5 |
Halloween Open Burnaby CAN· Oct 30 – 31, 1971 | Oct 30 – 31, 1971 | Classical | 10 | 2026 | 10 |
| DenmarkDenmark· Oct 31, 1971 | Oct 31, 1971 | Classical | 11 | 2135 | 6 |
| GBR-NEDLondon, Blackfriars· Oct 30 – 31, 1971 | Oct 30 – 31, 1971 | Classical | 9 | 2438 | 8 |