Game |
| Result | Moves |
Year | Event/Locale | Opening |
1. Samadov vs Karpov |
 | 0-1 | 45 | 1966 | URS-ch U18 | B15 Caro-Kann |
2. Spassky vs Karpov |
 | ½-½ | 17 | 1974 | Karpov - Spassky Candidates Semifinal | B18 Caro-Kann, Classical |
3. Spassky vs Karpov |
 | ½-½ | 42 | 1974 | Karpov - Spassky Candidates Semifinal | B18 Caro-Kann, Classical |
4. Spassky vs Karpov |
 | 0-1 | 56 | 1974 | Karpov - Spassky Candidates Semifinal | B18 Caro-Kann, Classical |
5. Spassky vs Karpov |
 | ½-½ | 39 | 1974 | Karpov - Spassky Candidates Semifinal | B18 Caro-Kann, Classical |
6. I Radulov vs Karpov |
| ½-½ | 18 | 1974 | Olympiad Final-A | B17 Caro-Kann, Steinitz Variation |
7. Larsen vs Karpov |
 | ½-½ | 43 | 1979 | Montreal | B10 Caro-Kann |
8. Hort vs Karpov |
| ½-½ | 23 | 1979 | Waddinxveen | B18 Caro-Kann, Classical |
9. Kavalek vs Karpov |
| ½-½ | 33 | 1979 | Waddinxveen | B18 Caro-Kann, Classical |
10. Ljubojevic vs Karpov |
| ½-½ | 13 | 1980 | Chess Olympiad | B18 Caro-Kann, Classical |
11. Ljubojevic vs Karpov |
 | 0-1 | 62 | 1981 | Linares | B18 Caro-Kann, Classical |
12. E Torre vs Karpov |
 | ½-½ | 48 | 1981 | Moscow | B18 Caro-Kann, Classical |
13. Beliavsky vs Karpov |
| ½-½ | 42 | 1986 | EUR-Cup Trud-CSKA | B10 Caro-Kann |
14. Morales vs Karpov |
| ½-½ | 25 | 1987 | Simultan | B17 Caro-Kann, Steinitz Variation |
15. A Sokolov vs Karpov |
 | ½-½ | 35 | 1987 | Karpov - Sokolov Candidates Final | B10 Caro-Kann |
16. A Sokolov vs Karpov |
 | ½-½ | 22 | 1987 | Karpov - Sokolov Candidates Final | B17 Caro-Kann, Steinitz Variation |
17. A Sokolov vs Karpov |
 | ½-½ | 37 | 1987 | Karpov - Sokolov Candidates Final | B17 Caro-Kann, Steinitz Variation |
18. A Sokolov vs Karpov |
| ½-½ | 41 | 1987 | Karpov - Sokolov Candidates Final | B17 Caro-Kann, Steinitz Variation |
19. A Sokolov vs Karpov |
 | ½-½ | 75 | 1987 | Karpov - Sokolov Candidates Final | B12 Caro-Kann Defense |
20. A Sokolov vs Karpov |
 | 0-1 | 26 | 1987 | Karpov - Sokolov Candidates Final | B10 Caro-Kann |
21. Tal vs Karpov |
 | 1-0 | 30 | 1987 | SWIFT Blitz | B10 Caro-Kann |
22. Short vs Karpov |
 | 1-0 | 46 | 1987 | SWIFT Blitz | B10 Caro-Kann |
23. Van der Wiel vs Karpov |
 | ½-½ | 30 | 1987 | 1st Euwe Memorial | B17 Caro-Kann, Steinitz Variation |
24. Ljubojevic vs Karpov |
| ½-½ | 16 | 1987 | Bilbao | B10 Caro-Kann |
25. Kasparov vs Karpov |
 | ½-½ | 20 | 1987 | Kasparov - Karpov World Championship Match | B17 Caro-Kann, Steinitz Variation |