| Game |
| Result | Moves |
Year |
Event/Locale | Opening |
| 26. J Sriram vs S Safin |
| ½-½ | 55 |
2001 |
Asian Championships | A53 Old Indian |
| 27. S Safin vs Z Sturua |
| ½-½ | 27 |
2001 |
open | E14 Queen's Indian |
| 28. S Safin vs S Yuldashev |
| 0-1 | 40 |
2001 |
Asian Championships | D20 Queen's Gambit Accepted |
| 29. Ulibin vs S Safin |
| ½-½ | 44 |
2001 |
ADCF Masters | C76 Ruy Lopez, Modern Steinitz Defense, Fianchetto Variation |
| 30. P Nikolic vs S Safin |
| 1-0 | 50 |
2001 |
FIDE WCh KO | D15 Queen's Gambit Declined Slav |
| 31. B Reefat vs S Safin |
| ½-½ | 41 |
2001 |
Asian Championships | C69 Ruy Lopez, Exchange, Gligoric Variation, 6.d4 |
| 32. S Safin vs P Kotsur |
| 0-1 | 23 |
2001 |
open | A64 Benoni, Fianchetto, 11...Re8 |
| 33. S Safin vs R Bagirov |
| 0-1 | 108 |
2001 |
ADCF Masters | C14 French, Classical |
| 34. Ponomariov vs S Safin |
| 1-0 | 40 |
2001 |
World Teams | C42 Petrov Defense |
| 35. A Alibaev vs S Safin |
| 0-1 | 42 |
2001 |
open | E92 King's Indian |
| 36. Wang Yue vs S Safin |
 | 0-1 | 65 |
2001 |
Asian Championships | A45 Queen's Pawn Game |
| 37. S Safin vs S Zagrebelny |
| ½-½ | 64 |
2001 |
ADCF Masters | E12 Queen's Indian |
| 38. S Safin vs P Nikolic |
| ½-½ | 42 |
2001 |
FIDE WCh KO | E41 Nimzo-Indian |
| 39. S Safin vs Xu Jun |
| 0-1 | 27 |
2001 |
Asian Championships | D37 Queen's Gambit Declined |
| 40. Fedorov vs S Safin |
 | ½-½ | 43 |
2001 |
open | C39 King's Gambit Accepted |
| 41. T Vakhidov vs S Safin |
| ½-½ | 14 |
2001 |
ADCF Masters | D14 Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, Exchange Variation |
| 42. S Safin vs R Vera |
| ½-½ | 19 |
2001 |
World Teams | D45 Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav |
| 43. A Jasim vs S Safin |
 | 0-1 | 19 |
2001 |
open | C24 Bishop's Opening |
| 44. S Safin vs M Al-Modiahki |
| ½-½ | 70 |
2001 |
Asian Championships | B40 Sicilian |
| 45. M Dzhumaev vs S Safin |
 | 0-1 | 58 |
2001 |
ADCF Masters | B40 Sicilian |
| 46. S Safin vs Dreev |
| ½-½ | 86 |
2001 |
World Teams | D47 Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav |
| 47. J Isaev vs S Safin |
| 0-1 | 84 |
2001 |
Asian Championships | C73 Ruy Lopez, Modern Steinitz Defense |
| 48. A Kunte vs S Safin |
| ½-½ | 59 |
2001 |
open | C75 Ruy Lopez, Modern Steinitz Defense |
| 49. S Safin vs H Toomanian |
| 1-0 | 23 |
2001 |
ADCF Masters | D07 Queen's Gambit Declined, Chigorin Defense |
| 50. S Safin vs Barsov |
| 0-1 | 39 |
2001 |
ADCF Masters | C11 French |