| Game |
| Result | Moves |
Year |
Event/Locale | Opening |
| 1101. Karjakin vs Jakovenko |
| ½-½ | 63 |
2012 |
Russian Superfinals (Tiebreak) | C65 Ruy Lopez, Berlin Defense |
| 1102. Mamedyarov vs Karjakin |
 | 1-0 | 53 |
2012 |
FIDE Grand Prix Tashkent | E15 Queen's Indian |
| 1103. A Ismagambetov vs Karjakin |
| 0-1 | 32 |
2012 |
World Rapid Championship | D12 Queen's Gambit Declined Slav |
| 1104. Le Quang Liem vs Karjakin |
| ½-½ | 35 |
2012 |
World Blitz Championship | A07 King's Indian Attack |
| 1105. Carlsen vs Karjakin |
| 1-0 | 40 |
2012 |
World Blitz Championship | C65 Ruy Lopez, Berlin Defense |
| 1106. Onischuk vs Karjakin |
| ½-½ | 31 |
2012 |
Chess Olympiad | E06 Catalan, Closed, 5.Nf3 |
| 1107. Karjakin vs Leko |
| 1-0 | 61 |
2012 |
SportAccord World Mind Games (Men's Blitz) | C78 Ruy Lopez |
| 1108. Karjakin vs Aronian |
| 0-1 | 42 |
2012 |
Tata Steel | C78 Ruy Lopez |
| 1109. Radjabov vs Karjakin |
| 0-1 | 64 |
2012 |
World Rapid Championship | C54 Giuoco Piano |
| 1110. G Meier vs Karjakin |
| ½-½ | 56 |
2012 |
Dortmund | D12 Queen's Gambit Declined Slav |
| 1111. Karjakin vs Carlsen |
| ½-½ | 35 |
2012 |
Bilbao Masters | C18 French, Winawer |
| 1112. Ding Liren vs Karjakin |
| 0-1 | 31 |
2012 |
SportAccord World Mind Games (Men's Blitz) | D20 Queen's Gambit Accepted |
| 1113. Karjakin vs I Nepomniachtchi |
| 1-0 | 48 |
2012 |
Piterenka Blitz | B07 Pirc |
| 1114. Karjakin vs Kamsky |
| 0-1 | 40 |
2012 |
Tata Steel | C78 Ruy Lopez |
| 1115. Grischuk vs Karjakin |
| ½-½ | 17 |
2012 |
World Blitz Championship | C67 Ruy Lopez |
| 1116. D Andreikin vs Karjakin |
| ½-½ | 22 |
2012 |
Russian Superfinals | C69 Ruy Lopez, Exchange, Gligoric Variation, 6.d4 |
| 1117. Karjakin vs Leko |
| ½-½ | 43 |
2012 |
FIDE Grand Prix Tashkent | D38 Queen's Gambit Declined, Ragozin Variation |
| 1118. Karjakin vs Ding Liren |
| 0-1 | 33 |
2012 |
SportAccord World Mind Games (Men's Blindfold) | B12 Caro-Kann Defense |
| 1119. Morozevich vs Karjakin |
| ½-½ | 40 |
2012 |
Russian Team Championships | E05 Catalan, Open, Classical line |
| 1120. Karjakin vs Radjabov |
| ½-½ | 30 |
2012 |
World Blitz Championship | B32 Sicilian |
| 1121. Morozevich vs Karjakin |
| ½-½ | 49 |
2012 |
World Blitz Championship | E32 Nimzo-Indian, Classical |
| 1122. Karjakin vs Bu Xiangzhi |
| ½-½ | 31 |
2012 |
Chess Olympiad | C42 Petrov Defense |
| 1123. Karjakin vs Morozevich |
| ½-½ | 47 |
2012 |
SportAccord World Mind Games (Men's Rapid) | B49 Sicilian, Taimanov Variation |
| 1124. Bologan vs Karjakin |
| 0-1 | 48 |
2012 |
World Rapid Championship | C84 Ruy Lopez, Closed |
| 1125. Karjakin vs Naiditsch |
| ½-½ | 59 |
2012 |
Dortmund | C67 Ruy Lopez |
