| Game |
| Result | Moves |
Year |
Event/Locale | Opening |
| 1. Chekhov vs A Kovalev |
| ½-½ | 18 |
1990 |
Peer Gynt | E94 King's Indian, Orthodox |
| 2. Shirov vs A Kovalev |
| 1-0 | 42 |
1991 |
BRD 53/621 [Shirov,A] | E94 King's Indian, Orthodox |
| 3. Van Wely vs A Kovalev |
| 1-0 | 39 |
1992 |
Helsinki op | E94 King's Indian, Orthodox |
| 4. Ftacnik vs A Kovalev |
| 0-1 | 52 |
1994 |
Passau | E94 King's Indian, Orthodox |
| 5. Uhlmann vs A Kovalev |
| ½-½ | 22 |
1994 |
Dresden | E94 King's Indian, Orthodox |
| 6. Ftacnik vs A Kovalev |
| 1-0 | 53 |
1995 |
It (open), Hamburg (Germany) | E94 King's Indian, Orthodox |
| 7. Z Almasi vs A Kovalev |
| 1-0 | 56 |
1999 |
EU-chT (Men) | E94 King's Indian, Orthodox |
| 8. A Sumets vs A Kovalev |
| ½-½ | 53 |
2003 |
Osen II | E94 King's Indian, Orthodox |
| 9. Cvek vs A Kovalev |
| 0-1 | 42 |
2005 |
Czech Open | E94 King's Indian, Orthodox |
| 10. T Iljin vs A Kovalev |
| ½-½ | 13 |
2008 |
Alushta Tournaments | E94 King's Indian, Orthodox |
| 11. I Wantola vs A Kovalev |
| 0-1 | 33 |
2009 |
European Club Cup | E94 King's Indian, Orthodox |