| Game |
| Result | Moves |
Year |
Event/Locale | Opening |
| 1. A Kovalev vs Smirin |
| 0-1 | 39 |
1987 |
BLR-ch | B70 Sicilian, Dragon Variation |
| 2. A Kovalev vs Khalifman |
| ½-½ | 14 |
1988 |
Ch URS (1 liga) (cat.10) | B58 Sicilian |
| 3. A Kovalev vs Yermolinsky |
| 1-0 | 37 |
1988 |
URS-OT56 Blagoveshchensk | B62 Sicilian, Richter-Rauzer |
| 4. A Kovalev vs Jansa |
 | 1-0 | 51 |
1990 |
Gausdal Peer-Gynt | B43 Sicilian, Kan, 5.Nc3 |
| 5. A Kovalev vs Leko |
| 1-0 | 43 |
1991 |
Munchen 53/192 | B65 Sicilian, Richter-Rauzer Attack, 7...Be7 Defense, 9...Nxd4 |
| 6. A Kovalev vs A Fernandes |
| 1-0 | 39 |
1992 |
EU-chT (Men) | B29 Sicilian, Nimzovich-Rubinstein |
| 7. A Kovalev vs Robatsch |
| 1-0 | 55 |
1992 |
tt ch Europe | B61 Sicilian, Richter-Rauzer, Larsen Variation, 7.Qd2 |
| 8. A Kovalev vs Baburin |
| 0-1 | 36 |
1993 |
Boblingen op | B92 Sicilian, Najdorf, Opocensky Variation |
| 9. A Kovalev vs A Bangiev |
| 1-0 | 43 |
1993 |
Bundesliga | B90 Sicilian, Najdorf |
| 10. A Kovalev vs Kleeschaetzky Ralf |
| 1-0 | 11 |
1994 |
Berlin (Germany) | B30 Sicilian |
| 11. A Kovalev vs Christiansen |
| ½-½ | 33 |
1994 |
Tilburg (Netherlands) | B22 Sicilian, Alapin |
| 12. A Kovalev vs Taimanov |
| ½-½ | 24 |
1995 |
Minsk | B46 Sicilian, Taimanov Variation |
| 13. A Kovalev vs Krasenkow |
| 0-1 | 43 |
1995 |
cat.8 | B33 Sicilian |
| 14. A Kovalev vs Ftacnik |
| ½-½ | 32 |
1995 |
BL 9495 | B23 Sicilian, Closed |
| 15. A Kovalev vs Christiansen |
| ½-½ | 20 |
1996 |
It (open) (active) | B30 Sicilian |
| 16. A Kovalev vs Ilincic |
| 0-1 | 27 |
1998 |
ECC Qualifier Gp 7 | B50 Sicilian |
| 17. A Kovalev vs V Malakhov |
| 0-1 | 23 |
1998 |
Zepter op | B27 Sicilian |
| 18. A Kovalev vs A Korotylev |
| 0-1 | 70 |
1999 |
October GM | B66 Sicilian, Richter-Rauzer Attack, 7...a6 |
| 19. A Kovalev vs V Georgiev |
| 0-1 | 58 |
1999 |
EU-chT (Men) | B30 Sicilian |
| 20. A Kovalev vs C Ionescu |
| 0-1 | 57 |
1999 |
EU-chT (Men) | B43 Sicilian, Kan, 5.Nc3 |
| 21. A Kovalev vs J Gallagher |
| 1-0 | 53 |
1999 |
EU-chT (Men) | B92 Sicilian, Najdorf, Opocensky Variation |
| 22. A Kovalev vs Z Rahman |
| 1-0 | 53 |
2000 |
Istanbul ol (Men) | B47 Sicilian, Taimanov (Bastrikov) Variation |
| 23. A Kovalev vs K Supatashvili |
| 1-0 | 37 |
2001 |
EuTCh | B62 Sicilian, Richter-Rauzer |
| 24. A Kovalev vs K Miton |
 | 1-0 | 41 |
2001 |
TCh-POL | B30 Sicilian |
| 25. A Kovalev vs V Rasik |
| ½-½ | 77 |
2001 |
Czech Extra League 2000-1 | B28 Sicilian, O'Kelly Variation |