| Game |
| Result | Moves |
Year |
Event/Locale | Opening |
| 1. Sakaev vs R Har-Zvi |
| 1-0 | 53 |
1992 |
Open | E97 King's Indian |
| 2. Sakaev vs Khalifman |
| ½-½ | 10 |
1995 |
Ch Russia | E60 King's Indian Defense |
| 3. Sakaev vs Glek |
| 0-1 | 38 |
1995 |
RUS-ch Elista | E94 King's Indian, Orthodox |
| 4. Sakaev vs Velimirovic |
| 1-0 | 82 |
1996 |
YUG-chT | E90 King's Indian |
| 5. Sakaev vs A Shchekachev |
| ½-½ | 24 |
1998 |
RUS-ch | E63 King's Indian, Fianchetto, Panno Variation |
| 6. Sakaev vs G Grigore |
| 1-0 | 38 |
2000 |
34th Olympiad | E81 King's Indian, Samisch |
| 7. Sakaev vs M Mrva |
| 1-0 | 43 |
2000 |
34th Olympiad | E60 King's Indian Defense |
| 8. Sakaev vs E Alekseev |
| ½-½ | 43 |
2000 |
S.Petersburgo blitz-ch | E81 King's Indian, Samisch |
| 9. Sakaev vs Baklan |
| ½-½ | 60 |
2001 |
ECC | E97 King's Indian |
| 10. Sakaev vs R Polzin |
| 1-0 | 77 |
2001 |
ECC | E81 King's Indian, Samisch |
| 11. Sakaev vs O Sepp |
| 1-0 | 34 |
2001 |
Keres mem open | E81 King's Indian, Samisch |
| 12. Sakaev vs I A Nataf |
| 1-0 | 42 |
2001 |
FIDE WCh KO | E92 King's Indian |
| 13. Sakaev vs T Seeman |
| 1-0 | 65 |
2001 |
Keres mem open | E94 King's Indian, Orthodox |
| 14. Sakaev vs A Volokitin |
| ½-½ | 57 |
2001 |
FIDE WCh KO | E94 King's Indian, Orthodox |
| 15. Sakaev vs V Bachin |
| 1-0 | 58 |
2003 |
56th Russian Championships | E73 King's Indian |
| 16. Sakaev vs Jobava |
| ½-½ | 55 |
2003 |
Dubai op 5th | E80 King's Indian, Samisch Variation |
| 17. Sakaev vs Fedorov |
 | 1-0 | 36 |
2005 |
6th European Individual Championship | E97 King's Indian |
| 18. Sakaev vs N Gouliev |
| 1-0 | 35 |
2005 |
6th European Individual Championship | E70 King's Indian |
| 19. Sakaev vs Fedorov |
| 1-0 | 78 |
2005 |
Aeroflot Open | E97 King's Indian |
| 20. Sakaev vs M Erdogdu |
| 1-0 | 33 |
2005 |
21st European Club Cup | E97 King's Indian |
| 21. Sakaev vs A Shchekachev |
| ½-½ | 55 |
2006 |
Aeroflot Open | E67 King's Indian, Fianchetto |
| 22. Sakaev vs F Amonatov |
| 1-0 | 63 |
2007 |
Russian Superfinals | E91 King's Indian |
| 23. Sakaev vs Svidler |
| ½-½ | 42 |
2007 |
Russian Superfinals | E60 King's Indian Defense |
| 24. Sakaev vs D Kokarev |
| 1-0 | 27 |
2007 |
Russian Championship Higher League | E94 King's Indian, Orthodox |
| 25. Sakaev vs J Skoberne |
| ½-½ | 64 |
2007 |
European Individual Championships | E81 King's Indian, Samisch |
