| Game |
| Result | Moves |
Year |
Event/Locale | Opening |
| 1. N Khomenko vs Karjakin |
| 0-1 | 45 |
2000 |
Ukrainian Team ch | B90 Sicilian, Najdorf |
| 2. G Kuzmin vs Karjakin |
 | 1-0 | 39 |
2000 |
Ukrainian Team ch | B20 Sicilian |
| 3. V Laznicka vs Karjakin |
| 0-1 | 25 |
2001 |
EYCC B14 | B93 Sicilian, Najdorf, 6.f4 |
| 4. V Komliakov vs Karjakin |
| ½-½ | 42 |
2001 |
2nd Governor's Cup | B50 Sicilian |
| 5. L Lenic vs Karjakin |
 | 0-1 | 31 |
2001 |
EYCC B14 | B87 Sicilian, Fischer-Sozin with ...a6 and ...b5 |
| 6. A Susilodinata vs Karjakin |
| 0-1 | 107 |
2001 |
WYB12 | B92 Sicilian, Najdorf, Opocensky Variation |
| 7. S Kalugin vs Karjakin |
| ½-½ | 34 |
2001 |
Nikolaev UKR | B22 Sicilian, Alapin |
| 8. I Khairullin vs Karjakin |
| ½-½ | 40 |
2001 |
WYB12 | B22 Sicilian, Alapin |
| 9. S Zavgorodniy vs Karjakin |
| 1-0 | 60 |
2001 |
Nikolaev UKR | B51 Sicilian, Canal-Sokolsky (Rossolimo) Attack |
| 10. Y Zinchenko vs Karjakin |
| ½-½ | 41 |
2001 |
UKR-ch U14 | B22 Sicilian, Alapin |
| 11. G Rohit vs Karjakin |
| 0-1 | 49 |
2001 |
WYB12 | B50 Sicilian |
| 12. Kupreichik vs Karjakin |
| ½-½ | 34 |
2001 |
2nd Governor's Cup | B90 Sicilian, Najdorf |
| 13. Kulaots vs Karjakin |
| ½-½ | 35 |
2002 |
Aeroflot Open | B90 Sicilian, Najdorf |
| 14. Judit Polgar vs Karjakin |
| ½-½ | 70 |
2002 |
Superstars Hotel Bali | B87 Sicilian, Fischer-Sozin with ...a6 and ...b5 |
| 15. A Polivanov vs Karjakin |
| ½-½ | 41 |
2002 |
Sudak UKR | B95 Sicilian, Najdorf, 6...e6 |
| 16. Ponomariov vs Karjakin |
| ½-½ | 42 |
2002 |
Superstars Hotel Bali | B90 Sicilian, Najdorf |
| 17. Topalov vs Karjakin |
 | 1-0 | 54 |
2002 |
FIDE GP | B51 Sicilian, Canal-Sokolsky (Rossolimo) Attack |
| 18. G Kuzmin vs Karjakin |
| ½-½ | 12 |
2002 |
Sudak UKR | B52 Sicilian, Canal-Sokolsky (Rossolimo) Attack |
| 19. Movsesian vs Karjakin |
| 1-0 | 43 |
2002 |
EU-ch blitz | B91 Sicilian, Najdorf, Zagreb (Fianchetto) Variation |
| 20. G Kuzmin vs Karjakin |
| 0-1 | 53 |
2002 |
Aeroflot Open | B90 Sicilian, Najdorf |
| 21. McShane vs Karjakin |
 | 1-0 | 60 |
2002 |
Hastings 2002 | B50 Sicilian |
| 22. Varavin vs Karjakin |
 | 0-1 | 62 |
2002 |
Sudak UKR | B50 Sicilian |
| 23. G Vescovi vs Karjakin |
| 1-0 | 53 |
2002 |
Aeroflot Open | B51 Sicilian, Canal-Sokolsky (Rossolimo) Attack |
| 24. Psakhis vs Karjakin |
| ½-½ | 26 |
2002 |
Superstars Hotel Bali | B52 Sicilian, Canal-Sokolsky (Rossolimo) Attack |
| 25. A Ushenina vs Karjakin |
 | 0-1 | 27 |
2002 |
Sudak UKR | B92 Sicilian, Najdorf, Opocensky Variation |