| Game |
| Result | Moves |
Year |
Event/Locale | Opening |
| 1. M Rodshtein vs Karjakin |
| ½-½ | 77 |
2001 |
WYB12 | D27 Queen's Gambit Accepted, Classical |
| 2. S Bondarchuk vs Karjakin |
 | 0-1 | 25 |
2001 |
Nikolaev UKR | D27 Queen's Gambit Accepted, Classical |
| 3. Y Kruppa vs Karjakin |
| 1-0 | 39 |
2001 |
UKR-chT | D28 Queen's Gambit Accepted, Classical |
| 4. Barsov vs Karjakin |
| ½-½ | 43 |
2002 |
EU-ch rapid | D27 Queen's Gambit Accepted, Classical |
| 5. P H Nielsen vs Karjakin |
 | 1-0 | 20 |
2002 |
Hastings 2002 | D20 Queen's Gambit Accepted |
| 6. R Vera vs Karjakin |
 | 0-1 | 28 |
2002 |
Superstars Hotel Bali | D27 Queen's Gambit Accepted, Classical |
| 7. S Shipov vs Karjakin |
| ½-½ | 20 |
2002 |
Aeroflot Open | D26 Queen's Gambit Accepted |
| 8. Illescas-Cordoba vs Karjakin |
| ½-½ | 42 |
2003 |
Dos Hermanas XII | D27 Queen's Gambit Accepted, Classical |
| 9. Koneru vs Karjakin |
| ½-½ | 42 |
2003 |
Wijk aan Zee | D27 Queen's Gambit Accepted, Classical |
| 10. Dreev vs Karjakin |
| ½-½ | 15 |
2003 |
Dos Hermanas XII | D27 Queen's Gambit Accepted, Classical |
| 11. Kramnik vs Karjakin |
 | 1-0 | 63 |
2004 |
Dortmund Sparkassen | D27 Queen's Gambit Accepted, Classical |
| 12. E Inarkiev vs Karjakin |
 | 0-1 | 43 |
2004 |
3rd Aeroflot Festival | D27 Queen's Gambit Accepted, Classical |
| 13. L Bruzon vs Karjakin |
| ½-½ | 39 |
2004 |
Pamplona Tournament | D26 Queen's Gambit Accepted |
| 14. Khalifman vs Karjakin |
| ½-½ | 21 |
2004 |
3rd Aeroflot Festival | D20 Queen's Gambit Accepted |
| 15. Y Kuzubov vs Karjakin |
 | ½-½ | 39 |
2004 |
73rd Ukrainian Championship | D27 Queen's Gambit Accepted, Classical |
| 16. Aronian vs Karjakin |
| ½-½ | 34 |
2005 |
6th European Individual Chess Championship | D27 Queen's Gambit Accepted, Classical |
| 17. Dreev vs Karjakin |
 | 1-0 | 42 |
2005 |
XIII Dos Hermanas | D27 Queen's Gambit Accepted, Classical |
| 18. Eljanov vs Karjakin |
| ½-½ | 29 |
2005 |
6th European Individual Chess Championship | D24 Queen's Gambit Accepted |
| 19. Illescas-Cordoba vs Karjakin |
| ½-½ | 35 |
2005 |
XIII Dos Hermanas | D20 Queen's Gambit Accepted |
| 20. Harikrishna vs Karjakin |
| ½-½ | 34 |
2005 |
2nd Sanjin Hotel Cup | D27 Queen's Gambit Accepted, Classical |
| 21. V Milov vs Karjakin |
| ½-½ | 23 |
2005 |
6th European Individual Championship | D27 Queen's Gambit Accepted, Classical |
| 22. Beliavsky vs Karjakin |
 | ½-½ | 10 |
2006 |
Youth vs Experience | D20 Queen's Gambit Accepted |
| 23. Bu Xiangzhi vs Karjakin |
 | 1-0 | 50 |
2007 |
Bilbao Blindfold Chess World Cup | D20 Queen's Gambit Accepted |
| 24. Khalifman vs Karjakin |
| ½-½ | 16 |
2007 |
NH Chess Tournament | D23 Queen's Gambit Accepted |
| 25. Onischuk vs Karjakin |
 | 0-1 | 47 |
2007 |
Russian Team Championship | D20 Queen's Gambit Accepted |