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| Result | Moves |
Year |
Event/Locale | Opening |
| 1. Karjakin vs Sasikiran |
| ½-½ | 61 |
2002 |
Hastings 2002 | C95 Ruy Lopez, Closed, Breyer |
| 2. Karjakin vs A Graf |
 | 1-0 | 56 |
2003 |
Hotel Bali Stars | C87 Ruy Lopez |
| 3. Karjakin vs Shirov |
 | ½-½ | 15 |
2003 |
Dos Hermanas XII | C89 Ruy Lopez, Marshall |
| 4. Karjakin vs Campora |
| 0-1 | 39 |
2003 |
Dos Hermanas XII | C84 Ruy Lopez, Closed |
| 5. Karjakin vs J Radulski |
 | 1-0 | 41 |
2004 |
36th Olympiad | C99 Ruy Lopez, Closed, Chigorin, 12...cd |
| 6. Karjakin vs M Kobalia |
| 0-1 | 41 |
2004 |
FIDE World Championship Knockout Tournament | C99 Ruy Lopez, Closed, Chigorin, 12...cd |
| 7. Karjakin vs Yang Shen |
 | 1-0 | 50 |
2005 |
World Team Championship | C93 Ruy Lopez, Closed, Smyslov Defense |
| 8. Karjakin vs A Aleksandrov |
| ½-½ | 31 |
2005 |
21st European Club Cup | C97 Ruy Lopez, Closed, Chigorin |
| 9. Karjakin vs E Inarkiev |
| ½-½ | 21 |
2005 |
21st European Club Cup | C99 Ruy Lopez, Closed, Chigorin, 12...cd |
| 10. Karjakin vs Aronian |
 | 0-1 | 63 |
2005 |
6th European Individual Chess Championship | C87 Ruy Lopez |
| 11. Karjakin vs Harikrishna |
| ½-½ | 84 |
2005 |
XIII Dos Hermanas | C97 Ruy Lopez, Closed, Chigorin |
| 12. Karjakin vs Aronian |
| ½-½ | 64 |
2005 |
6th European Individual Chess Championship | C88 Ruy Lopez |
| 13. Karjakin vs Onischuk |
| ½-½ | 30 |
2005 |
Corus Tournament: Group B | C92 Ruy Lopez, Closed |
| 14. Karjakin vs A Volokitin |
| 1-0 | 72 |
2006 |
Aerosvit GM Tournament | C92 Ruy Lopez, Closed |
| 15. Karjakin vs Aronian |
| ½-½ | 27 |
2006 |
Corus Wijk aan Zee | C88 Ruy Lopez |
| 16. Karjakin vs Grischuk |
 | ½-½ | 52 |
2006 |
Aerosvit GM Tournament | C88 Ruy Lopez |
| 17. Karjakin vs Bacrot |
 | 1-0 | 41 |
2006 |
Corus Wijk aan Zee | C92 Ruy Lopez, Closed |
| 18. Karjakin vs Zhao Xue |
| 1-0 | 44 |
2006 |
Cap D'Agde | C95 Ruy Lopez, Closed, Breyer |
| 19. Karjakin vs Grischuk |
| ½-½ | 30 |
2006 |
37th Chess Olympiad | C89 Ruy Lopez, Marshall |
| 20. Karjakin vs Harikrishna |
| 1-0 | 36 |
2006 |
Cap D'Agde | C87 Ruy Lopez |
| 21. Karjakin vs Delchev |
| ½-½ | 34 |
2006 |
37th Chess Olympiad | C97 Ruy Lopez, Closed, Chigorin |
| 22. Karjakin vs Beliavsky |
| ½-½ | 37 |
2006 |
Youth vs Experience | C92 Ruy Lopez, Closed |
| 23. Karjakin vs Kasimdzhanov |
 | ½-½ | 62 |
2006 |
Russian Club Cup | C92 Ruy Lopez, Closed |
| 24. Karjakin vs Grischuk |
| ½-½ | 42 |
2007 |
European Club Cup | C88 Ruy Lopez |
| 25. Karjakin vs Navara |
 | 1-0 | 56 |
2007 |
Corus | C84 Ruy Lopez, Closed |
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