| Game |
| Result | Moves |
Year |
Event/Locale | Opening |
| 1. I Radulov vs Karpov |
| ½-½ | 18 |
1974 |
Nice | B17 Caro-Kann, Steinitz Variation |
| 2. Kasparov vs Karpov |
 | ½-½ | 20 |
1987 |
Kasparov-Karpov World Championship Match | B17 Caro-Kann, Steinitz Variation |
| 3. Kasparov vs Karpov |
 | ½-½ | 21 |
1987 |
Kasparov-Karpov World Championship Match | B17 Caro-Kann, Steinitz Variation |
| 4. A Sokolov vs Karpov |
| ½-½ | 37 |
1987 |
Ch World (match) (cand.) (sf) | B17 Caro-Kann, Steinitz Variation |
| 5. Van der Wiel vs Karpov |
 | ½-½ | 30 |
1987 |
1st Euwe Memorial | B17 Caro-Kann, Steinitz Variation |
| 6. A Sokolov vs Karpov |
| ½-½ | 41 |
1987 |
Cm ( sf ) | B17 Caro-Kann, Steinitz Variation |
| 7. A Sokolov vs Karpov |
 | ½-½ | 22 |
1987 |
ESP | B17 Caro-Kann, Steinitz Variation |
| 8. Huebner vs Karpov |
| ½-½ | 82 |
1988 |
Belfort/SW,28,26 | B17 Caro-Kann, Steinitz Variation |
| 9. Kasparov vs Karpov |
 | 1-0 | 63 |
1988 |
Amsterdam | B17 Caro-Kann, Steinitz Variation |
| 10. Nunn vs Karpov |
| ½-½ | 11 |
1988 |
Brussels World Cup | B17 Caro-Kann, Steinitz Variation |
| 11. Spassky vs Karpov |
 | 0-1 | 22 |
1988 |
Belfort | B17 Caro-Kann, Steinitz Variation |
| 12. Huebner vs Karpov |
 | ½-½ | 13 |
1988 |
It (cat.13) | B17 Caro-Kann, Steinitz Variation |
| 13. Short vs Karpov |
| ½-½ | 10 |
1988 |
2nd Euwe Memorial | B17 Caro-Kann, Steinitz Variation |
| 14. A Sokolov vs Karpov |
 | 1-0 | 75 |
1988 |
Cup World (cat.15) | B17 Caro-Kann, Steinitz Variation |
| 15. Van der Wiel vs Karpov |
 | 0-1 | 40 |
1988 |
It ( cat. 17 ) | B17 Caro-Kann, Steinitz Variation |
| 16. Kasparov vs Karpov |
 | 1-0 | 39 |
1988 |
It ( cat. 17 ) | B17 Caro-Kann, Steinitz Variation |
| 17. Nunn vs Karpov |
| ½-½ | 12 |
1988 |
World Cup | B17 Caro-Kann, Steinitz Variation |
| 18. Van der Wiel vs Karpov |
| ½-½ | 41 |
1988 |
It (cat.17) | B17 Caro-Kann, Steinitz Variation |
| 19. Timman vs Karpov |
| ½-½ | 42 |
1988 |
Amsterdam | B17 Caro-Kann, Steinitz Variation |
| 20. A Sokolov vs Karpov |
| ½-½ | 16 |
1988 |
Ch URS | B17 Caro-Kann, Steinitz Variation |
| 21. Huebner vs Karpov |
 | ½-½ | 9 |
1988 |
Abfall Nr.2 | B17 Caro-Kann, Steinitz Variation |
| 22. Gavrikov vs Karpov |
| 1-0 | 38 |
1988 |
Mexico | B17 Caro-Kann, Steinitz Variation |
| 23. DeFirmian vs Karpov |
 | 0-1 | 32 |
1990 |
It (open) | B17 Caro-Kann, Steinitz Variation |
| 24. Ivanchuk vs Karpov |
| ½-½ | 45 |
1991 |
Reykjavik WCup | B17 Caro-Kann, Steinitz Variation |
| 25. Kamsky vs Karpov |
| ½-½ | 48 |
1991 |
Tilburg | B17 Caro-Kann, Steinitz Variation |