| Game |
| Result | Moves |
Year |
Event/Locale | Opening |
| 1. Doroshkievich vs Karpov |
| ½-½ | 14 |
1970 |
04, Kuibyshev | E32 Nimzo-Indian, Classical |
| 2. Doroshkievich vs Karpov |
 | 0-1 | 40 |
1970 |
USSR Championship | E32 Nimzo-Indian, Classical |
| 3. Ivkov vs Karpov |
| ½-½ | 53 |
1978 |
Bugojno | E32 Nimzo-Indian, Classical |
| 4. G Sigurjonsson vs Karpov |
| ½-½ | 30 |
1979 |
Munchen | E32 Nimzo-Indian, Classical |
| 5. Seirawan vs Karpov |
 | 0-1 | 42 |
1989 |
Rotterdam 47/667 [Karpov,An | E32 Nimzo-Indian, Classical |
| 6. Salov vs Karpov |
| ½-½ | 29 |
1989 |
03, Skelleftea WCup ;CBM 14 | E32 Nimzo-Indian, Classical |
| 7. M Gurevich vs Karpov |
| ½-½ | 47 |
1991 |
Linares 51/554 [Gurevich,M | E32 Nimzo-Indian, Classical |
| 8. C Lutz vs Karpov |
| ½-½ | 34 |
1992 |
09, Baden Baden ;CBM 33 | E32 Nimzo-Indian, Classical |
| 9. Hertneck vs Karpov |
| 0-1 | 39 |
1992 |
Baden_Baden 56/630 [Karpov,An | E32 Nimzo-Indian, Classical |
| 10. Korchnoi vs Karpov |
 | 0-1 | 54 |
1992 |
10, Biel | E32 Nimzo-Indian, Classical |
| 11. Y Yakovich vs Karpov |
| 0-1 | 32 |
1992 |
active, It , Moscow (Russia) | E32 Nimzo-Indian, Classical |
| 12. Timman vs Karpov |
 | 0-1 | 34 |
1993 |
Karpov-Timman FIDE World Championship | E32 Nimzo-Indian, Classical |
| 13. Timman vs Karpov |
| ½-½ | 19 |
1993 |
Karpov-Timman FIDE World Championship | E32 Nimzo-Indian, Classical |
| 14. Bareev vs Karpov |
| ½-½ | 43 |
1993 |
Linares 57/531 [Bareev,E | E32 Nimzo-Indian, Classical |
| 15. Lautier vs Karpov |
| ½-½ | 30 |
1994 |
Dos Hermanas, Cat.16 | E32 Nimzo-Indian, Classical |
| 16. Hertneck vs Karpov |
| 0-1 | 61 |
1994 |
Bundesliga 1993/94, Germany | E32 Nimzo-Indian, Classical |
| 17. Kiril Georgiev vs Karpov |
 | 0-1 | 40 |
1994 |
Netherlands, It | E32 Nimzo-Indian, Classical |
| 18. Lautier vs Karpov |
| 1-0 | 31 |
1994 |
Las Palmas | E32 Nimzo-Indian, Classical |
| 19. Lautier vs Karpov |
 | 0-1 | 40 |
1995 |
Linares 63/467 | E32 Nimzo-Indian, Classical |
| 20. Lautier vs Karpov |
 | 0-1 | 47 |
1995 |
09, Monaco rapid ;EXP 46 | E32 Nimzo-Indian, Classical |
| 21. Kasparov vs Karpov |
 | 1-0 | 44 |
1996 |
Las Palmas | E32 Nimzo-Indian, Classical |
| 22. Adianto vs Karpov |
 | 1-0 | 61 |
1997 |
Match | E32 Nimzo-Indian, Classical |
| 23. Ljubojevic vs Karpov |
 | 1-0 | 51 |
1997 |
05, 6th Amber Rapid, Monaco | E32 Nimzo-Indian, Classical |
| 24. Short vs Karpov |
 | 1-0 | 44 |
1997 |
Dortmund | E32 Nimzo-Indian, Classical |
| 25. Wang Lei vs Karpov |
| ½-½ | 34 |
1998 |
Simultan, Beijing (China) | E32 Nimzo-Indian, Classical |