| Game |
| Result | Moves |
Year |
Event/Locale | Opening |
| 1. Lazarev vs Karpov |
 | 0-1 | 49 |
1961 |
Cheliabinsk | D55 Queen's Gambit Declined |
| 2. Karpov vs Mukhudulin |
 | ½-½ | 61 |
1961 |
Zlatoust | B56 Sicilian |
| 3. V Kalashnikov vs Karpov |
 | ½-½ | 62 |
1961 |
Zlatoust | E15 Queen's Indian |
| 4. Zadneprovsky vs Karpov |
 | 0-1 | 65 |
1961 |
Zlatoust | E27 Nimzo-Indian, Samisch Variation |
| 5. B Kalinkin vs Karpov |
 | ½-½ | 32 |
1961 |
Cheliabinsk | C97 Ruy Lopez, Closed, Chigorin |
| 6. Karpov vs V Kalashnikov |
 | 1-0 | 60 |
1961 |
Zlatoust | C68 Ruy Lopez, Exchange |
| 7. Karpov vs Maksimov |
 | 1-0 | 60 |
1961 |
Magnitogorsk | E81 King's Indian, Samisch |
| 8. Tarinin vs Karpov |
 | 1-0 | 35 |
1961 |
Zlatoust | C97 Ruy Lopez, Closed, Chigorin |
| 9. G Timoshchenko vs Karpov |
 | 0-1 | 53 |
1961 |
Borovichi | C10 French |
| 10. Karpov vs Gaimaletdinov |
 | 1-0 | 60 |
1961 |
Zlatoust | C62 Ruy Lopez, Old Steinitz Defense |
| 11. Shusharin vs Karpov |
 | 0-1 | 35 |
1961 |
Cheliabinsk | C77 Ruy Lopez |
| 12. Karpov vs Ziuliarkin |
 | 1-0 | 35 |
1961 |
Zlatoust | B24 Sicilian, Closed |
| 13. Karpov vs S Belousov |
 | 1-0 | 40 |
1961 |
Borowitschi | C07 French, Tarrasch |
| 14. Karpov vs Nedelin |
 | 1-0 | 36 |
1961 |
Borovichi | C97 Ruy Lopez, Closed, Chigorin |
| 15. Karpov vs Budakov |
 | ½-½ | 26 |
1961 |
Zlatoust | C99 Ruy Lopez, Closed, Chigorin, 12...cd |
| 16. A Shneider vs Karpov |
 | 0-1 | 51 |
1961 |
Cheliabinsk | C34 King's Gambit Accepted |
| 17. Karpov vs Shefler |
 | 1-0 | 43 |
1961 |
Zlatoust | C01 French, Exchange |
| 18. Karpov vs A Alekseev |
 | ½-½ | 58 |
1961 |
Zlatoust | B40 Sicilian |
| 19. Kolishkin vs Karpov |
 | 0-1 | 54 |
1962 |
Zlatoust | C98 Ruy Lopez, Closed, Chigorin |
| 20. Korchnoi vs Karpov |
 | ½-½ | 30 |
1962 |
Cheliabinsk | C47 Four Knights |
| 21. V G Kirillov vs Karpov |
 | 0-1 | 63 |
1962 |
Zlatoust | A20 English |
| 22. Kolishkin vs Karpov |
| ½-½ | 39 |
1962 |
Cheliabinsk | C86 Ruy Lopez, Worrall Attack |
| 23. Karpov vs Piskunov |
 | 1-0 | 35 |
1962 |
Zlatoust | B03 Alekhine's Defense |
| 24. Karpov vs Tarinin |
 | 1-0 | 53 |
1962 |
Cheliabinsk | C73 Ruy Lopez, Modern Steinitz Defense |
| 25. V Kalashnikov vs Karpov |
| ½-½ | 36 |
1962 |
Zlatoust | C97 Ruy Lopez, Closed, Chigorin |