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Karjakin, Sergey

contemporary era

Sergey Karjakin became the youngest grandmaster in history at age 12 in 2002, a record that stood for 19 years. He challenged Magnus Carlsen for the World Championship in 2016 and also claimed World Rapid (2012) and World Blitz (2016) titles, establishing himself as one of the most resilient defenders in modern chess.

Total Games

3572

Wins

1339

Draws

1539

Losses

694

37.5% wins43.1% draws19.4% losses

Most Played Openings

B90 - Sicilian Defense: Najdorf Variation180C67 - Ruy Lopez: Berlin Defense, Berlin Wall148C65 - Ruy Lopez: Berlin Defense131B12 - Caro-Kann Defense82E15 - Queen's Indian Defense: Buerger Variation82C50 - Italian Game81C53 - Italian Game: Bird's Attack74A01 - Nimzo-Larsen Attack70A45 - Canard Opening67C42 - Petrov's Defense58

Most Faced Opponents

Grischuk,A114 gamesMamedyarov,S102 gamesCarlsen,M95 gamesAronian,L94 gamesNakamura,Hi93 gamesNepomniachtchi,I87 gamesCaruana,F75 gamesSvidler,P69 gamesAnand,V66 gamesRadjabov,T61 games

Featured Games

FCGFCG
1-0

Karjakin,Sergey vs Kramnik,V

20th Amber Blindfold

2011

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FCGFCG
1-0

Carlsen,M vs Karjakin,Sergey

Saint Louis Blitz 2019

2019

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FCGFCG
1-0

Carlsen,M vs Karjakin,Sergey

WCh Rapid TB 2016

2016

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FCGFCG
0-1

Ponomariov,R vs Karjakin,Sergey

Tal Memorial Blitz

2008

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FCGFCG
1-0

Karjakin,Sergey vs Chandra,Akshat

PNWCC Online Blitz JP 12

2020

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FCGFCG
1-0

Mamedyarov,S vs Karjakin,Sergey

Tal Memorial Blitz 2014

2014

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FCGFCG
0-1

So,W vs Karjakin,Sergey

Saint Louis Blitz 2018

2018

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FCGFCG
1-0

Karjakin,Sergey vs Mamedyarov,S

Saint Louis Blitz 2019

2019

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FCGFCG
0-1

Karjakin,Sergey vs Mamedyarov,S

Tal Memorial Blitz 2014

2014

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FCGFCG
0-1

Giri,A vs Karjakin,Sergey

2nd Norway Chess 2014

2014

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Games (3572)

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Karjakin,Sergey vs Yu Yangyi
0-1
Saint Louis Blitz 2019 2019 D00
Karjakin,Sergey vs Vachier Lagrave,M
1-0
Saint Louis Blitz 2019 2019 B90
Karjakin,Sergey vs Ding Liren
0-1
Saint Louis Blitz 2019 2019 D04
Vachier Lagrave,M vs Karjakin,Sergey
1/2-1/2
Saint Louis Blitz 2019 2019 C67
Ding Liren vs Karjakin,Sergey
1/2-1/2
Saint Louis Blitz 2019 2019 D38
Yu Yangyi vs Karjakin,Sergey
0-1
Saint Louis Blitz 2019 2019 B10
Ding Liren vs Karjakin,Sergey
1/2-1/2
Saint Louis Rapid 2019 2019 A13
Vachier Lagrave,M vs Karjakin,Sergey
1-0
Saint Louis Rapid 2019 2019 B10
Karjakin,Sergey vs Yu Yangyi
1/2-1/2
Saint Louis Rapid 2019 2019 D05
Karjakin,Sergey vs Caruana,F
1/2-1/2
Croatia GCT 2019 2019 A61
Anand,V vs Karjakin,Sergey
1/2-1/2
Croatia GCT 2019 2019 C67
Karjakin,Sergey vs Giri,A
1/2-1/2
Croatia GCT 2019 2019 D37
Karjakin,Sergey vs So,W
1/2-1/2
Croatia GCT 2019 2019 C67
Aronian,L vs Karjakin,Sergey
1-0
Croatia GCT 2019 2019 C67
Karjakin,Sergey vs Carlsen,M
1/2-1/2
Croatia GCT 2019 2019 D30
Nepomniachtchi,I vs Karjakin,Sergey
1/2-1/2
Croatia GCT 2019 2019 C53
Karjakin,Sergey vs Nakamura,Hi
1/2-1/2
Croatia GCT 2019 2019 D37
Mamedyarov,S vs Karjakin,Sergey
1/2-1/2
Croatia GCT 2019 2019 E20
Karjakin,Sergey vs Kramnik,V
1-0
Armageddon: Chess for TV 2019 C47
Karjakin,Sergey vs Nepomniachtchi,I
1-0
Armageddon: Chess for TV 2019 B51
Nepomniachtchi,I vs Karjakin,Sergey
1/2-1/2
Armageddon: Chess for TV 2019 C53
Karjakin,Sergey vs Nepomniachtchi,I
1/2-1/2
Armageddon: Chess for TV 2019 B90
Nepomniachtchi,I vs Karjakin,Sergey
0-1
Armageddon: Chess for TV 2019 C53
Kramnik,V vs Karjakin,Sergey
1/2-1/2
Armageddon: Chess for TV 2019 C53
Nepomniachtchi,I vs Karjakin,Sergey
0-1
Armageddon: Chess for TV 2019 C53
Karjakin,Sergey vs Radjabov,T
1/2-1/2
Armageddon: Chess for TV 2019 B33
Radjabov,T vs Karjakin,Sergey
1/2-1/2
Armageddon: Chess for TV 2019 C47
Radjabov,T vs Karjakin,Sergey
1/2-1/2
Armageddon: Chess for TV 2019 C65
Nepomniachtchi,I vs Karjakin,Sergey
1/2-1/2
Armageddon: Chess for TV 2019 C48
Karjakin,Sergey vs Nepomniachtchi,I
0-1
Armageddon: Chess for TV 2019 B90
Anand,V vs Karjakin,Sergey
1/2-1/2
Lindores Abbey Stars 2019 C67
Carlsen,M vs Karjakin,Sergey
1/2-1/2
Lindores Abbey Stars 2019 D02
Karjakin,Sergey vs Carlsen,M
1/2-1/2
Lindores Abbey Stars 2019 E94
Karjakin,Sergey vs Anand,V
1-0
Lindores Abbey Stars 2019 D37
Karjakin,Sergey vs So,W
1/2-1/2
Cote d'Ivoire Blitz 2019 2019 A06
Carlsen,M vs Karjakin,Sergey
1-0
Cote d'Ivoire Blitz 2019 2019 A22
Nepomniachtchi,I vs Karjakin,Sergey
1/2-1/2
Cote d'Ivoire Blitz 2019 2019 C67
Karjakin,Sergey vs Nakamura,Hi
1/2-1/2
Cote d'Ivoire Blitz 2019 2019 A28
Karjakin,Sergey vs Topalov,V
1-0
Cote d'Ivoire Blitz 2019 2019 C67
Nakamura,Hi vs Karjakin,Sergey
1/2-1/2
Cote d'Ivoire Blitz 2019 2019 C65
Topalov,V vs Karjakin,Sergey
1-0
Cote d'Ivoire Blitz 2019 2019 A28
Karjakin,Sergey vs Carlsen,M
0-1
Cote d'Ivoire Blitz 2019 2019 B30
Karjakin,Sergey vs Nepomniachtchi,I
1-0
Cote d'Ivoire Blitz 2019 2019 A48
So,W vs Karjakin,Sergey
1/2-1/2
Cote d'Ivoire Blitz 2019 2019 B90
So,W vs Karjakin,Sergey
1-0
Cote d'Ivoire Rapid 2019 2019 C65
Topalov,V vs Karjakin,Sergey
1/2-1/2
Cote d'Ivoire Rapid 2019 2019 D38
Karjakin,Sergey vs Carlsen,M
0-1
Cote d'Ivoire Rapid 2019 2019 B30
Karjakin,Sergey vs Nepomniachtchi,I
1/2-1/2
Cote d'Ivoire Rapid 2019 2019 B98
Nakamura,Hi vs Karjakin,Sergey
1/2-1/2
Cote d'Ivoire Rapid 2019 2019 C65
Mamedyarov,S vs Karjakin,Sergey
1/2-1/2
Vugar Gashimov Mem 2019 2019 D37
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