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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 Aronian,L★
1/2-1/2
7th Sinquefield Cup 2019 2019 D37
Carlsen,M vs Karjakin,Sergey★
1/2-1/2
7th Sinquefield Cup 2019 2019 D37
Karjakin,Sergey vs Nepomniachtchi,I★
1/2-1/2
7th Sinquefield Cup 2019 2019 E60
Nakamura,Hi vs Karjakin,Sergey★
1/2-1/2
7th Sinquefield Cup 2019 2019 E10
Karjakin,Sergey vs Mamedyarov,S★
1/2-1/2
7th Sinquefield Cup 2019 2019 B01
Karjakin,Sergey vs Aronian,L★
1-0
Saint Louis Blitz 2019 2019 C47
Dominguez Perez,L vs Karjakin,Sergey★
0-1
Saint Louis Blitz 2019 2019 B12
Karjakin,Sergey vs Rapport,R★
1-0
Saint Louis Blitz 2019 2019 C47
Caruana,F vs Karjakin,Sergey★
0-1
Saint Louis Blitz 2019 2019 C53
Carlsen,M vs Karjakin,Sergey★
1-0
Saint Louis Blitz 2019 2019 E27
Mamedyarov,S vs Karjakin,Sergey★
1-0
Saint Louis Blitz 2019 2019 C26
Karjakin,Sergey vs Carlsen,M★
1-0
Saint Louis Blitz 2019 2019 C11
Karjakin,Sergey vs Caruana,F★
1-0
Saint Louis Blitz 2019 2019 A46
Karjakin,Sergey vs Mamedyarov,S★
1-0
Saint Louis Blitz 2019 2019 C47
Karjakin,Sergey vs Dominguez Perez,L★
1-0
Saint Louis Blitz 2019 2019 D04
Aronian,L vs Karjakin,Sergey★
1/2-1/2
Saint Louis Blitz 2019 2019 C67
Rapport,R vs Karjakin,Sergey★
1-0
Saint Louis Blitz 2019 2019 A45
Dominguez Perez,L vs Karjakin,Sergey★
1-0
Saint Louis Rapid 2019 2019 B12
Karjakin,Sergey vs Carlsen,M★
1-0
Saint Louis Rapid 2019 2019 E11
Karjakin,Sergey vs Mamedyarov,S★
1-0
Saint Louis Rapid 2019 2019 C53
Karjakin,Sergey vs Rapport,R★
1/2-1/2
Saint Louis Rapid 2019 2019 C55
Aronian,L vs Karjakin,Sergey★
1-0
Saint Louis Rapid 2019 2019 D05
Karjakin,Sergey vs Caruana,F★
1/2-1/2
Saint Louis Rapid 2019 2019 D77
So,W vs Karjakin,Sergey★
1/2-1/2
Riga FIDE Grand Prix 2019 2019 C65
Karjakin,Sergey vs So,W★
1/2-1/2
Riga FIDE Grand Prix 2019 2019 C50
So,W vs Karjakin,Sergey★
1/2-1/2
Riga FIDE Grand Prix 2019 2019 C65
So,W vs Karjakin,Sergey★
1-0
Riga FIDE Grand Prix 2019 2019 A29
Karjakin,Sergey vs So,W★
1/2-1/2
Riga FIDE Grand Prix 2019 2019 C65
Karjakin,Sergey vs So,W★
1/2-1/2
Riga FIDE Grand Prix 2019 2019 A13
So,W vs Karjakin,Sergey★
1/2-1/2
Riga FIDE Grand Prix 2019 2019 E20
Karjakin,Sergey vs So,W★
1/2-1/2
Riga FIDE Grand Prix 2019 2019 C42
Giri,A vs Karjakin,Sergey★
1/2-1/2
Riga FIDE Grand Prix 2019 2019 D77
Giri,A vs Karjakin,Sergey★
1-0
Riga FIDE Grand Prix 2019 2019 A13
Karjakin,Sergey vs Giri,A★
1/2-1/2
Riga FIDE Grand Prix 2019 2019 C67
Karjakin,Sergey vs Giri,A★
1/2-1/2
Riga FIDE Grand Prix 2019 2019 C67
Giri,A vs Karjakin,Sergey★
1/2-1/2
Riga FIDE Grand Prix 2019 2019 A20
Karjakin,Sergey vs Giri,A★
1-0
Riga FIDE Grand Prix 2019 2019 B90
Karjakin,Sergey vs Giri,A★
1-0
Riga FIDE Grand Prix 2019 2019 D12
Giri,A vs Karjakin,Sergey★
1/2-1/2
Riga FIDE Grand Prix 2019 2019 E01
Karjakin,Sergey vs Giri,A★
1/2-1/2
Riga FIDE Grand Prix 2019 2019 C65
Grischuk,A vs Karjakin,Sergey★
1-0
Moscow FIDE Grand Prix 2019 D38
Karjakin,Sergey vs Grischuk,A★
1/2-1/2
Moscow FIDE Grand Prix 2019 D45
Anand,V vs Karjakin,Sergey★
1/2-1/2
Tata Steel India Blitz 2018 B19
Karjakin,Sergey vs Aronian,L★
1/2-1/2
Tata Steel India Blitz 2018 C84
So,W vs Karjakin,Sergey★
1/2-1/2
Tata Steel India Blitz 2018 A28
Praggnanandhaa,R vs Karjakin,Sergey★
0-1
Tata Steel India Blitz 2018 A07
Karjakin,Sergey vs Nakamura,Hi★
0-1
Tata Steel India Blitz 2018 C65
Karjakin,Sergey vs Mamedyarov,S★
1/2-1/2
Tata Steel India Blitz 2018 B12
Karjakin,Sergey vs Praggnanandhaa,R★
0-1
Tata Steel India Blitz 2018 B10
Aronian,L vs Karjakin,Sergey★
1-0
Tata Steel India Blitz 2018 B13
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