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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 Svidler,P
0-1
TCh-RUS Men 2016 2016 C88
Karjakin,Sergey vs Grischuk,A
1/2-1/2
TCh-RUS Men 2016 2016 A33
Wei Yi vs Karjakin,Sergey
1/2-1/2
78th Tata Steel GpA 2016 C67
Karjakin,Sergey vs Eljanov,P
1/2-1/2
78th Tata Steel GpA 2016 E00
Ding Liren vs Karjakin,Sergey
1-0
78th Tata Steel GpA 2016 E15
Karjakin,Sergey vs Tomashevsky,E
1-0
78th Tata Steel GpA 2016 C50
Karjakin,Sergey vs Van Wely,L
1/2-1/2
78th Tata Steel GpA 2016 B35
Hou Yifan vs Karjakin,Sergey
1/2-1/2
78th Tata Steel GpA 2016 A07
Karjakin,Sergey vs Aronian,L
1/2-1/2
31st ECC Open 2015 2015 C67
Karjakin,Sergey vs Caruana,F
1/2-1/2
31st ECC Open 2015 2015 D91
Navara,D vs Karjakin,Sergey
1-0
World Blitz 2015 2015 E12
Karjakin,Sergey vs Aronian,L
0-1
World Blitz 2015 2015 C47
Grischuk,A vs Karjakin,Sergey
1-0
World Blitz 2015 2015 A45
Karjakin,Sergey vs Radjabov,T
1-0
World Blitz 2015 2015 A15
Gelfand,B vs Karjakin,Sergey
1/2-1/2
World Blitz 2015 2015 D30
Dominguez Perez,L vs Karjakin,Sergey
0-1
World Blitz 2015 2015 C88
Karjakin,Sergey vs Kramnik,V
0-1
World Blitz 2015 2015 D73
Carlsen,M vs Karjakin,Sergey
0-1
World Blitz 2015 2015 A45
Karjakin,Sergey vs Petrosian,TL
0-1
World Blitz 2015 2015 B01
Kasimdzhanov,R vs Karjakin,Sergey
1-0
World Rapid 2015 2015 B90
Karjakin,Sergey vs Nepomniachtchi,I
1/2-1/2
World Rapid 2015 2015 B52
Karjakin,Sergey vs Radjabov,T
0-1
World Rapid 2015 2015 C67
Karjakin,Sergey vs Svidler,P
1-0
FIDE World Cup 2015 2015 A15
Svidler,P vs Karjakin,Sergey
0-1
FIDE World Cup 2015 2015 C53
Karjakin,Sergey vs Svidler,P
0-1
FIDE World Cup 2015 2015 A15
Karjakin,Sergey vs Svidler,P
1-0
FIDE World Cup 2015 2015 C89
Svidler,P vs Karjakin,Sergey
0-1
FIDE World Cup 2015 2015 B51
Svidler,P vs Karjakin,Sergey
1-0
FIDE World Cup 2015 2015 A08
Karjakin,Sergey vs Svidler,P
1-0
FIDE World Cup 2015 2015 D02
Svidler,P vs Karjakin,Sergey
0-1
FIDE World Cup 2015 2015 B53
Karjakin,Sergey vs Svidler,P
0-1
FIDE World Cup 2015 2015 C95
Svidler,P vs Karjakin,Sergey
1-0
FIDE World Cup 2015 2015 A08
Mamedyarov,S vs Karjakin,Sergey
1/2-1/2
FIDE World Cup 2015 2015 E21
Karjakin,Sergey vs Mamedyarov,S
1/2-1/2
FIDE World Cup 2015 2015 D37
Karjakin,Sergey vs Mamedyarov,S
1/2-1/2
FIDE World Cup 2015 2015 C67
Mamedyarov,S vs Karjakin,Sergey
0-1
FIDE World Cup 2015 2015 E21
Karjakin,Sergey vs Mamedyarov,S
1-0
FIDE World Cup 2015 2015 C65
Mamedyarov,S vs Karjakin,Sergey
1/2-1/2
FIDE World Cup 2015 2015 E21
Karjakin,Sergey vs Svidler,P
1-0
68th ch-RUS 2015 2015 C78
Karjakin,Sergey vs Gelfand,B
1/2-1/2
KM FIDE GP 2015 2015 B94
Karjakin,Sergey vs Caruana,F
1/2-1/2
KM FIDE GP 2015 2015 A35
Grischuk,A vs Karjakin,Sergey
1-0
KM FIDE GP 2015 2015 D43
Svidler,P vs Karjakin,Sergey
1/2-1/2
KM FIDE GP 2015 2015 A05
Karjakin,Sergey vs Dominguez Perez,L
1/2-1/2
KM FIDE GP 2015 2015 A08
Giri,A vs Karjakin,Sergey
1/2-1/2
KM FIDE GP 2015 2015 A05
Karjakin,Sergey vs Nakamura,Hi
1/2-1/2
KM FIDE GP 2015 2015 B76
Karjakin,Sergey vs Ivanchuk,V
1/2-1/2
10th World Teams 2015 2015 B99
Karjakin,Sergey vs Khalifman,A
1-0
Vladimir Petrov Mem 2015 2015 B30
Ivanchuk,V vs Karjakin,Sergey
1-0
Vladimir Petrov Mem 2015 2015 C33
Gelfand,B vs Karjakin,Sergey
1/2-1/2
Vladimir Petrov Mem 2015 2015 E01
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