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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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Mamedyarov,S vs Karjakin,Sergey
1/2-1/2
Vladimir Petrov Mem 2015 2015 D27
Morozevich,A vs Karjakin,Sergey
1/2-1/2
67th ch-RUS 2014 2014 C47
Karjakin,Sergey vs Svidler,P
1/2-1/2
67th ch-RUS 2014 2014 C88
Nepomniachtchi,I vs Karjakin,Sergey
1-0
67th ch-RUS 2014 2014 A03
Karjakin,Sergey vs Kosteniuk,A
1-0
Tal Memorial Blitz 2014 2014 A05
Karjakin,Sergey vs Inarkiev,E
1-0
Tal Memorial Blitz 2014 2014 D77
Karjakin,Sergey vs Tomashevsky,E
1-0
Tal Memorial Blitz 2014 2014 A07
Tomashevsky,E vs Karjakin,Sergey
1/2-1/2
Tal Memorial Blitz 2014 2014 D27
Inarkiev,E vs Karjakin,Sergey
0-1
Tal Memorial Blitz 2014 2014 B90
Kosteniuk,A vs Karjakin,Sergey
0-1
Tal Memorial Blitz 2014 2014 B22
Karjakin,Sergey vs Kasimdzhanov,R
1-0
Tashkent FIDE GP 2014 2014 A22
Caruana,F vs Karjakin,Sergey
1/2-1/2
Tashkent FIDE GP 2014 2014 D73
Karjakin,Sergey vs Nakamura,Hi
1/2-1/2
Tashkent FIDE GP 2014 2014 E90
Mamedyarov,S vs Karjakin,Sergey
1/2-1/2
Tashkent FIDE GP 2014 2014 E20
Karjakin,Sergey vs Giri,A
1-0
Tashkent FIDE GP 2014 2014 B48
Gelfand,B vs Karjakin,Sergey
1/2-1/2
Tashkent FIDE GP 2014 2014 E15
Radjabov,T vs Karjakin,Sergey
1/2-1/2
Tashkent FIDE GP 2014 2014 C26
Andreikin,D vs Karjakin,Sergey
1/2-1/2
Baku FIDE Grand Prix 2014 2014 E15
Tomashevsky,E vs Karjakin,Sergey
1/2-1/2
Baku FIDE Grand Prix 2014 2014 E00
Caruana,F vs Karjakin,Sergey
1/2-1/2
30th ECC Open 2014 2014 A15
Karjakin,Sergey vs Mamedyarov,S
0-1
30th ECC Open 2014 2014 C42
Karjakin,Sergey vs Svidler,P
1/2-1/2
30th ECC Open 2014 2014 C92
Karjakin,Sergey vs Grischuk,A
1-0
Moscow Blitz Final 2014 2014 B51
Morozevich,A vs Karjakin,Sergey
1-0
Moscow Blitz Final 2014 2014 A01
Karjakin,Sergey vs Fressinet,L
1/2-1/2
41st Olympiad Open 2014 2014 A13
Karjakin,Sergey vs Indjic,A
1-0
41st Olympiad Open 2014 2014 B52
Karjakin,Sergey vs Hansen,TR
1/2-1/2
41st Olympiad Open 2014 2014 C97
Karjakin,Sergey vs Salgado Lopez,I
1-0
41st Olympiad Open 2014 2014 B35
Hracek,Z vs Karjakin,Sergey
1/2-1/2
41st Olympiad Open 2014 2014 C45
Karjakin,Sergey vs Iotov,V
0-1
41st Olympiad Open 2014 2014 B01
Ni Hua vs Karjakin,Sergey
1/2-1/2
41st Olympiad Open 2014 2014 E15
Pancevski,F vs Karjakin,Sergey
0-1
41st Olympiad Open 2014 2014 B51
Karjakin,Sergey vs Nezad,H
1-0
41st Olympiad Open 2014 2014 D02
Mansour,Sam vs Karjakin,Sergey
0-1
41st Olympiad Open 2014 2014 D05
Karjakin,Sergey vs Polgar,Ju
0-1
FIDE World Blitz 2014 2014 B48
Karjakin,Sergey vs Morozevich,A
0-1
FIDE World Rapid 2014 2014 C11
Karjakin,Sergey vs Anand,V
1/2-1/2
FIDE World Rapid 2014 2014 A13
Caruana,F vs Karjakin,Sergey
1/2-1/2
FIDE World Rapid 2014 2014 A15
Karjakin,Sergey vs Carlsen,M
1/2-1/2
FIDE World Rapid 2014 2014 B77
Nepomniachtchi,I vs Karjakin,Sergey
1/2-1/2
FIDE World Rapid 2014 2014 B52
Karjakin,Sergey vs Aronian,L
0-1
FIDE World Rapid 2014 2014 C67
Polgar,Ju vs Karjakin,Sergey
0-1
FIDE World Rapid 2014 2014 B90
Karjakin,Sergey vs Agdestein,S
1/2-1/2
2nd Norway Chess 2014 2014 C11
Karjakin,Sergey vs Svidler,P
1/2-1/2
2nd Norway Blitz 2014 2014 B40
Karjakin,Sergey vs Grischuk,A
0-1
2nd Norway Blitz 2014 2014 B51
Karjakin,Sergey vs Carlsen,M
0-1
2nd Norway Blitz 2014 2014 C60
Giri,A vs Karjakin,Sergey
1-0
2nd Norway Blitz 2014 2014 C95
Kramnik,V vs Karjakin,Sergey
0-1
2nd Norway Blitz 2014 2014 D27
Caruana,F vs Karjakin,Sergey
0-1
2nd Norway Blitz 2014 2014 A04
Karjakin,Sergey vs Topalov,V
1-0
2nd Norway Blitz 2014 2014 A07
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