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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 Artemiev,V
1/2-1/2
Chess Stars 5.0 Rapid 2025 C67
Tomashevsky,E vs Karjakin,Sergey
1/2-1/2
Chess Stars 5.0 Rapid 2025 D41
Gunina,V vs Karjakin,Sergey
1/2-1/2
Chess Stars 5.0 Rapid 2025 E15
Karjakin,Sergey vs Goryachkina,A
1/2-1/2
Chess Stars 5.0 Rapid 2025 D04
Lagno,Kateryna vs Karjakin,Sergey
0-1
Chess Stars 5.0 Rapid 2025 B51
Hou Yifan vs Karjakin,Sergey
1/2-1/2
Chess Stars 5.0 Rapid 2025 C67
Karjakin,Sergey vs Sadhwani,Raunak
1/2-1/2
Chess Stars 5.0 Rapid 2025 C67
Karjakin,Sergey vs Tomashevsky,E
1/2-1/2
Region Group Cup 2024 2024 C85
Malakhov,V vs Karjakin,Sergey
1/2-1/2
Region Group Cup 2024 2024 B53
Karjakin,Sergey vs Goryachkina,A
1/2-1/2
Region Group Cup 2024 2024 B40
Artemiev,V vs Karjakin,Sergey
1/2-1/2
Region Group Cup 2024 2024 D41
Karjakin,Sergey vs Artemiev,V
1/2-1/2
Region Group Cup 2024 2024 C89
Karjakin,Sergey vs Lagno,Kateryna
1-0
Region Group Cup 2024 2024 A07
Dreev,A vs Karjakin,Sergey
0-1
Region Group Cup 2024 2024 E51
Inarkiev,E vs Karjakin,Sergey
1/2-1/2
Region Group Cup 2024 2024 E32
Goryachkina,A vs Karjakin,Sergey
0-1
Region Group Cup 2024 2024 B51
Lagno,Kateryna vs Karjakin,Sergey
1/2-1/2
Region Group Cup 2024 2024 C90
Karjakin,Sergey vs Dreev,A
1/2-1/2
Region Group Cup 2024 2024 A07
Tomashevsky,E vs Karjakin,Sergey
1/2-1/2
Region Group Cup 2024 2024 D41
Karjakin,Sergey vs Inarkiev,E
1/2-1/2
Region Group Cup 2024 2024 C42
Karjakin,Sergey vs Malakhov,V
0-1
Region Group Cup 2024 2024 C53
Inarkiev,E vs Karjakin,Sergey
1/2-1/2
Moscow Open Stars Blitz 2024 E15
Inarkiev,E vs Karjakin,Sergey
0-1
Moscow Open Stars Blitz 2024 D41
Karjakin,Sergey vs Inarkiev,E
1-0
Moscow Open Stars Blitz 2024 B47
Karjakin,Sergey vs Inarkiev,E
1-0
Moscow Open Stars Blitz 2024 D94
Inarkiev,E vs Karjakin,Sergey
1-0
Moscow Open Stars Blitz 2024 B90
Inarkiev,E vs Karjakin,Sergey
0-1
Moscow Open Stars Blitz 2024 A29
Karjakin,Sergey vs Inarkiev,E
1-0
Moscow Open Stars Blitz 2024 B36
Karjakin,Sergey vs Inarkiev,E
1-0
Moscow Open Stars Blitz 2024 B30
Inarkiev,E vs Karjakin,Sergey
1/2-1/2
Moscow Open Stars Rapid 2024 E54
Karjakin,Sergey vs Inarkiev,E
1/2-1/2
Moscow Open Stars Rapid 2024 D78
Inarkiev,E vs Karjakin,Sergey
1-0
Moscow Open Stars Rapid 2024 D78
Karjakin,Sergey vs Inarkiev,E
1/2-1/2
Moscow Open Stars Rapid 2024 C42
Goryachkina,A vs Karjakin,Sergey
1/2-1/2
Chess Stars 4.0 Blitz 2024 A55
Artemiev,V vs Karjakin,Sergey
1/2-1/2
Chess Stars 4.0 Blitz 2024 E32
Tabatabaei,M vs Karjakin,Sergey
0-1
Chess Stars 4.0 Blitz 2024 D05
Karjakin,Sergey vs Hou Yifan
1-0
Chess Stars 4.0 Blitz 2024 A46
Karjakin,Sergey vs Gunina,V
1-0
Chess Stars 4.0 Blitz 2024 B12
Sadhwani,Raunak vs Karjakin,Sergey
1/2-1/2
Chess Stars 4.0 Blitz 2024 C67
Karjakin,Sergey vs Tomashevsky,E
1-0
Chess Stars 4.0 Blitz 2024 C85
Lagno,Kateryna vs Karjakin,Sergey
0-1
Chess Stars 4.0 Blitz 2024 C60
Karjakin,Sergey vs Artemiev,V
0-1
Chess Stars 4.0 Blitz 2024 C55
Karjakin,Sergey vs Goryachkina,A
0-1
Chess Stars 4.0 Blitz 2024 B30
Tomashevsky,E vs Karjakin,Sergey
1/2-1/2
Chess Stars 4.0 Blitz 2024 E15
Karjakin,Sergey vs Tabatabaei,M
0-1
Chess Stars 4.0 Blitz 2024 B12
Karjakin,Sergey vs Lagno,Kateryna
1-0
Chess Stars 4.0 Blitz 2024 C55
Gunina,V vs Karjakin,Sergey
1-0
Chess Stars 4.0 Blitz 2024 A53
Hou Yifan vs Karjakin,Sergey
1/2-1/2
Chess Stars 4.0 Blitz 2024 B06
Karjakin,Sergey vs Sadhwani,Raunak
1-0
Chess Stars 4.0 Blitz 2024 B12
Karjakin,Sergey vs Artemiev,V
1/2-1/2
Chess Stars 4.0 Rapid 2024 C55
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