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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 Ding Liren★
1/2-1/2
FIDE Candidates 2018 2018 C84
So,W vs Karjakin,Sergey★
1/2-1/2
FIDE Candidates 2018 2018 E37
Karjakin,Sergey vs Caruana,F★
1-0
FIDE Candidates 2018 2018 C42
Aronian,L vs Karjakin,Sergey★
0-1
FIDE Candidates 2018 2018 A13
Grischuk,A vs Karjakin,Sergey★
1/2-1/2
FIDE Candidates 2018 2018 E00
Karjakin,Sergey vs Kramnik,V★
1-0
FIDE Candidates 2018 2018 D35
Mamedyarov,S vs Karjakin,Sergey★
1/2-1/2
FIDE Candidates 2018 2018 E06
Karjakin,Sergey vs So,W★
1-0
FIDE Candidates 2018 2018 E51
Ding Liren vs Karjakin,Sergey★
1/2-1/2
FIDE Candidates 2018 2018 D73
Caruana,F vs Karjakin,Sergey★
1/2-1/2
FIDE Candidates 2018 2018 E06
Karjakin,Sergey vs Aronian,L★
0-1
FIDE Candidates 2018 2018 D39
Karjakin,Sergey vs Grischuk,A★
1/2-1/2
FIDE Candidates 2018 2018 C50
Kramnik,V vs Karjakin,Sergey★
1/2-1/2
FIDE Candidates 2018 2018 C67
Karjakin,Sergey vs Mamedyarov,S★
0-1
FIDE Candidates 2018 2018 C60
Karjakin,Sergey vs Carlsen,M★
1/2-1/2
80th Tata Steel GpA 2018 C88
Svidler,P vs Karjakin,Sergey★
1/2-1/2
80th Tata Steel GpA 2018 A07
Karjakin,Sergey vs Kramnik,V★
1-0
80th Tata Steel GpA 2018 A14
Giri,A vs Karjakin,Sergey★
1/2-1/2
80th Tata Steel GpA 2018 E00
Karjakin,Sergey vs Caruana,F★
1-0
80th Tata Steel GpA 2018 D37
Karjakin,Sergey vs Mamedyarov,S★
1/2-1/2
80th Tata Steel GpA 2018 C42
So,W vs Karjakin,Sergey★
1/2-1/2
80th Tata Steel GpA 2018 D38
Karjakin,Sergey vs Anand,V★
1/2-1/2
80th Tata Steel GpA 2018 A07
Karjakin,Sergey vs Nakamura,Hi★
1/2-1/2
9th London Classic 2017 2017 D37
So,W vs Karjakin,Sergey★
1/2-1/2
9th London Classic 2017 2017 E00
Anand,V vs Karjakin,Sergey★
1/2-1/2
9th London Classic 2017 2017 A18
Nepomniachtchi,I vs Karjakin,Sergey★
1/2-1/2
9th London Classic 2017 2017 E35
Karjakin,Sergey vs Caruana,F★
0-1
9th London Classic 2017 2017 B48
Aronian,L vs Karjakin,Sergey★
1/2-1/2
9th London Classic 2017 2017 E00
Karjakin,Sergey vs Carlsen,M★
1/2-1/2
9th London Classic 2017 2017 C50
Adams,Mi vs Karjakin,Sergey★
1/2-1/2
9th London Classic 2017 2017 A13
Karjakin,Sergey vs Kasparov,G★
1-0
Saint Louis Blitz 2017 2017 A01
Anand,V vs Karjakin,Sergey★
1/2-1/2
Saint Louis Blitz 2017 2017 C67
Nepomniachtchi,I vs Karjakin,Sergey★
1/2-1/2
Saint Louis Blitz 2017 2017 C50
Karjakin,Sergey vs Navara,D★
0-1
Saint Louis Blitz 2017 2017 B10
Nakamura,Hi vs Karjakin,Sergey★
1-0
Saint Louis Blitz 2017 2017 A29
Dominguez Perez,L vs Karjakin,Sergey★
0-1
Saint Louis Blitz 2017 2017 C65
Karjakin,Sergey vs Aronian,L★
1/2-1/2
Saint Louis Blitz 2017 2017 C84
Karjakin,Sergey vs Caruana,F★
1-0
Saint Louis Blitz 2017 2017 A01
Aronian,L vs Karjakin,Sergey★
1/2-1/2
Saint Louis Blitz 2017 2017 A15
Karjakin,Sergey vs Nakamura,Hi★
1-0
Saint Louis Blitz 2017 2017 C67
Caruana,F vs Karjakin,Sergey★
0-1
Saint Louis Blitz 2017 2017 A45
Karjakin,Sergey vs Anand,V★
1-0
Saint Louis Blitz 2017 2017 B12
Kasparov,G vs Karjakin,Sergey★
1/2-1/2
Saint Louis Blitz 2017 2017 C33
Karjakin,Sergey vs Nepomniachtchi,I★
1-0
Saint Louis Blitz 2017 2017 A04
Navara,D vs Karjakin,Sergey★
0-1
Saint Louis Blitz 2017 2017 D30
Karjakin,Sergey vs Dominguez Perez,L★
1-0
Saint Louis Blitz 2017 2017 D00
Nepomniachtchi,I vs Karjakin,Sergey★
1/2-1/2
Saint Louis Rapid 2017 2017 B92
Karjakin,Sergey vs Anand,V★
1-0
Saint Louis Rapid 2017 2017 C50
Karjakin,Sergey vs Aronian,L★
0-1
Saint Louis Rapid 2017 2017 C84
Dominguez Perez,L vs Karjakin,Sergey★
1/2-1/2
Saint Louis Rapid 2017 2017 C65
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