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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 Chigaev,M
1/2-1/2
73rd ch-RUS 2020 2020 C88
Vitiugov,N vs Karjakin,Sergey
0-1
73rd ch-RUS 2020 2020 C67
Karjakin,Sergey vs Esipenko,Andrey
1/2-1/2
73rd ch-RUS 2020 2020 C42
Antipov,M2 vs Karjakin,Sergey
0-1
73rd ch-RUS 2020 2020 C50
Karjakin,Sergey vs Anton Guijarro,D
0-1
Skilling Open Prelim 2020 C53
Karjakin,Sergey vs Vidit,S
1-0
Skilling Open Prelim 2020 C50
Karjakin,Sergey vs Vachier Lagrave,M
1/2-1/2
Skilling Open Prelim 2020 B69
Le Quang Liem vs Karjakin,Sergey
1-0
Skilling Open Prelim 2020 B67
Karjakin,Sergey vs Ding Liren
1/2-1/2
Skilling Open Prelim 2020 B54
Karjakin,Sergey vs Bortnyk,Olexandr
1-0
Titled Tuesday 27th Oct 2020 B04
Zhigalko,S vs Karjakin,Sergey
0-1
Titled Tuesday 27th Oct 2020 C88
Sanal,V vs Karjakin,Sergey
0-1
Titled Tuesday 27th Oct 2020 C85
Karjakin,Sergey vs Sorokin,Aleksey
1-0
Titled Tuesday 27th Oct 2020 A45
Karjakin,Sergey vs Vlassov,N
1-0
Titled Tuesday 27th Oct 2020 A01
Karjakin,Sergey vs Salinas Herrera,P
1-0
Titled Tuesday 27th Oct 2020 D00
Karjakin,Sergey vs Korobov,A
0-1
Titled Tuesday 27th Oct 2020 A45
Karjakin,Sergey vs Nguyen Ngoc Truong Son
1-0
Titled Tuesday 27th Oct 2020 C53
Petkov,Momchil vs Karjakin,Sergey
0-1
Titled Tuesday 27th Oct 2020 A45
Jumabayev,R vs Karjakin,Sergey
1/2-1/2
Titled Tuesday 27th Oct 2020 E10
Gordievsky,D vs Karjakin,Sergey
0-1
Titled Tuesday 27th Oct 2020 E49
Jobava,Ba vs Karjakin,Sergey
1/2-1/2
Speed Chess Invitational 2020 D37
Karjakin,Sergey vs Vidit,S
1-0
Speed Chess Invitational 2020 B67
Karjakin,Sergey vs Vidit,S
0-1
Speed Chess Invitational 2020 B67
Karjakin,Sergey vs Naroditsky,D
1/2-1/2
Speed Chess Invitational 2020 C96
Jobava,Ba vs Karjakin,Sergey
1/2-1/2
Speed Chess Invitational 2020 A01
Vidit,S vs Karjakin,Sergey
1-0
Speed Chess Invitational 2020 E20
Karjakin,Sergey vs Jobava,Ba
1-0
Speed Chess Invitational 2020 B10
Vidit,S vs Karjakin,Sergey
0-1
Speed Chess Invitational 2020 E20
Jobava,Ba vs Karjakin,Sergey
0-1
Speed Chess Invitational 2020 A01
Karjakin,Sergey vs Naroditsky,D
1-0
Speed Chess Invitational 2020 C62
Karjakin,Sergey vs Jobava,Ba
1-0
Speed Chess Invitational 2020 B10
Vidit,S vs Karjakin,Sergey
0-1
Speed Chess Invitational 2020 D37
Naroditsky,D vs Karjakin,Sergey
0-1
Speed Chess Invitational 2020 C46
Karjakin,Sergey vs Naroditsky,D
1-0
Speed Chess Invitational 2020 C53
Karjakin,Sergey vs Vidit,S
1-0
Speed Chess Invitational 2020 B67
Karjakin,Sergey vs Jobava,Ba
1-0
Speed Chess Invitational 2020 B10
Vidit,S vs Karjakin,Sergey
0-1
Speed Chess Invitational 2020 E20
Karjakin,Sergey vs Naroditsky,D
1-0
Speed Chess Invitational 2020 C72
Karjakin,Sergey vs Naroditsky,D
1-0
Speed Chess Invitational 2020 B06
Vidit,S vs Karjakin,Sergey
1/2-1/2
Speed Chess Invitational 2020 D45
Naroditsky,D vs Karjakin,Sergey
0-1
Speed Chess Invitational 2020 A01
Karjakin,Sergey vs Vidit,S
0-1
Speed Chess Invitational 2020 B51
Vidit,S vs Karjakin,Sergey
0-1
Speed Chess Invitational 2020 C50
Naroditsky,D vs Karjakin,Sergey
1/2-1/2
Speed Chess Invitational 2020 A45
Jobava,Ba vs Karjakin,Sergey
1-0
Speed Chess Invitational 2020 C44
Karjakin,Sergey vs Vidit,S
1-0
Speed Chess Invitational 2020 C67
Jobava,Ba vs Karjakin,Sergey
1/2-1/2
Speed Chess Invitational 2020 C44
Karjakin,Sergey vs Jobava,Ba
1-0
Speed Chess Invitational 2020 B40
Naroditsky,D vs Karjakin,Sergey
0-1
Speed Chess Invitational 2020 A01
Karjakin,Sergey vs Jobava,Ba
1-0
Speed Chess Invitational 2020 B10
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