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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 Meshkovs,Nikita
1-0
Titled Tuesday 20th Oct 2020 A45
Kovalev,De vs Karjakin,Sergey
0-1
Titled Tuesday 20th Oct 2020 A14
Karjakin,Sergey vs Galperin,Platon
1-0
Titled Tuesday 20th Oct 2020 C41
Karjakin,Sergey vs Jones,G
1-0
Titled Tuesday 20th Oct 2020 A45
Maze,S vs Karjakin,Sergey
1/2-1/2
Titled Tuesday 20th Oct 2020 C77
Ponikarovsky,A vs Karjakin,Sergey
1/2-1/2
Titled Tuesday 20th Oct 2020 C44
Karjakin,Sergey vs Harsha,B
1/2-1/2
Titled Tuesday 20th Oct 2020 A45
Sarana,A vs Karjakin,Sergey
1/2-1/2
Titled Tuesday 20th Oct 2020 E34
Karjakin,Sergey vs Papadiamandis,Elliot
1-0
Titled Tuesday 20th Oct 2020 A45
Puranik,A vs Karjakin,Sergey
0-1
Titled Tuesday 20th Oct 2020 C91
Karjakin,Sergey vs Vrolijk,Liam
0-1
Titled Tuesday 13th Oct 2020 A45
Harsha,B vs Karjakin,Sergey
1/2-1/2
Titled Tuesday 13th Oct 2020 E20
Yanchenko,R vs Karjakin,Sergey
0-1
Titled Tuesday 13th Oct 2020 E34
Rasulov,Vu vs Karjakin,Sergey
0-1
Titled Tuesday 13th Oct 2020 C84
Karjakin,Sergey vs Alonso Rosell,A
1-0
Titled Tuesday 13th Oct 2020 A45
Diaz Villagran,R vs Karjakin,Sergey
0-1
Titled Tuesday 13th Oct 2020 C46
Karjakin,Sergey vs Schitco,Ivan
1-0
Titled Tuesday 13th Oct 2020 D00
Karjakin,Sergey vs Ivanisevic,I
1/2-1/2
Titled Tuesday 13th Oct 2020 B30
Karjakin,Sergey vs Aditya,Mittal
1-0
Titled Tuesday 6th Oct 2020 A45
Karjakin,Sergey vs Pridorozhni,A
1/2-1/2
Titled Tuesday 6th Oct 2020 B40
Karjakin,Sergey vs Jumabayev,R
0-1
Titled Tuesday 6th Oct 2020 A02
Karjakin,Sergey vs Perez,Max
1-0
Titled Tuesday 6th Oct 2020 A01
Shkapenko,P vs Karjakin,Sergey
0-1
Titled Tuesday 6th Oct 2020 B13
Mikhailovsky,Vladimir vs Karjakin,Sergey
0-1
Titled Tuesday 6th Oct 2020 D02
Villegas,P vs Karjakin,Sergey
0-1
Titled Tuesday 6th Oct 2020 A59
Khusnutdinov,R vs Karjakin,Sergey
1-0
Titled Tuesday 6th Oct 2020 B51
Leiva,G vs Karjakin,Sergey
0-1
Speed Chess Super Swiss 2020 D02
Jaracz,P vs Karjakin,Sergey
0-1
Speed Chess Super Swiss 2020 B12
Karjakin,Sergey vs Holt,C
0-1
Speed Chess Super Swiss 2020 A01
Karjakin,Sergey vs Kosteniuk,A
1-0
Speed Chess Super Swiss 2020 B10
Karjakin,Sergey vs Lazavik,Denis
1-0
Speed Chess Super Swiss 2020 C53
Karjakin,Sergey vs Fedoseev,Vl3
0-1
Speed Chess Super Swiss 2020 B00
Karjakin,Sergey vs Vachier Lagrave,M
0-1
Speed Chess Super Swiss 2020 B12
Ibarra Jerez,JC vs Karjakin,Sergey
1-0
Speed Chess Super Swiss 2020 B23
Karjakin,Sergey vs Vrolijk,Liam
0-1
Speed Chess Super Swiss 2020 A01
Saydaliev,Saidakbar vs Karjakin,Sergey
0-1
Speed Chess Super Swiss 2020 B23
Ponkratov,P vs Karjakin,Sergey
0-1
Speed Chess Super Swiss 2020 E20
Karjakin,Sergey vs Melkumyan,H
1-0
Speed Chess Super Swiss 2020 A01
Jones,G vs Karjakin,Sergey
0-1
Speed Chess Super Swiss 2020 B13
Karjakin,Sergey vs Moskalenko,A
1-0
Speed Chess Super Swiss 2020 C53
Karjakin,Sergey vs Mickiewicz,P
1-0
Titled Tuesday 29th Sept 2020 B31
Sethuraman,S vs Karjakin,Sergey
0-1
Titled Tuesday 29th Sept 2020 E21
Karjakin,Sergey vs Zierk,S
0-1
Titled Tuesday 29th Sept 2020 C18
Hua,L vs Karjakin,Sergey
0-1
Titled Tuesday 29th Sept 2020 E20
Karjakin,Sergey vs Noritsyn,N
1-0
Titled Tuesday 29th Sept 2020 C41
Karjakin,Sergey vs Siva,Mahadevan
0-1
Titled Tuesday 29th Sept 2020 B67
Di Berardino,D vs Karjakin,Sergey
0-1
Titled Tuesday 29th Sept 2020 B90
Karjakin,Sergey vs Triapishko,Alexandr
1-0
Titled Tuesday 22nd Sept 2020 A01
Karjakin,Sergey vs Fier,A
0-1
Titled Tuesday 22nd Sept 2020 B04
Gahan,M vs Karjakin,Sergey
0-1
Titled Tuesday 22nd Sept 2020 B14
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