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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 Paravyan,D
0-1
Titled Tuesday 22nd Sept 2020 B90
Zierk,S vs Karjakin,Sergey
0-1
Titled Tuesday 22nd Sept 2020 B13
Karjakin,Sergey vs Barrientos,S
1-0
Titled Tuesday 22nd Sept 2020 B42
Gumularz,Szymon vs Karjakin,Sergey
0-1
Titled Tuesday 22nd Sept 2020 A40
Hammer,J vs Karjakin,Sergey
0-1
Titled Tuesday 22nd Sept 2020 B10
Karjakin,Sergey vs Holt,C
0-1
Titled Tuesday 22nd Sept 2020 C00
Karjakin,Sergey vs De Silva,L M S T
1-0
Titled Tuesday 22nd Sept 2020 C50
Petkov,Momchil vs Karjakin,Sergey
0-1
Titled Tuesday 15th Sept 2020 B12
Karjakin,Sergey vs Alekseenko,K
0-1
Titled Tuesday 15th Sept 2020 C72
Khamrakulov,D vs Karjakin,Sergey
0-1
Titled Tuesday 15th Sept 2020 C45
Karjakin,Sergey vs Salinas Herrera,P
1-0
Titled Tuesday 15th Sept 2020 B90
Karjakin,Sergey vs Drygalov,Andrey
1-0
Titled Tuesday 15th Sept 2020 B90
Karjakin,Sergey vs Kiseleva,A
1-0
Titled Tuesday 15th Sept 2020 A01
Adhiban,Baskaran vs Karjakin,Sergey
1/2-1/2
Titled Tuesday 15th Sept 2020 C24
Karjakin,Sergey vs Ward,I
1-0
Titled Tuesday 15th Sept 2020 B21
Ivanisevic,I vs Karjakin,Sergey
0-1
Titled Tuesday 15th Sept 2020 A45
Avramidou,Anastasia vs Karjakin,Sergey
0-1
Titled Tuesday 8th Sept 2020 D10
Karjakin,Sergey vs Chitlange,Sakshi
1-0
Titled Tuesday 8th Sept 2020 B10
Karjakin,Sergey vs Sjugirov,S
1-0
Titled Tuesday 8th Sept 2020 A01
Karjakin,Sergey vs Djordjevic,Vu
1-0
Titled Tuesday 8th Sept 2020 A08
Karjakin,Sergey vs Seo,Jung Min
1-0
Titled Tuesday 8th Sept 2020 A00
Karjakin,Sergey vs Machidon,Cristi
1-0
Titled Tuesday 8th Sept 2020 B10
Cordova,E vs Karjakin,Sergey
1-0
Titled Tuesday 8th Sept 2020 D02
Muradli,Mahammad vs Karjakin,Sergey
0-1
Titled Tuesday 8th Sept 2020 E11
Harsha,B vs Karjakin,Sergey
0-1
Titled Tuesday 8th Sept 2020 E15
Martinez Reyes,P vs Karjakin,Sergey
0-1
Titled Tue 25th Aug 2020 B10
Kalezic,B vs Karjakin,Sergey
0-1
Titled Tue 25th Aug 2020 B18
Gusarov,G vs Karjakin,Sergey
0-1
Titled Tue 25th Aug 2020 B18
Karjakin,Sergey vs Yanchenko,R
1-0
Titled Tue 25th Aug 2020 C16
Karjakin,Sergey vs Kazakouski,Valery
0-1
Titled Tue 25th Aug 2020 B28
Karjakin,Sergey vs Bocharov,D
0-1
Titled Tue 25th Aug 2020 B94
Karjakin,Sergey vs Mikhailovsky,Vladimir
1-0
Titled Tue 25th Aug 2020 B04
Le Tuan Minh vs Karjakin,Sergey
1-0
Titled Tue 25th Aug 2020 D02
Gabrielian,A vs Karjakin,Sergey
0-1
Titled Tue 25th Aug 2020 C26
Karjakin,Sergey vs Khanin,S
1-0
Titled Tue 25th Aug 2020 C53
Sorokin,Aleksey vs Karjakin,Sergey
0-1
Titled Tue 18th Aug 2020 E10
Karjakin,Sergey vs Grandelius,N
1-0
Titled Tue 18th Aug 2020 C02
Karjakin,Sergey vs Popadic,Dr
1-0
Titled Tue 18th Aug 2020 A01
Karjakin,Sergey vs Savchenko,B
0-1
Titled Tue 18th Aug 2020 B90
Bluebaum,M vs Karjakin,Sergey
0-1
Titled Tue 18th Aug 2020 E46
Karjakin,Sergey vs Azaladze,S
1-0
Titled Tue 18th Aug 2020 B06
Golubev,M vs Karjakin,Sergey
0-1
Titled Tue 18th Aug 2020 C47
Jobava,Ba vs Karjakin,Sergey
1-0
Titled Tue 18th Aug 2020 E46
Karjakin,Sergey vs Sjugirov,S
1-0
Titled Tue 18th Aug 2020 C53
Bartel,Mat vs Karjakin,Sergey
0-1
Titled Tue 18th Aug 2020 C65
Boruchovsky,A vs Karjakin,Sergey
1/2-1/2
Titled Tue 11th Aug 2020 B22
Karjakin,Sergey vs Abdrlauf,Elham
1-0
Titled Tue 11th Aug 2020 C02
Pham Le Thao Nguyen vs Karjakin,Sergey
0-1
Titled Tue 11th Aug 2020 D02
Karjakin,Sergey vs Grigoriants,S RUS
0-1
Titled Tue 11th Aug 2020 B12
Mekhitarian,K vs Karjakin,Sergey
0-1
Titled Tue 11th Aug 2020 B90
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