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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 Pridorozhni,A
1-0
Titled Tue 11th Aug 2020 A01
Karjakin,Sergey vs Djordjevic,Vu
0-1
Titled Tue 11th Aug 2020 C19
Karjakin,Sergey vs Rychagov,A
1-0
Titled Tue 11th Aug 2020 C11
Karjakin,Sergey vs Vestby-Ellingsen,Mads
1-0
Titled Tue 11th Aug 2020 D80
Bakalchuk,Johnatan vs Karjakin,Sergey
0-1
Titled Tue 4th Aug 10am 2020 A45
Karjakin,Sergey vs Grachev,B
0-1
Titled Tue 4th Aug 10am 2020 B40
Davtyan,Artur vs Karjakin,Sergey
0-1
Titled Tue 4th Aug 10am 2020 A40
Kotsur,P vs Karjakin,Sergey
0-1
Titled Tue 4th Aug 10am 2020 B50
Riehle,Marco vs Karjakin,Sergey
0-1
Titled Tue 4th Aug 10am 2020 C44
Karjakin,Sergey vs Rasulov,Vu
1-0
Titled Tue 4th Aug 10am 2020 B12
Karjakin,Sergey vs Meshkovs,Nikita
0-1
Titled Tue 4th Aug 10am 2020 B47
Karjakin,Sergey vs Mchedlishvili,M
1-0
Titled Tue 4th Aug 10am 2020 A01
Sorensen,Hampus vs Karjakin,Sergey
0-1
Titled Tue 4th Aug 10am 2020 E12
Karjakin,Sergey vs Korobov,A
1-0
Titled Tuesday 14th July 2020 B66
Garcia Cardenas,P vs Karjakin,Sergey
1/2-1/2
Titled Tuesday 14th July 2020 E35
Karjakin,Sergey vs Tsyhanchuk,S
1-0
Titled Tuesday 14th July 2020 D02
Vokhidov,Shamsiddin vs Karjakin,Sergey
0-1
Titled Tuesday 14th July 2020 C65
Skliarov,V vs Karjakin,Sergey
0-1
Titled Tuesday 14th July 2020 B53
Karjakin,Sergey vs Mohammad Fahad,Rahman
1/2-1/2
Titled Tuesday 14th July 2020 C53
Karjakin,Sergey vs Heinemann,Josefine
1-0
Titled Tuesday 14th July 2020 B90
Belous,V vs Karjakin,Sergey
0-1
Titled Tuesday 14th July 2020 A13
Karjakin,Sergey vs Gabrielian,A
1-0
Titled Tuesday 14th July 2020 B69
Karjakin,Sergey vs Amin,B
1-0
Titled Tuesday 7th July 2020 C55
Karjakin,Sergey vs Bologan,V
1-0
Titled Tuesday 7th July 2020 C41
Karjakin,Sergey vs Baskin,R
1-0
Titled Tuesday 7th July 2020 A01
Shimanov,A vs Karjakin,Sergey
1-0
Titled Tuesday 7th July 2020 D03
Demchenko,A vs Karjakin,Sergey
0-1
Titled Tuesday 7th July 2020 B23
Karjakin,Sergey vs Williams,Si1
1-0
Titled Tuesday 7th July 2020 B72
Karjakin,Sergey vs Yakubboev,Nodirbek
0-1
Titled Tuesday 7th July 2020 C53
Gusarov,G vs Karjakin,Sergey
0-1
Titled Tuesday 7th July 2020 D43
Bernadskiy,V vs Karjakin,Sergey
0-1
Titled Tuesday 7th July 2020 C67
Aravindh,Chithambaram VR. vs Karjakin,Sergey
1-0
Titled Tuesday 23rd June 2020 A07
Hernandez Gonzalez,W vs Karjakin,Sergey
0-1
Titled Tuesday 23rd June 2020 B96
Karjakin,Sergey vs Mammadov,Z
0-1
Titled Tuesday 23rd June 2020 C03
Karjakin,Sergey vs Grandelius,N
1-0
Titled Tuesday 23rd June 2020 B20
Karjakin,Sergey vs Kalashian,D
1-0
Titled Tuesday 23rd June 2020 B28
Potapov,Alexa1 vs Karjakin,Sergey
0-1
Titled Tuesday 23rd June 2020 E21
Karjakin,Sergey vs Ter Sahakyan,S
1-0
Titled Tuesday 23rd June 2020 B12
Dreev,A vs Karjakin,Sergey
0-1
Titled Tuesday 23rd June 2020 A49
Karjakin,Sergey vs Harsha,B
1-0
Titled Tuesday 23rd June 2020 B90
Karjakin,Sergey vs Vastrukhin,O
1/2-1/2
Titled Tuesday 9th June 2020 C00
Ivanishin,Anatoly :Ivan Vagner vs Karjakin,Sergey
1/2-1/2
Karjakin vs. Cosmonauts 2020 C69
Karjakin,Sergey vs Abdrlauf,Elham
1/2-1/2
Titled Tuesday 9th June 2020 B10
Dimakiling,O vs Karjakin,Sergey
0-1
Titled Tuesday 9th June 2020 A34
Karjakin,Sergey vs Ermakov,E1
1/2-1/2
Titled Tuesday 9th June 2020 B10
Karjakin,Sergey vs Avila Pavas,Santiago
1-0
Titled Tuesday 9th June 2020 D02
Karjakin,Sergey vs Tanaka,Taira Tyler
1-0
Titled Tuesday 9th June 2020 B78
Bilguun,Sumiya vs Karjakin,Sergey
1/2-1/2
Titled Tuesday 9th June 2020 B19
Karjakin,Sergey vs Clarke,B
0-1
Titled Tuesday 9th June 2020 B90
Romanov,E vs Karjakin,Sergey
0-1
Titled Tuesday 9th June 2020 A05
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