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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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Fridman,D vs Karjakin,Sergey
0-1
Titled Tuesday 2nd June 2020 E63
Bogner,S vs Karjakin,Sergey
0-1
Titled Tuesday 2nd June 2020 C33
Karjakin,Sergey vs Artemiev,V
0-1
Titled Tues 2nd Jun Final 2020 B46
Karjakin,Sergey vs Oparin,G
1/2-1/2
Titled Tuesday 2nd June 2020 C55
Karjakin,Sergey vs Bykhovsky,An ISR
1-0
Titled Tues 2nd Jun Final 2020 B41
Bykhovsky,An ISR vs Karjakin,Sergey
0-1
Titled Tues 2nd Jun Final 2020 D61
Karjakin,Sergey vs Le Tuan Minh
1-0
Titled Tuesday 2nd June 2020 B29
Maghsoodloo,Parham vs Karjakin,Sergey
1/2-1/2
Titled Tuesday 2nd June 2020 C67
Karjakin,Sergey vs Zubov,A UKR
1-0
Titled Tuesday 2nd June 2020 B90
Karjakin,Sergey vs Kovalev,Vl
1-0
Titled Tues 2nd Jun Final 2020 C53
Gabrielian,A vs Karjakin,Sergey
0-1
Titled Tuesday 2nd June 2020 B23
Artemiev,V vs Karjakin,Sergey
1-0
Titled Tues 2nd Jun Final 2020 D03
Karjakin,Sergey vs Nguyen,Thanh Thuy Tien
1-0
Titled Tuesday 2nd June 2020 B90
Gabdrakhmanov,Azat vs Karjakin,Sergey
0-1
Titled Tuesday 2nd June 2020 C70
Karjakin,Sergey vs Kazakouski,Valery
1-0
Titled Tuesday 2nd June 2020 B28
Dubov,Daniil vs Karjakin,Sergey
1-0
Lindores Abbey Final 8 2020 A53
Karjakin,Sergey vs Dubov,Daniil
0-1
Lindores Abbey Final 8 2020 C41
Dubov,Daniil vs Karjakin,Sergey
1-0
Lindores Abbey Final 8 2020 D37
Karjakin,Sergey vs Dubov,Daniil
0-1
Lindores Abbey Final 8 2020 B01
Karjakin,Sergey vs Dubov,Daniil
1-0
Lindores Abbey Final 8 2020 B00
Dubov,Daniil vs Karjakin,Sergey
1-0
Lindores Abbey Final 8 2020 E06
Dubov,Daniil vs Karjakin,Sergey
0-1
Lindores Abbey Final 8 2020 D55
Dubov,Daniil vs Karjakin,Sergey
0-1
Lindores Abbey Final 8 2020 A53
Dubov,Daniil vs Karjakin,Sergey
1-0
Lindores Abbey Final 8 2020 E06
Dubov,Daniil vs Karjakin,Sergey
1-0
Lindores Abbey Final 8 2020 A53
Karjakin,Sergey vs Dubov,Daniil
0-1
Lindores Abbey Final 8 2020 C55
Karjakin,Sergey vs Ding Liren
1/2-1/2
Lindores Abbey Prelim 2020 C67
Karjakin,Sergey vs Dubov,Daniil
1/2-1/2
Lindores Abbey Prelim 2020 C41
Wei Yi vs Karjakin,Sergey
0-1
Lindores Abbey Prelim 2020 C67
Karjakin,Sergey vs Yu Yangyi
1-0
Lindores Abbey Prelim 2020 D02
Tomashevsky,E vs Karjakin,Sergey
0-1
Play for Russia Prelim 2020 D37
Riazantsev,A vs Karjakin,Sergey
1/2-1/2
Play for Russia Prelim 2020 D30
Karjakin,Sergey vs Inarkiev,E
1-0
Play for Russia Prelim 2020 D27
Karjakin,Sergey vs Tomashevsky,E
1/2-1/2
Play for Russia Prelim 2020 C50
Karjakin,Sergey vs Riazantsev,A
1/2-1/2
Play for Russia Prelim 2020 B04
Inarkiev,E vs Karjakin,Sergey
1/2-1/2
Play for Russia Prelim 2020 D37
Harikrishna,P vs Karjakin,Sergey
1/2-1/2
Online Nations Cup Prelim 2020 C67
Karjakin,Sergey vs Wei Yi
1/2-1/2
Online Nations Cup Prelim 2020 C80
Adhiban,Baskaran vs Karjakin,Sergey
1/2-1/2
Online Nations Cup Prelim 2020 D37
Karjakin,Sergey vs Cori,J
1-0
Online Nations Cup Prelim 2020 B47
Yu Yangyi vs Karjakin,Sergey
1/2-1/2
Online Nations Cup Prelim 2020 C47
Karjakin,Sergey vs Fridman,D
1-0
World Blitz 2019 2019 C47
Zhigalko,S vs Karjakin,Sergey
1/2-1/2
World Blitz 2019 2019 C88
Karjakin,Sergey vs Salem,AR
0-1
World Blitz 2019 2019 B90
Xu,Yinglun vs Karjakin,Sergey
0-1
World Blitz 2019 2019 D38
Karjakin,Sergey vs Sychev,K
1-0
World Blitz 2019 2019 C50
Shimanov,A vs Karjakin,Sergey
1-0
World Blitz 2019 2019 A45
Hansen,Eric vs Karjakin,Sergey
0-1
World Blitz 2019 2019 C65
Karjakin,Sergey vs Alekseev,Evgeny
1-0
World Blitz 2019 2019 B46
Karjakin,Sergey vs Quparadze,G
0-1
World Blitz 2019 2019 B41
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