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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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Bluebaum,M vs Karjakin,Sergey
0-1
World Blitz 2019 2019 E46
Khusnutdinov,R vs Karjakin,Sergey
0-1
World Blitz 2019 2019 A00
Artemiev,V vs Karjakin,Sergey
1-0
World Blitz 2019 2019 A06
Karjakin,Sergey vs Savchenko,B
0-1
World Blitz 2019 2019 B36
Karjakin,Sergey vs Vidit,S
0-1
World Blitz 2019 2019 C65
Karjakin,Sergey vs Tomashevsky,E
1-0
World Blitz 2019 2019 C65
Karjakin,Sergey vs Nozdrachev,V
1-0
World Blitz 2019 2019 C53
Karjakin,Sergey vs Smirin,I
0-1
World Rapid 2019 2019 B41
Karjakin,Sergey vs Ponkratov,P
1/2-1/2
World Rapid 2019 2019 C18
Vidit,S vs Karjakin,Sergey
1/2-1/2
World Rapid 2019 2019 D37
Karjakin,Sergey vs Shimanov,A
1/2-1/2
World Rapid 2019 2019 B10
Karjakin,Sergey vs Kovalev,Vl
1-0
World Rapid 2019 2019 C53
Karjakin,Sergey vs Popov,Iv RUS
1-0
World Rapid 2019 2019 B56
Grachev,B vs Karjakin,Sergey
1/2-1/2
World Rapid 2019 2019 D02
Karjakin,Sergey vs Antipov,M2
1-0
World Rapid 2019 2019 C53
Alekseev,Evgeny vs Karjakin,Sergey
1/2-1/2
World Rapid 2019 2019 C50
Bartel,Mat vs Karjakin,Sergey
0-1
World Rapid 2019 2019 A29
Laznicka,V vs Karjakin,Sergey
1/2-1/2
World Rapid 2019 2019 D37
Karjakin,Sergey vs Sasikiran,K
1-0
World Rapid 2019 2019 C53
Le Quang Liem vs Karjakin,Sergey
0-1
Superbet Blitz 2019 2019 C65
Artemiev,V vs Karjakin,Sergey
1/2-1/2
Superbet Blitz 2019 2019 E20
Karjakin,Sergey vs Korobov,A
1/2-1/2
Superbet Blitz 2019 2019 B90
Karjakin,Sergey vs Le Quang Liem
1/2-1/2
Superbet Blitz 2019 2019 B30
Karjakin,Sergey vs Artemiev,V
1/2-1/2
Superbet Blitz 2019 2019 B12
Korobov,A vs Karjakin,Sergey
1/2-1/2
Superbet Blitz 2019 2019 E54
Artemiev,V vs Karjakin,Sergey
0-1
Superbet Rapid 2019 2019 A22
Karjakin,Sergey vs Le Quang Liem
1/2-1/2
Superbet Rapid 2019 2019 D05
Karjakin,Sergey vs Korobov,A
1/2-1/2
Superbet Rapid 2019 2019 B90
Kovalev,Vl vs Karjakin,Sergey
1/2-1/2
FIDE Chess.com Grand Swiss 2019 C67
Karjakin,Sergey vs Alekseenko,K
0-1
FIDE Chess.com Grand Swiss 2019 A07
Maghsoodloo,Parham vs Karjakin,Sergey
1/2-1/2
FIDE Chess.com Grand Swiss 2019 A13
Karjakin,Sergey vs Dreev,A
1-0
FIDE Chess.com Grand Swiss 2019 B40
Fedoseev,Vl3 vs Karjakin,Sergey
1/2-1/2
FIDE Chess.com Grand Swiss 2019 E10
Karjakin,Sergey vs Kryvoruchko,Y
1/2-1/2
FIDE Chess.com Grand Swiss 2019 C55
Anton Guijarro,D vs Karjakin,Sergey
1/2-1/2
FIDE Chess.com Grand Swiss 2019 A13
Karjakin,Sergey vs Demchenko,A
1-0
FIDE Chess.com Grand Swiss 2019 B69
Jumabayev,R vs Karjakin,Sergey
0-1
FIDE Chess.com Grand Swiss 2019 E00
Karjakin,Sergey vs Sadhwani,Raunak
1/2-1/2
FIDE Chess.com Grand Swiss 2019 B12
Abasov,N vs Karjakin,Sergey
1/2-1/2
FIDE Chess.com Grand Swiss 2019 E01
Karjakin,Sergey vs Vitiugov,N
1/2-1/2
FIDE World Cup 2019 2019 C53
Vitiugov,N vs Karjakin,Sergey
1-0
FIDE World Cup 2019 2019 C65
Sevian,Samuel vs Karjakin,Sergey
0-1
FIDE World Cup 2019 2019 C53
Karjakin,Sergey vs Sevian,Samuel
1-0
FIDE World Cup 2019 2019 A07
Karjakin,Sergey vs Megaranto,S
1/2-1/2
FIDE World Cup 2019 2019 B07
Megaranto,S vs Karjakin,Sergey
0-1
FIDE World Cup 2019 2019 E00
Inarkiev,E vs Karjakin,Sergey
1/2-1/2
Tower of Concord Blitz 2019 D02
Inarkiev,E vs Karjakin,Sergey
0-1
Tower of Concord Blitz 2019 D02
Inarkiev,E vs Karjakin,Sergey
0-1
Tower of Concord Blitz 2019 D02
Karjakin,Sergey vs Inarkiev,E
1-0
Tower of Concord Blitz 2019 B40
Inarkiev,E vs Karjakin,Sergey
0-1
Tower of Concord Blitz 2019 D73
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