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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 Inarkiev,E
0-1
Tower of Concord Blitz 2019 B18
Karjakin,Sergey vs Inarkiev,E
1-0
Tower of Concord Blitz 2019 E98
Karjakin,Sergey vs Inarkiev,E
1-0
Tower of Concord Blitz 2019 B10
Karjakin,Sergey vs Inarkiev,E
1/2-1/2
Tower of Concord Rapid 2019 D27
Inarkiev,E vs Karjakin,Sergey
0-1
Tower of Concord Rapid 2019 E21
Inarkiev,E vs Karjakin,Sergey
0-1
Tower of Concord Rapid 2019 E21
Inarkiev,E vs Karjakin,Sergey
1/2-1/2
Tower of Concord Rapid 2019 A13
Karjakin,Sergey vs Inarkiev,E
1/2-1/2
Tower of Concord Rapid 2019 B30
Karjakin,Sergey vs Inarkiev,E
0-1
Tower of Concord Rapid 2019 B33
Karjakin,Sergey vs Harikrishna,P
1-0
Eurasia Blitz Match 2019 A12
Karjakin,Sergey vs Harikrishna,P
1/2-1/2
Eurasia Rapid Match 2019 C84
Harikrishna,P vs Karjakin,Sergey
1/2-1/2
Eurasia Rapid Match 2019 E00
Harikrishna,P vs Karjakin,Sergey
1/2-1/2
Eurasia Blitz Match 2019 E00
Harikrishna,P vs Karjakin,Sergey
1/2-1/2
Eurasia Blitz Match 2019 E00
Karjakin,Sergey vs Harikrishna,P
1/2-1/2
Eurasia Blitz Match 2019 E15
Vachier Lagrave,M vs Karjakin,Sergey
1/2-1/2
Croatia GCT 2019 2019 C67
Ding Liren vs Karjakin,Sergey
1/2-1/2
Croatia GCT 2019 2019 E00
Wei Yi vs Karjakin,Sergey
1/2-1/2
Armageddon: Chess for TV 2019 A13
Karjakin,Sergey vs Wei Yi
1-0
Armageddon: Chess for TV 2019 B10
Dubov,Daniil vs Karjakin,Sergey
0-1
Armageddon: Chess for TV 2019 E00
Dubov,Daniil vs Karjakin,Sergey
1/2-1/2
Armageddon: Chess for TV 2019 E00
Karjakin,Sergey vs Dubov,Daniil
1/2-1/2
Armageddon: Chess for TV 2019 D41
Karjakin,Sergey vs Ding Liren
1/2-1/2
Lindores Abbey Stars 2019 C47
Ding Liren vs Karjakin,Sergey
1-0
Lindores Abbey Stars 2019 E00
Ding Liren vs Karjakin,Sergey
1-0
Cote d'Ivoire Blitz 2019 2019 A28
Amin,B vs Karjakin,Sergey
0-1
Cote d'Ivoire Blitz 2019 2019 B51
Karjakin,Sergey vs Wei Yi
1-0
Cote d'Ivoire Blitz 2019 2019 D02
Karjakin,Sergey vs Vachier Lagrave,M
1-0
Cote d'Ivoire Blitz 2019 2019 B90
Karjakin,Sergey vs Ding Liren
0-1
Cote d'Ivoire Blitz 2019 2019 C77
Vachier Lagrave,M vs Karjakin,Sergey
1/2-1/2
Cote d'Ivoire Blitz 2019 2019 A29
Wei Yi vs Karjakin,Sergey
1/2-1/2
Cote d'Ivoire Blitz 2019 2019 E00
Karjakin,Sergey vs Amin,B
1-0
Cote d'Ivoire Blitz 2019 2019 A01
Ding Liren vs Karjakin,Sergey
1-0
Cote d'Ivoire Rapid 2019 2019 E00
Karjakin,Sergey vs Wei Yi
1/2-1/2
Cote d'Ivoire Rapid 2019 2019 D26
Karjakin,Sergey vs Amin,B
1/2-1/2
Cote d'Ivoire Rapid 2019 2019 C84
Karjakin,Sergey vs Vachier Lagrave,M
1/2-1/2
Cote d'Ivoire Rapid 2019 2019 B90
Karjakin,Sergey vs Ding Liren
1/2-1/2
Vugar Gashimov Mem 2019 2019 C50
Karjakin,Sergey vs Adhiban,Baskaran
1/2-1/2
12th World Teams 2019 2019 C02
Grandelius,N vs Karjakin,Sergey
1/2-1/2
12th World Teams 2019 2019 C50
Karjakin,Sergey vs Naiditsch,A
0-1
12th World Teams 2019 2019 B32
Jumabayev,R vs Karjakin,Sergey
1-0
12th World Teams 2019 2019 D37
Ding Liren vs Karjakin,Sergey
1/2-1/2
12th World Teams 2019 2019 E00
Karjakin,Sergey vs Amin,B
1-0
12th World Teams 2019 2019 E98
Maghsoodloo,Parham vs Karjakin,Sergey
1/2-1/2
12th World Teams 2019 2019 E10
Karjakin,Sergey vs Dreev,A
1/2-1/2
World Blitz 2018 2018 B12
Andreikin,D vs Karjakin,Sergey
1/2-1/2
World Blitz 2018 2018 A45
Karjakin,Sergey vs Smirin,I
1-0
World Blitz 2018 2018 B41
Karjakin,Sergey vs Jakovenko,D
1-0
World Blitz 2018 2018 C65
Matlakov,M vs Karjakin,Sergey
1/2-1/2
World Blitz 2018 2018 E00
Karjakin,Sergey vs Maghsoodloo,Parham
1-0
World Blitz 2018 2018 B00
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