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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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Ding Liren vs Karjakin,Sergey
1/2-1/2
World Blitz 2017 2017 E01
Ponkratov,P vs Karjakin,Sergey
0-1
World Blitz 2017 2017 A00
Karjakin,Sergey vs Onischuk,V
1/2-1/2
World Blitz 2017 2017 B00
Karjakin,Sergey vs Amonatov,F
1-0
World Blitz 2017 2017 B53
Karjakin,Sergey vs Malakhov,V
1-0
World Blitz 2017 2017 C53
Karjakin,Sergey vs Esipenko,Andrey
1-0
World Blitz 2017 2017 A01
Karjakin,Sergey vs Andriasian,Z
1-0
World Blitz 2017 2017 B09
Vachier Lagrave,M vs Karjakin,Sergey
1/2-1/2
World Blitz 2017 2017 C67
Meier,Geo vs Karjakin,Sergey
0-1
World Blitz 2017 2017 A07
Karjakin,Sergey vs Pantsulaia,L
1/2-1/2
World Rapid 2017 2017 B12
Salem,AR vs Karjakin,Sergey
0-1
World Rapid 2017 2017 D55
Moiseenko,A1 vs Karjakin,Sergey
0-1
World Rapid 2017 2017 A45
Karjakin,Sergey vs Miton,K
1-0
World Rapid 2017 2017 C10
Alekseev,Evgeny vs Karjakin,Sergey
1-0
World Rapid 2017 2017 B53
Karjakin,Sergey vs Esipenko,Andrey
0-1
World Rapid 2017 2017 B11
Savchenko,B vs Karjakin,Sergey
1-0
World Rapid 2017 2017 C53
Karjakin,Sergey vs Ni Hua
1-0
World Rapid 2017 2017 A18
Karjakin,Sergey vs Vidit,S
1-0
World Rapid 2017 2017 A28
Karjakin,Sergey vs Adnani,M
1-0
World Rapid 2017 2017 B75
Khader,Sam vs Karjakin,Sergey
1-0
World Rapid 2017 2017 B94
Karjakin,Sergey vs Eljanov,P
0-1
World Rapid 2017 2017 D11
Araz,B vs Karjakin,Sergey
0-1
World Rapid 2017 2017 D43
Akobian,V vs Karjakin,Sergey
0-1
World Rapid 2017 2017 D10
Karjakin,Sergey vs Deac,Bogdan-Daniel
1-0
11th Kings Blitz 2017 2017 C53
Wei Yi vs Karjakin,Sergey
0-1
11th Kings Blitz 2017 2017 A13
Karjakin,Sergey vs Wei Yi
0-1
11th Kings Blitz 2017 2017 A13
Deac,Bogdan-Daniel vs Karjakin,Sergey
0-1
11th Kings Blitz 2017 2017 E00
Deac,Bogdan-Daniel vs Karjakin,Sergey
0-1
11th Kings Blitz 2017 2017 E32
Karjakin,Sergey vs Wei Yi
1/2-1/2
11th Kings Blitz 2017 2017 C24
Wei Yi vs Karjakin,Sergey
0-1
11th Kings Blitz 2017 2017 A01
Karjakin,Sergey vs Deac,Bogdan-Daniel
1-0
11th Kings Blitz 2017 2017 C88
Wei Yi vs Karjakin,Sergey
1-0
11th Kings Rapid 2017 2017 E20
Karjakin,Sergey vs Deac,Bogdan-Daniel
1-0
11th Kings Rapid 2017 2017 C50
Deac,Bogdan-Daniel vs Karjakin,Sergey
0-1
11th Kings Rapid 2017 2017 B51
Karjakin,Sergey vs Wei Yi
1-0
11th Kings Rapid 2017 2017 A45
Grachev,B vs Karjakin,Sergey
1-0
33rd ECC Open 2017 2017 E34
Karjakin,Sergey vs Yu Yangyi
1/2-1/2
33rd ECC Open 2017 2017 C24
Guseinov,G vs Karjakin,Sergey
1/2-1/2
33rd ECC Open 2017 2017 C67
Nikolovski,Nikola vs Karjakin,Sergey
0-1
33rd ECC Open 2017 2017 B23
Karjakin,Sergey vs Ragger,M
1-0
33rd ECC Open 2017 2017 C84
Erdos,V vs Karjakin,Sergey
1/2-1/2
33rd ECC Open 2017 2017 D63
Karjakin,Sergey vs Johannesson,Oliver
1-0
33rd ECC Open 2017 2017 B48
Dubov,Daniil vs Karjakin,Sergey
1-0
FIDE World Cup 2017 2017 A29
Karjakin,Sergey vs Dubov,Daniil
1/2-1/2
FIDE World Cup 2017 2017 B33
Karjakin,Sergey vs Smirnov,Ant
1-0
FIDE World Cup 2017 2017 C42
Smirnov,Ant vs Karjakin,Sergey
0-1
FIDE World Cup 2017 2017 D41
Karjakin,Sergey vs Smirnov,Ant
1/2-1/2
FIDE World Cup 2017 2017 A07
Smirnov,Ant vs Karjakin,Sergey
1/2-1/2
FIDE World Cup 2017 2017 D37
Vachier Lagrave,M vs Karjakin,Sergey
1/2-1/2
GCT Blitz Paris 2017 2017 C53
Bacrot,E vs Karjakin,Sergey
1-0
GCT Blitz Paris 2017 2017 B50
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