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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 Safarli,E
1-0
World Blitz 2015 2015 A29
Perunovic,Mil vs Karjakin,Sergey
1/2-1/2
World Blitz 2015 2015 C91
Wojtaszek,R vs Karjakin,Sergey
0-1
World Blitz 2015 2015 D27
Karjakin,Sergey vs Nguyen Ngoc Truong Son
1-0
World Blitz 2015 2015 C89
Karjakin,Sergey vs Safarli,E
1/2-1/2
World Rapid 2015 2015 A45
Karjakin,Sergey vs Dubov,Daniil
1-0
World Rapid 2015 2015 B48
Kovalev,Vl vs Karjakin,Sergey
0-1
World Rapid 2015 2015 A45
Salem,AR vs Karjakin,Sergey
1/2-1/2
World Rapid 2015 2015 E12
Karjakin,Sergey vs Kovalenko,I
0-1
World Rapid 2015 2015 C07
Guseinov,G vs Karjakin,Sergey
1/2-1/2
World Rapid 2015 2015 B90
Malakhov,V vs Karjakin,Sergey
0-1
World Rapid 2015 2015 B53
Borisek,J vs Karjakin,Sergey
0-1
World Rapid 2015 2015 B90
Meier,Geo vs Karjakin,Sergey
0-1
World Rapid 2015 2015 A35
Karjakin,Sergey vs Gajewski,G
1-0
World Rapid 2015 2015 A45
Karjakin,Sergey vs Kryvoruchko,Y
1/2-1/2
World Rapid 2015 2015 A05
Korobov,A vs Karjakin,Sergey
0-1
World Rapid 2015 2015 E52
Eljanov,P vs Karjakin,Sergey
1-0
FIDE World Cup 2015 2015 A05
Karjakin,Sergey vs Eljanov,P
1/2-1/2
FIDE World Cup 2015 2015 A29
Karjakin,Sergey vs Eljanov,P
1/2-1/2
FIDE World Cup 2015 2015 A04
Eljanov,P vs Karjakin,Sergey
0-1
FIDE World Cup 2015 2015 A05
Karjakin,Sergey vs Eljanov,P
1-0
FIDE World Cup 2015 2015 A07
Eljanov,P vs Karjakin,Sergey
1/2-1/2
FIDE World Cup 2015 2015 E15
Andreikin,D vs Karjakin,Sergey
1/2-1/2
FIDE World Cup 2015 2015 A45
Karjakin,Sergey vs Andreikin,D
1-0
FIDE World Cup 2015 2015 A11
Karjakin,Sergey vs Andreikin,D
1/2-1/2
FIDE World Cup 2015 2015 C67
Andreikin,D vs Karjakin,Sergey
1/2-1/2
FIDE World Cup 2015 2015 E48
Yu Yangyi vs Karjakin,Sergey
1/2-1/2
FIDE World Cup 2015 2015 A05
Karjakin,Sergey vs Yu Yangyi
1-0
FIDE World Cup 2015 2015 B45
Onischuk,Al vs Karjakin,Sergey
0-1
FIDE World Cup 2015 2015 E20
Onischuk,Al vs Karjakin,Sergey
1/2-1/2
FIDE World Cup 2015 2015 E21
Karjakin,Sergey vs Onischuk,Al
1/2-1/2
FIDE World Cup 2015 2015 C65
Karjakin,Sergey vs Onischuk,Al
1-0
FIDE World Cup 2015 2015 C65
Karjakin,Sergey vs Onischuk,Al
1-0
FIDE World Cup 2015 2015 C65
Onischuk,Al vs Karjakin,Sergey
1-0
FIDE World Cup 2015 2015 E15
Espinosa Veloz,E vs Karjakin,Sergey
0-1
FIDE World Cup 2015 2015 C91
Karjakin,Sergey vs Espinosa Veloz,E
1-0
FIDE World Cup 2015 2015 C92
Jakovenko,D vs Karjakin,Sergey
1/2-1/2
68th ch-RUS 2015 2015 B90
Karjakin,Sergey vs Tomashevsky,E
1/2-1/2
68th ch-RUS 2015 2015 A05
Bukavshin,I vs Karjakin,Sergey
1/2-1/2
68th ch-RUS 2015 2015 E15
Karjakin,Sergey vs Artemiev,V
1-0
68th ch-RUS 2015 2015 B90
Khairullin,I vs Karjakin,Sergey
1/2-1/2
68th ch-RUS 2015 2015 E34
Karjakin,Sergey vs Motylev,A
1/2-1/2
68th ch-RUS 2015 2015 D43
Dubov,Daniil vs Karjakin,Sergey
1/2-1/2
68th ch-RUS 2015 2015 D43
Karjakin,Sergey vs Vitiugov,N
1/2-1/2
68th ch-RUS 2015 2015 A62
Lysyj,I vs Karjakin,Sergey
1/2-1/2
68th ch-RUS 2015 2015 E34
Karjakin,Sergey vs Khismatullin,D
1-0
68th ch-RUS 2015 2015 A13
Yu Yangyi vs Karjakin,Sergey
1/2-1/2
CHN-RUS Super Go 2015 2015 C65
Yu Yangyi vs Karjakin,Sergey
0-1
CHN-RUS Super Go 2015 2015 C65
Karjakin,Sergey vs Yu Yangyi
1-0
CHN-RUS Super Go 2015 2015 B41
Karjakin,Sergey vs Ni Hua
1-0
CHN-RUS Super Go 2015 2015 C42
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