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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 Solak,D
1/2-1/2
World Teams 2013 2013 D10
Karjakin,Sergey vs Khenkin,I
1-0
World Teams 2013 2013 C65
Karjakin,Sergey vs Safarli,E
1-0
World Teams 2013 2013 B48
Wang Yue vs Karjakin,Sergey
1/2-1/2
World Teams 2013 2013 E06
Movsesian,S vs Karjakin,Sergey
1/2-1/2
World Teams 2013 2013 A08
Karjakin,Sergey vs Cheparinov,I
1-0
29th ECC Open 2013 2013 B51
Karjakin,Sergey vs Durarbayli,V
1/2-1/2
29th ECC Open 2013 2013 C70
Wojtaszek,R vs Karjakin,Sergey
1/2-1/2
29th ECC Open 2013 2013 E06
Karjakin,Sergey vs Maki,V
1-0
29th ECC Open 2013 2013 B35
Williams,Si1 vs Karjakin,Sergey
0-1
29th ECC Open 2013 2013 D15
Shomoev,A vs Karjakin,Sergey
0-1
66th ch-RUS 2013 2013 E21
Vitiugov,N vs Karjakin,Sergey
1/2-1/2
66th ch-RUS 2013 2013 E34
Karjakin,Sergey vs Inarkiev,E
1/2-1/2
66th ch-RUS 2013 2013 C89
Motylev,A vs Karjakin,Sergey
1/2-1/2
66th ch-RUS 2013 2013 C48
Karjakin,Sergey vs Goganov,A
1/2-1/2
66th ch-RUS 2013 2013 C11
Andreikin,D vs Karjakin,Sergey
1-0
66th ch-RUS 2013 2013 A15
Karjakin,Sergey vs Mozharov,M
1/2-1/2
67th Moscow Blitz 2013 2013 B40
Glek,I vs Karjakin,Sergey
0-1
67th Moscow Blitz 2013 2013 B51
Popov,Iv RUS vs Karjakin,Sergey
0-1
67th Moscow Blitz 2013 2013 C48
Karjakin,Sergey vs Demidov,M
1-0
67th Moscow Blitz 2013 2013 C10
Eliseev,U vs Karjakin,Sergey
0-1
67th Moscow Blitz 2013 2013 C55
Riazantsev,A vs Karjakin,Sergey
1-0
67th Moscow Blitz 2013 2013 E12
Dreev,A vs Karjakin,Sergey
1/2-1/2
67th Moscow Blitz 2013 2013 E34
Gunina,V vs Karjakin,Sergey
0-1
67th Moscow Blitz 2013 2013 E60
Karjakin,Sergey vs Ulko,J
1-0
67th Moscow Blitz 2013 2013 B52
Karjakin,Sergey vs Malakhov,V
1-0
67th Moscow Blitz 2013 2013 C65
Karjakin,Sergey vs Belous,V
1-0
67th Moscow Blitz 2013 2013 B30
Karjakin,Sergey vs Korotylev,A
1-0
67th Moscow Blitz 2013 2013 B06
Karjakin,Sergey vs Najer,E
1-0
67th Moscow Blitz 2013 2013 C84
Dubov,Danii vs Karjakin,Sergey
1-0
67th Moscow Blitz 2013 2013 A28
Andreikin,D vs Karjakin,Sergey
1-0
FIDE World Cup 2013 2013 A46
Karjakin,Sergey vs Andreikin,D
0-1
FIDE World Cup 2013 2013 C11
Karjakin,Sergey vs Andreikin,D
1/2-1/2
FIDE World Cup 2013 2013 C10
Andreikin,D vs Karjakin,Sergey
1/2-1/2
FIDE World Cup 2013 2013 A15
Eljanov,P vs Karjakin,Sergey
1/2-1/2
FIDE World Cup 2013 2013 A15
Karjakin,Sergey vs Eljanov,P
1-0
FIDE World Cup 2013 2013 B12
Eljanov,P vs Karjakin,Sergey
1-0
FIDE World Cup 2013 2013 A15
Karjakin,Sergey vs Eljanov,P
1-0
FIDE World Cup 2013 2013 B12
Eljanov,P vs Karjakin,Sergey
1/2-1/2
FIDE World Cup 2013 2013 A15
Karjakin,Sergey vs Eljanov,P
1/2-1/2
FIDE World Cup 2013 2013 B10
Eljanov,P vs Karjakin,Sergey
1/2-1/2
FIDE World Cup 2013 2013 A15
Karjakin,Sergey vs Eljanov,P
1/2-1/2
FIDE World Cup 2013 2013 B10
Karjakin,Sergey vs Sasikiran,K
1-0
FIDE World Cup 2013 2013 C72
Sasikiran,K vs Karjakin,Sergey
1/2-1/2
FIDE World Cup 2013 2013 E46
Karjakin,Sergey vs Sasikiran,K
1/2-1/2
FIDE World Cup 2013 2013 C95
Sasikiran,K vs Karjakin,Sergey
1/2-1/2
FIDE World Cup 2013 2013 A08
Ali,Se vs Karjakin,Sergey
1/2-1/2
FIDE World Cup 2013 2013 C45
Karjakin,Sergey vs Ali,Se
1-0
FIDE World Cup 2013 2013 B01
Karjakin,Sergey vs Wang Yue
1/2-1/2
FIDE GP Beijing 2013 C42
Karjakin,Sergey vs Wang Hao
1-0
FIDE GP Beijing 2013 B09
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