Karjakin, Sergey Age 29

Source: © Maxim Shipenkov/EPA

Title
Grandmaster
Live Rating
2742.8
FIDE Rating
2753
World
#14 (active)
Russian Federation
#3 (active)
FIDE Peak
2788 - 01 Jul 2011
Rapid
2781 World #11 (active)
Blitz
2782 World #11 (active)
Born
12 Jan 1990
Simferopol, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union
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In 2002, Sergei Alexandrovich Karjakin gained the grandmaster title at the age of 12 years and 7 months, which still stands as the youngest age at which a person has gained that title.

Winner of the World U12 Championship 2001, the World Cup 2015 and the Candidates Tournament of 2016. He will now challenge Magnus Carlsen for the World Championship in November 2016.

Most significant tournament wins include Corus B in 2005, the category XVIII Petr Izmailov Memorial Tournament in 2006, Corus 2009, the Karpov Poikovsky tournament in 2010 and Norway Chess in Stavanger in 2013 & 2014.

Represented Ukraine at the three Olympiads between 2004 and 2008 winning team and individual gold in 2004. Also played for Ukraine at the U16 Olympiad in 2002, winning team and individual silver.

Represented Russia at three Olympiads from 2010 to 2014, winning team silver in 2010 and 2012, individual gold in 2010 and individual bronze in 2012.

Won individual gold with Ukraine at the 2005 World Team Championship, team gold with Russia at the 2013 World Team Championship and individual silver and bronze at the 2013 and 2015 World Team Championships.

At the European Team Championships, won individual bronze playing for Ukraine in 2007 and individual silver playing for Russia in 2011.

First played in the European Club Cup as a twelve year old in 2002 and as of the end of the 2015 season, has won two individual gold medals (2005 & 2015), one team silver (2013) and four team bronzes (2005, 2007, 2008 & 2014).

Also played in the Russian Premier League since 2006 except in 2009, 2011 and 2015, winning four team golds (2007, 2010, 2012 & 2014), one team silver (2013), two individual golds (2010 & 2012) and one individual silver (2007).


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#White PlayerRatingBlack PlayerRatingResultMovesECOSiteYear 
1Karjakin, Sergey2753Adhiban, Baskaran26831/2-1/239B12Astana2019
2Grandelius, Nils2694Karjakin, Sergey27531/2-1/230C50Astana2019
3Karjakin, Sergey2753Naiditsch, Arkadij27100-164B33Astana2019
4Jumabayev, Rinat2609Karjakin, Sergey27531-068E10Astana2019
5Ding Liren2812Karjakin, Sergey27531/2-1/248E00Astana KAZ2019
6Ding Liren2812Karjakin, Sergey27531/2-1/248E00Astana KAZ2019
7Ding, Liren2812Karjakin, Sergey27531/2-1/248E00Astana2019
8Karjakin, Sergey2753Amin, Bassem27091-047E98Astana2019
9Maghsoodloo, Parham2673Karjakin, Sergey27531/2-1/234E10Astana2019
10Karjakin, Sergey2759Svidler, Peter27701-064C53Saint Petersburg2018
11Giri, Anish2751Karjakin, Sergey27591/2-1/246C50Saint Petersburg2018
12Karjakin, Sergey2759Jakovenko, Dmitrij26161-022C65Saint Petersburg2018
13Aronian, Levon2858Karjakin, Sergey27591-030C53Saint Petersburg2018
14Karjakin, Sergey2759Duda, Jan Krzysztof26941/2-1/279B81Saint Petersburg2018
15Karjakin, Sergey2759Smirin, Ilia25821-036B41Saint Petersburg2018
16Matlakov, Maxim2653Karjakin, Sergey27591/2-1/225E00Saint Petersburg2018
17Karjakin, Sergey2759Dreev, Alexey26751/2-1/220B12Saint Petersburg2018
18Andreikin, Dmitry2777Karjakin, Sergey27591/2-1/230A45Saint Petersburg2018
19Karjakin, Sergey2759Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar27541/2-1/260B13Saint Petersburg2018
20Zhigalko, Sergei2693Karjakin, Sergey27590-139C65Saint Petersburg2018
21Karjakin, Sergey2759Maghsoodloo, Parham26421-034B00Saint Petersburg2018
22Adly, Ahmed2675Karjakin, Sergey27591-071A07Saint Petersburg2018
23Karjakin, Sergey2759Vallejo Pons, Francisco26731-022C47Saint Petersburg2018
24Kovalenko, Igor2693Karjakin, Sergey27591/2-1/247A16Saint Petersburg2018
25Karjakin, Sergey2759Riazantsev, Alexander26331-066A01Saint Petersburg2018
26Cheparinov, Ivan2618Karjakin, Sergey27591/2-1/254A06Saint Petersburg2018
27Karjakin, Sergey2753Postny, Evgeny26150-148C90St Petersburg2018
28Indjic, Aleksandar2643Karjakin, Sergey27590-138A16Saint Petersburg2018
29Karjakin, Sergey2759Najer, Evgeniy25731-047B90Saint Petersburg2018
30Levin, Evgeny A.2539Karjakin, Sergey27590-151E32Saint Petersburg2018
31Karjakin, Sergey2774Artemiev, Vladislav28121/2-1/254B90Saint Petersburg2018
32Ponkratov, Pavel2658Karjakin, Sergey27741/2-1/213E10Saint Petersburg2018
33Karjakin, Sergey2774Petrosian, Tigran L26761-047B07Saint Petersburg2018
34Timofeev, Artyom2668Karjakin, Sergey27740-155A16Saint Petersburg2018
35Karjakin, Sergey2774Zubov, Alexander26811/2-1/244B00Saint Petersburg2018
36Motylev, Alexander2697Karjakin, Sergey27741/2-1/225C47Saint Petersburg2018
37Karjakin, Sergey2774Savchenko, Boris26601-028B36Saint Petersburg2018
38Esipenko, Andrey2643Karjakin, Sergey27741/2-1/246A46Saint Petersburg2018
39Esipenko, Andrey2593Karjakin, Sergey27531/2-1/245D02St Petersburg2018
40Karjakin, Sergey2774Sargissian, Gabriel26741/2-1/214C53Saint Petersburg2018
41Shirov, Alexei2674Karjakin, Sergey27741/2-1/224C67Saint Petersburg2018
42Karjakin, Sergey2774Salem, A.R. Saleh26821/2-1/232B90Saint Petersburg2018
43Matlakov, Maxim2690Karjakin, Sergey27741/2-1/287E00Saint Petersburg2018
44Karjakin, Sergey2774Demchenko, Anton26511-044C55Saint Petersburg2018
45Inarkiev, Ernesto2624Karjakin, Sergey27741/2-1/232E10Saint Petersburg2018
46Karjakin, Sergey2774Yilmaz, Mustafa25461-060B90Saint Petersburg2018
47Karjakin, Sergey2753Yilmaz, Mustafa126361-060B90St Petersburg2018
48So, Wesley2771Karjakin, Sergey28361/2-1/252A16Kolkata2018
49So, Wesley2765Karjakin, Sergey27531/2-1/252A28Kolkata2018
50Karjakin, Sergey2753Aronian, Levon27651/2-1/256C84Kolkata2018