Karjakin, Sergey Age 31

Source: © Maxim Shipenkov/EPA

Title
Grandmaster
Live Rating
2761.8
FIDE Rating
2757
World
#14 (active)
Russian Federation
#3 (active)
FIDE Peak
2788 - 01 Jul 2011
Rapid
2709 World #34 (active)
Blitz
2765 World #17 (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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1Karjakin, Sergey2757Vachier-Lagrave, Maxime27491/2-1/224D85Sochi2021
2Vachier-Lagrave, Maxime2749Karjakin, Sergey27571/2-1/235C67Sochi2021
3Karjakin, Sergey2709Artemiev, Vladislav27571/2-1/238B47Sochi2021
4Artemiev, Vladislav2757Karjakin, Sergey27090-149A45Sochi2021
5Karjakin, Sergey2709Artemiev, Vladislav27571-048B12Sochi2021
6Artemiev, Vladislav2757Karjakin, Sergey27091-026A07Sochi2021
7Artemiev, Vladislav2704Karjakin, Sergey27571/2-1/236E46Sochi2021
8Karjakin, Sergey2757Artemiev, Vladislav27041/2-1/233B12Sochi2021
9Karjakin, Sergey2757Oparin, Grigoriy26541/2-1/238B51Sochi2021
10Oparin, Grigoriy2654Karjakin, Sergey27570-140E10Sochi2021
11Vokhidov, Shamsiddin2530Karjakin, Sergey27570-150C53Sochi2021
12Karjakin, Sergey2757Vokhidov, Shamsiddin25301-050B67Sochi2021
13Karjakin, Sergey2757Christiansen, Johan-Sebastian26181-054A01chess24.com INT2021
14Aronian, Levon2781Karjakin, Sergey27571/2-1/252E15chess24.com INT2021
15Karjakin, Sergey2757Tari, Aryan26390-165C50chess24.com INT2021
16Radjabov, Teimour2765Karjakin, Sergey27571/2-1/214C67chess24.com INT2021
17Karjakin, Sergey2757Vidit, Santosh Gujrathi27261-056B40chess24.com INT2021
18Dominguez Perez, Leinier2758Karjakin, Sergey27571/2-1/235C67chess24.com INT2021
19Karjakin, Sergey2757Le, Quang Liem27091/2-1/244C92chess24.com INT2021
20Karjakin, Sergey2757Le Quang Liem27091/2-1/244C92chess24.com INT2021
21Karjakin, Sergey2757Le Quang Liem27091/2-1/244C92chess24.com INT2021
22Jones, Gawain C B2670Karjakin, Sergey27570-136B12chess24.com INT2021
23Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar2770Karjakin, Sergey27571-069C67chess24.com INT2021
24Karjakin, Sergey2757So, Wesley27700-140A45chess24.com INT2021
25Praggnanandhaa, R.2608Karjakin, Sergey27571-052E15chess24.com INT2021
26Karjakin, Sergey2757Duda, Jan-Krzysztof27291/2-1/269B81chess24.com INT2021
27Firouzja, Alireza2759Karjakin, Sergey27571-051D04chess24.com INT2021
28Karjakin, Sergey2757Nakamura, Hikaru27361/2-1/214C67chess24.com INT2021
29Carlsen, Magnus2847Karjakin, Sergey27571/2-1/266C65chess24.com INT2021
30Karjakin, Sergey2757Radjabov, Teimour27651-030B30chess24.com INT2021
31Giri, Anish2776Karjakin, Sergey27571/2-1/218C65chess24.com INT2021
32Nepomniachtchi, Ian2789Karjakin, Sergey27571/2-1/214C67chess24.com INT2021
33Karjakin, Sergey2757Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar27700-128B29chess24.com INT2021
34Grandelius, Nils2670Karjakin, Sergey27570-146C84chess24.com INT2021
35Karjakin, Sergey2757Anton Guijarro, David26731-069A45chess24.com INT2021
36Carlsen, Magnus2847Karjakin, Sergey27571-040D61chess24.com INT2021
37Karjakin, Sergey2757Firouzja, Alireza27591-057B12chess24.com INT2021
38Vachier-Lagrave, Maxime2758Karjakin, Sergey27571/2-1/237A45chess24.com INT2021
39Karjakin, Sergey2757Van Foreest, Jorden27011-061C11chess24.com INT2021
40Nakamura, Hikaru2736Karjakin, Sergey27571/2-1/214C67chess24.com INT2021
41Karjakin, Sergey2757Dubov, Daniil27101/2-1/213B60chess24.com INT2021
42Aronian, Levon2781Karjakin, Sergey27571-034D02chess24.com INT2021
43Karjakin, Sergey2757So, Wesley27700-154C50chess24.com INT2021
44Pichot, Alan2630Karjakin, Sergey27571/2-1/240C53chess24.com INT2021
45Leszko, Bence2321Karjakin, Sergey27520-120B08chess.com INT2020
46Atanasov, Anthony2144Karjakin, Sergey27521-039A40chess.com INT2020
47Karjakin, Sergey2752To, N.23531-037B90chess.com INT2020
48Ider, B.2489Karjakin, Sergey27521-060A04chess.com INT2020
49Karjakin, Sergey2752Landaw, J.23181-059C53chess.com INT2020
50Karjakin, Sergey2752Kane, J.22401/2-1/261C57chess.com INT2020