Karjakin, Sergey Age 29

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Title
Grandmaster
Live Rating
2754.0
FIDE Rating
2754
World
#14 (active)
Russian Federation
#3 (active)
FIDE Peak
2788 - 01 Jul 2011
Rapid
2756 World #17 (active)
Blitz
2829 World #4 (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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Recent Games (Find more games)

#White PlayerRatingBlack PlayerRatingResultMovesECOSiteYear 
1Karjakin, Sergey2754Giri, A.27761/2-1/267D12Bucharest ROU2019
2Le Quang Liem2713Karjakin, Sergey27540-171C65Bucharest ROU2019
3Karjakin, Sergey2829Korobov, Anton27711/2-1/251B90Bucharest2019
4Artemiev, Vladislav2779Karjakin, Sergey28291/2-1/215E20Bucharest2019
5Karjakin, Sergey2829Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar27401/2-1/253C47Bucharest2019
6Anand, Viswanathan2791Karjakin, Sergey28291/2-1/215C67Bucharest2019
7Karjakin, Sergey2829Caruana, Fabiano27741-058B40Bucharest2019
8Aronian, Levon2818Karjakin, Sergey28290-157C53Bucharest2019
9Karjakin, Sergey2829Giri, Anish27401/2-1/268D04Bucharest2019
10Le, Quang Liem2680Karjakin, Sergey28290-171C65Bucharest2019
11Karjakin, Sergey2829So, Wesley27631/2-1/239D04Bucharest2019
12Aronian, L.2772Karjakin, Sergey27541-027C53Bucharest ROU2019
13Karjakin, Sergey2754Aronian, L.27721/2-1/220C65Bucharest ROU2019
14Karjakin, Sergey2754Le Quang Liem27131/2-1/235B30Bucharest ROU2019
15Korobov, Anton2771Karjakin, Sergey28291/2-1/230E54Bucharest2019
16Karjakin, Sergey2829Artemiev, Vladislav27791/2-1/261B12Bucharest2019
17Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar2740Karjakin, Sergey28290-121E34Bucharest2019
18Karjakin, Sergey2829Anand, Viswanathan27911-044C65Bucharest2019
19Caruana, Fabiano2774Karjakin, Sergey28291-028A16Bucharest2019
20Karjakin, Sergey2829Aronian, Levon28181/2-1/238C47Bucharest2019
21Giri, Anish2740Karjakin, Sergey28290-145C53Bucharest2019
22Karjakin, Sergey2829Le, Quang Liem26801/2-1/235B30Bucharest2019
23So, Wesley2763Karjakin, Sergey28291-028A15Bucharest2019
24Artemiev, V.2731Karjakin, Sergey27540-139A22Bucharest ROU2019
25Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar2734Karjakin, Sergey27561/2-1/235E37Bucharest2019
26Karjakin, Sergey2756Anand, Viswanathan27571-070C53Bucharest2019
27Karjakin, Sergey2754Le Quang Liem27131/2-1/225D05Bucharest ROU2019
28Artemiev, Vladislav2768Karjakin, Sergey27560-139A16Bucharest2019
29Karjakin, Sergey2756Le, Quang Liem27461/2-1/225D05Bucharest2019
30Karjakin, Sergey2756So, Wesley28021/2-1/225C47Bucharest2019
31Caruana, Fabiano2791Karjakin, Sergey27561-099A16Bucharest2019
32Karjakin, Sergey2754Korobov, A.26701/2-1/241B90Bucharest ROU2019
33Karjakin, Sergey2756Giri, Anish27050-138B90Bucharest2019
34Aronian, Levon2768Karjakin, Sergey27561/2-1/254C65Bucharest2019
35Karjakin, Sergey2756Korobov, Anton27981/2-1/241B90Bucharest2019
36Kovalev, Vladislav2661Karjakin, Sergey27601/2-1/234C67Douglas2019
37Karjakin, Sergey2760Alekseenko, Kirill26740-189A07Douglas2019
38Maghsoodloo, Parham2664Karjakin, Sergey27601/2-1/244A15Douglas2019
39Karjakin, Sergey2760Dreev, Alexey26621-031B40Douglas2019
40Fedoseev, Vladimir2664Karjakin, Sergey27601/2-1/248E10Douglas2019
41Karjakin, Sergey2760Kryvoruchko, Yuriy26691/2-1/248C55Douglas2019
42Anton Guijarro, David2674Karjakin, Sergey27601/2-1/238A15Douglas2019
43Karjakin, Sergey2760Demchenko, Anton26551-046B69Douglas2019
44Jumabayev, Rinat2630Karjakin, Sergey27600-140E00Douglas2019
45Karjakin, Sergey2760Sadhwani, Raunak24791/2-1/231B12Douglas2019
46Abasov, Nijat2632Karjakin, Sergey27601/2-1/290A15Douglas2019
47Karjakin, Sergey2760Vitiugov, Nikita27321/2-1/230C53Khanty-Mansiysk2019
48Vitiugov, Nikita2732Karjakin, Sergey27601-053C65Khanty-Mansiysk2019
49Sevian, Samuel2654Karjakin, Sergey27600-147C53Khanty-Mansiysk2019
50Karjakin, Sergey2760Sevian, Samuel26541-071A07Khanty-Mansiysk2019