Karjakin, Sergey Age 32

Source: © Maxim Shipenkov/EPA

Title
Grandmaster
Live Rating
2747.0
FIDE Rating
2747
World
#15 (active)
Russian Federation
#0 (active)
FIDE Peak
2788 - 01 Jul 2011
Rapid
2736 World #16 (active)
Blitz
2647 World #59 (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 
1Gelfand, B.2669Karjakin, Sergey27431/2-1/240D11lichess.org INT2022
2Karjakin, Sergey2743Grischuk, A.27640-170A45lichess.org INT2022
3Fedoseev, Vl32704Karjakin, Sergey27431-047C65lichess.org INT2022
4Karjakin, Sergey2743Shimanov, A.25810-199A01lichess.org INT2022
5Dubov, Daniil2720Karjakin, Sergey27431-032C54lichess.org INT2022
6Karjakin, Sergey2743Svidler, P.26831-036B90lichess.org INT2022
7Karjakin, Sergey2743Kramnik, V.27531-023C50lichess.org INT2022
8Karjakin, Sergey2743Vidit, Santosh Gujrathi27271-064C47Wijk aan Zee2022
9Shankland, Samuel L2708Karjakin, Sergey27431-026E20Wijk aan Zee2022
10Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar2767Karjakin, Sergey27431/2-1/223C53Wijk aan Zee2022
11Karjakin, Sergey2743Carlsen, Magnus28651/2-1/216C67Wijk aan Zee2022
12Praggnanandhaa, R.2612Karjakin, Sergey27430-153D02Wijk aan Zee NED2022
13Praggnanandhaa R2612Karjakin, Sergey27430-153D02Wijk aan Zee2022
14Karjakin, Sergey2743Rapport, Richard27631/2-1/223C02Wijk aan Zee2022
15Grandelius, Nils2672Karjakin, Sergey27431/2-1/237C42Wijk aan Zee2022
16Karjakin, Sergey2743Van Foreest, Jorden27021-065C55Wijk aan Zee2022
17Duda, Jan Krzysztof2760Karjakin, Sergey27431/2-1/236D20Wijk aan Zee2022
18Karjakin, Sergey2743Giri, Anish27721/2-1/214D85Wijk aan Zee2022
19Esipenko, Andrey2714Karjakin, Sergey27431-042C53Wijk aan Zee2022
20Karjakin, Sergey2743Dubov, Daniil27201/2-1/223A05Wijk aan Zee2022
21Caruana, Fabiano2792Karjakin, Sergey27431/2-1/250E10Wijk aan Zee2022
22Donchenko, Alexander2494Karjakin, Sergey26571-051A05Warsaw2021
23Karjakin, Sergey2657Kobalia, Mihail25320-127A01Warsaw2021
24Asadli, Vugar2386Karjakin, Sergey26570-137B23Warsaw2021
25Karjakin, Sergey2657Moroni, Luca Jr24911-037B06Warsaw2021
26Michalik, Peter2605Karjakin, Sergey26571-073C88Warsaw2021
27Karjakin, Sergey2657Cheparinov, Ivan25941/2-1/268B50Warsaw2021
28Duda, Jan Krzysztof2792Karjakin, Sergey26571-053A06Warsaw2021
29Karjakin, Sergey2657Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar27540-164C47Warsaw2021
30Firouzja, Alireza2810Karjakin, Sergey26570-132A46Warsaw2021
31Socko, B.2642Karjakin, Sergey27430-158E12Warsaw POL2021
32Ter Sahakyan, S.2637Karjakin, Sergey27430-145B94Warsaw POL2021
33Santos Latasa, J.2639Karjakin, Sergey27431-028A37Warsaw POL2021
34Socko B2571Karjakin, Sergey26570-158E12Warsaw2021
35Karjakin, Sergey2657Caruana, Fabiano28031/2-1/236C72Warsaw2021
36Ter-Sahakyan, Samvel2565Karjakin, Sergey26570-145B94Warsaw2021
37Karjakin, Sergey2657Teclaf, Pawel24311-036B42Warsaw2021
38Saric, Ivan2543Karjakin, Sergey26570-129B90Warsaw2021
39Karjakin, Sergey2657Riazantsev, Alexander25201/2-1/253B52Warsaw2021
40Janik, Igor2516Karjakin, Sergey26570-137B51Warsaw2021
41Karjakin, Sergey2657Chigaev, Maksim25460-150C16Warsaw2021
42Costachi, Mihnea2482Karjakin, Sergey26570-142E15Warsaw2021
43Karjakin, Sergey2657Postny, Evgeny25210-164C88Warsaw2021
44Santos Latasa2561Karjakin, Sergey26571-028A04Warsaw2021
45Karjakin, Sergey2657Bellahcene, Bilel24931-056B40Warsaw2021
46Anton Guijarro, D.2693Karjakin, Sergey27430-132D05Warsaw POL2021
47Karjakin, Sergey2757Firouzja, Alireza26561-086E92Warsaw2021
48Fedoseev, Vladimir2692Karjakin, Sergey27571/2-1/254E10Warsaw2021
49Karjakin, Sergey2757Amin, Bassem26141-047C55Warsaw2021
50Aditya, Mittal2459Karjakin, Sergey27430-142E15Warsaw POL2021