Sergey Karjakin
Modern era · Russia · b. 1990
A grandmaster at 12 - still the youngest ever - and Carlsen's 2016 challenger.
Career In The Collection
Head-to-Head Records
1458 Games · Page 1 of 8
- 2025 vs Hou Yifan White Chess Stars 5.0 Blitz C67 1/2-1/2
- 2025 vs Hou Yifan Black Chess Stars 5.0 Blitz B90 1/2-1/2
- 2025 vs Hou Yifan Black Chess Stars 5.0 Rapid C67 1/2-1/2
- 2024 vs Hou Yifan White Chess Stars 4.0 Blitz A46 1-0
- 2024 vs Hou Yifan Black Chess Stars 4.0 Blitz B06 1/2-1/2
- 2024 vs Hou Yifan Black Chess Stars 4.0 Rapid C67 1/2-1/2
- 2023 vs Alexander Grischuk Black Chess Stars 3.0 Blitz A45 1/2-1/2
- 2023 vs Alexander Grischuk White Chess Stars 3.0 Blitz C65 1/2-1/2
- 2023 vs Alexander Grischuk White Region Group Cup 2023 B90 1-0
- 2023 vs Alexander Grischuk Black Region Group Cup 2023 A45 0-1
- 2023 vs Alexander Grischuk Black 19th Moscow Stars Final E00 0-1
- 2023 vs Alexander Grischuk White 19th Moscow Stars Final C67 1/2-1/2
- 2023 vs Alexander Grischuk Black 19th Moscow Stars Final C67 1/2-1/2
- 2023 vs Alexander Grischuk Black 19th Moscow Stars Prelim E29 1/2-1/2
- 2023 vs Alexander Grischuk White 19th Moscow Stars Prelim C67 1/2-1/2
- 2023 vs Alexander Grischuk Black Crocus City Stars Blitz D03 1/2-1/2
- 2023 vs Alexander Grischuk White Crocus City Stars Blitz C70 0-1
- 2023 vs Alexander Grischuk White Crocus City Stars Rapid B09 1-0
- 2022 vs Alexander Grischuk Black Region Group Cup 2022 E10 1/2-1/2
- 2022 vs Vladimir Kramnik Black Crocus City Stars Blitz C50 1/2-1/2
- 2022 vs Alexander Morozevich Black Crocus City Stars Blitz A01 1-0
- 2022 vs Vladimir Kramnik White Crocus City Stars Blitz B52 1-0
- 2022 vs Alexander Morozevich White Crocus City Stars Blitz C10 0-1
- 2022 vs Alexander Morozevich White Crocus City Stars Rapid E11 1/2-1/2
- 2022 vs Vladimir Kramnik White Crocus City Stars Rapid C47 1/2-1/2
- 2022 vs Alexander Grischuk Black 18th Moscow Stars Final E21 0-1
- 2022 vs Alexander Grischuk White 18th Moscow Stars Final B33 1/2-1/2
- 2022 vs Alexander Grischuk Black 18th Moscow Stars Final E21 1/2-1/2
- 2022 vs Anatoly Karpov White 18th Moscow Stars Prelim B10 1/2-1/2
- 2022 vs Anatoly Karpov Black 18th Moscow Stars Prelim D27 1/2-1/2
- 2022 vs Alexander Morozevich Black 18th Moscow Stars Prelim C47 1/2-1/2
- 2022 vs Alexander Morozevich White 18th Moscow Stars Prelim A04 1-0
- 2022 vs Alexander Grischuk White 18th Moscow Stars Prelim C19 1/2-1/2
- 2022 vs Alexander Grischuk Black 18th Moscow Stars Prelim E21 0-1
- 2022 vs Boris Gelfand Black Levitov Chess 50k 2022 D11 1/2-1/2
- 2022 vs Alexander Grischuk White Levitov Chess 50k 2022 A45 0-1
- 2022 vs Vladimir Kramnik White Levitov Chess 50k 2022 C50 1-0
- 2022 vs Peter Svidler White Levitov Chess 50k 2022 B90 1-0
- 2022 vs Shakhriyar Mamedyarov Black 84th Tata Steel Masters C53 1/2-1/2
- 2022 vs Rameshbabu Praggnanandhaa Black 84th Tata Steel Masters D02 0-1
- 2022 vs Richard Rapport White 84th Tata Steel Masters C02 1/2-1/2
- 2022 vs Jan-Krzysztof Duda Black 84th Tata Steel Masters D20 1/2-1/2
- 2022 vs Fabiano Caruana Black 84th Tata Steel Masters E10 1/2-1/2
- 2021 vs Jan-Krzysztof Duda Black World Blitz 2021 A13 1-0
- 2021 vs Alireza Firouzja Black World Blitz 2021 D02 0-1
- 2021 vs Shakhriyar Mamedyarov White World Blitz 2021 C47 0-1
- 2021 vs Fabiano Caruana White World Blitz 2021 C72 1/2-1/2
- 2021 vs Alireza Firouzja White World Rapid 2021 E92 1-0
- 2021 vs Viswanathan Anand Black 7th Gashimov Mem Blitz B04 1/2-1/2
- 2021 vs Fabiano Caruana White 7th Gashimov Mem Blitz C89 1/2-1/2
- 2021 vs Shakhriyar Mamedyarov Black 7th Gashimov Mem Blitz E35 1-0
- 2021 vs Richard Rapport Black 7th Gashimov Mem Blitz C84 1/2-1/2
- 2021 vs Viswanathan Anand White 7th Gashimov Mem Blitz C65 1/2-1/2
- 2021 vs Fabiano Caruana Black 7th Gashimov Mem Blitz C44 1/2-1/2
- 2021 vs Shakhriyar Mamedyarov White 7th Gashimov Mem Blitz C53 0-1
- 2021 vs Richard Rapport White 7th Gashimov Mem Blitz E94 0-1
- 2021 vs Viswanathan Anand White 7th Gashimov Mem Rapid C65 1/2-1/2
- 2021 vs Viswanathan Anand Black 7th Gashimov Mem Rapid C53 0-1
- 2021 vs Fabiano Caruana Black 7th Gashimov Mem Rapid A28 1/2-1/2
- 2021 vs Fabiano Caruana White 7th Gashimov Mem Rapid C75 1/2-1/2
- 2021 vs Fabiano Caruana Black 7th Gashimov Mem Rapid A28 1/2-1/2
- 2021 vs Shakhriyar Mamedyarov White 7th Gashimov Mem Rapid C53 1-0
- 2021 vs Shakhriyar Mamedyarov Black 7th Gashimov Mem Rapid C54 0-1
- 2021 vs Richard Rapport Black 7th Gashimov Mem Rapid B51 1-0
- 2021 vs Richard Rapport White 7th Gashimov Mem Rapid C18 0-1
- 2021 vs Ding Liren White Chess Super League 2021 D38 1/2-1/2
- 2021 vs Magnus Carlsen Black 9th Norway Chess 2021 C65 1-0
- 2021 vs Alireza Firouzja White 9th Norway Chess 2021 B90 0-1
- 2021 vs Richard Rapport Black 9th Norway Chess 2021 E21 1-0
- 2021 vs Ian Nepomniachtchi White 9th Norway Armageddon C24 1-0
- 2021 vs Ian Nepomniachtchi White 9th Norway Chess 2021 E06 1/2-1/2
- 2021 vs Magnus Carlsen White 9th Norway Chess 2021 B33 1-0
- 2021 vs Ian Nepomniachtchi Black 9th Norway Chess 2021 C67 1-0
- 2021 vs Alireza Firouzja Black 9th Norway Chess 2021 C53 1/2-1/2
- 2021 vs Alireza Firouzja Black 9th Norway Armageddon A01 0-1
- 2021 vs Richard Rapport White 9th Norway Armageddon B01 1/2-1/2
- 2021 vs Richard Rapport White 9th Norway Chess 2021 B48 1/2-1/2
- 2021 vs Anatoly Karpov White Smyslov Region Group Cup A46 1/2-1/2
- 2021 vs Anatoly Karpov Black Smyslov Region Group Cup E32 1-0
- 2021 vs Jan-Krzysztof Duda Black FIDE World Cup 2021 D41 1-0
- 2021 vs Jan-Krzysztof Duda White FIDE World Cup 2021 D37 1/2-1/2
- 2021 vs Maxime Vachier-Lagrave White FIDE World Cup 2021 A34 1/2-1/2
- 2021 vs Maxime Vachier-Lagrave White FIDE World Cup 2021 A34 1/2-1/2
- 2021 vs Maxime Vachier-Lagrave Black FIDE World Cup 2021 C67 1/2-1/2
- 2021 vs Maxime Vachier-Lagrave Black FIDE World Cup 2021 A45 0-1
- 2021 vs Maxime Vachier-Lagrave White FIDE World Cup 2021 D85 1/2-1/2
- 2021 vs Maxime Vachier-Lagrave Black FIDE World Cup 2021 C67 1/2-1/2
- 2021 vs Levon Aronian Black NIC Classic Prelim 2021 E15 1/2-1/2
- 2021 vs Shakhriyar Mamedyarov Black NIC Classic Prelim 2021 C67 1-0
- 2021 vs Wesley So White NIC Classic Prelim 2021 A45 0-1
- 2021 vs Magnus Carlsen Black NIC Classic Prelim 2021 C65 1/2-1/2
- 2021 vs Jan-Krzysztof Duda White NIC Classic Prelim 2021 B81 1/2-1/2
- 2021 vs Alireza Firouzja Black NIC Classic Prelim 2021 D04 1-0
- 2021 vs Rameshbabu Praggnanandhaa Black NIC Classic Prelim 2021 E15 1-0
- 2021 vs Anish Giri Black Magnus Carlsen Inv Prelim C65 1/2-1/2
- 2021 vs Shakhriyar Mamedyarov White Magnus Carlsen Inv Prelim B29 0-1
- 2021 vs Magnus Carlsen Black Magnus Carlsen Inv Prelim D61 1-0
- 2021 vs Alireza Firouzja White Magnus Carlsen Inv Prelim B12 1-0
- 2021 vs Maxime Vachier-Lagrave Black Magnus Carlsen Inv Prelim A45 1/2-1/2
- 2021 vs Levon Aronian Black Magnus Carlsen Inv Prelim D02 1-0
- 2021 vs Wesley So White Magnus Carlsen Inv Prelim C50 0-1
- 2020 vs Peter Svidler White 73rd ch-RUS 2020 B96 1-0
- 2020 vs Ian Nepomniachtchi Black 73rd ch-RUS 2020 E20 1-0
- 2020 vs Levon Aronian White Skilling Open Prelim A45 0-1
- 2020 vs Jan-Krzysztof Duda Black Skilling Open Prelim D37 0-1
- 2020 vs Alireza Firouzja Black Skilling Open Prelim D77 1-0
- 2020 vs Magnus Carlsen White Skilling Open Prelim C41 1-0
- 2020 vs Wesley So Black Skilling Open Prelim B56 1/2-1/2
- 2020 vs Peter Svidler White Skilling Open Prelim A45 1/2-1/2
- 2020 vs Ding Liren White Skilling Open Prelim B54 1/2-1/2
- 2020 vs Anish Giri Black Skilling Open Prelim D37 1-0
- 2020 vs Hikaru Nakamura White Skilling Open Prelim C28 0-1
- 2020 vs Maxime Vachier-Lagrave White Skilling Open Prelim B69 1/2-1/2
- 2020 vs Alexander Grischuk White Levitov Chess Rapid Match B12 1/2-1/2
- 2020 vs Alexander Grischuk White Levitov Chess Rapid Match B54 1/2-1/2
- 2020 vs Alexander Grischuk Black Levitov Chess Rapid Match E48 1/2-1/2
- 2020 vs Alexander Grischuk Black Levitov Chess Rapid Match A06 1/2-1/2
- 2020 vs Alexander Grischuk White Levitov Chess Rapid Match B54 1-0
- 2020 vs Alexander Grischuk Black Levitov Chess Rapid Match E48 1/2-1/2
- 2020 vs Jan-Krzysztof Duda White Speed Chess Invitational A01 0-1
- 2020 vs Jan-Krzysztof Duda Black Speed Chess Invitational C53 1/2-1/2
- 2020 vs Jan-Krzysztof Duda Black Speed Chess Invitational A13 1-0
- 2020 vs Jan-Krzysztof Duda White Speed Chess Invitational B97 1/2-1/2
- 2020 vs Jan-Krzysztof Duda White Speed Chess Invitational C42 0-1
- 2020 vs Jan-Krzysztof Duda White Speed Chess Invitational B90 0-1
- 2020 vs Jan-Krzysztof Duda Black Speed Chess Invitational A13 1-0
- 2020 vs Jan-Krzysztof Duda Black Speed Chess Invitational D55 1/2-1/2
- 2020 vs Jan-Krzysztof Duda Black Speed Chess Invitational C67 1/2-1/2
- 2020 vs Jan-Krzysztof Duda Black Speed Chess Invitational A09 1-0
- 2020 vs Jan-Krzysztof Duda White Speed Chess Invitational C47 1-0
- 2020 vs Jan-Krzysztof Duda Black Speed Chess Invitational A09 1-0
- 2020 vs Jan-Krzysztof Duda White Speed Chess Invitational B90 1-0
- 2020 vs Jan-Krzysztof Duda White Speed Chess Invitational B90 0-1
- 2020 vs Gata Kamsky Black Titled Tuesday 13th Oct D02 1-0
- 2020 vs Gukesh Dommaraju Black Speed Chess Super Swiss D02 1/2-1/2
- 2020 vs Maxime Vachier-Lagrave White Speed Chess Super Swiss B12 0-1
- 2020 vs Fabiano Caruana Black Titled Tue 14th Jul Final A28 1-0
- 2020 vs Nodirbek Abdusattorov Black Titled Tuesday 7th July C65 0-1
- 2020 vs Arjun Erigaisi Black PNWCC Online Blitz JP 12 B13 1-0
- 2020 vs Levon Aronian Black Lindores Abbey Prelim A29 1/2-1/2
- 2020 vs Magnus Carlsen White Lindores Abbey Prelim B81 1/2-1/2
- 2020 vs Ding Liren White Lindores Abbey Prelim C67 1/2-1/2
- 2020 vs Alireza Firouzja Black Lindores Abbey Prelim D37 0-1
- 2020 vs Alexander Grischuk Black Lindores Abbey Prelim D37 1/2-1/2
- 2020 vs Wesley So Black Lindores Abbey Prelim C65 1/2-1/2
- 2020 vs Jan-Krzysztof Duda White Lindores Abbey Prelim B97 1-0
- 2020 vs Hikaru Nakamura Black Lindores Abbey Prelim A28 1-0
- 2020 vs Wei Yi Black Lindores Abbey Prelim C67 0-1
- 2020 vs Alexander Grischuk Black Play for Russia Prelim D02 0-1
- 2020 vs Vladimir Kramnik Black Play for Russia Prelim A28 1-0
- 2020 vs Ian Nepomniachtchi White Play for Russia Prelim D87 1-0
- 2020 vs Peter Svidler White Play for Russia Prelim B42 0-1
- 2020 vs Alexander Grischuk White Play for Russia Prelim B90 0-1
- 2020 vs Vladimir Kramnik White Play for Russia Prelim D00 1/2-1/2
- 2020 vs Ian Nepomniachtchi Black Play for Russia Prelim A28 1/2-1/2
- 2020 vs Peter Svidler Black Play for Russia Prelim A13 1/2-1/2
- 2020 vs Alireza Firouzja White Online Nations Cup Prelim B12 0-1
- 2020 vs Wesley So Black Online Nations Cup Prelim C65 1/2-1/2
- 2020 vs Wei Yi White Online Nations Cup Prelim C80 1/2-1/2
- 2020 vs Jan-Krzysztof Duda White Online Nations Cup Prelim B90 1/2-1/2
- 2019 vs Levon Aronian Black World Blitz 2019 D02 1-0
- 2019 vs Nodirbek Abdusattorov Black World Blitz 2019 C65 1/2-1/2
- 2019 vs Vladimir Kramnik White World Blitz 2019 A01 1-0
- 2019 vs Alireza Firouzja White World Rapid 2019 B90 0-1
- 2019 vs Wei Yi White Jerusalem FIDE Grand Prix B12 0-1
- 2019 vs Wei Yi Black Jerusalem FIDE Grand Prix B91 1/2-1/2
- 2019 vs Wei Yi White Jerusalem FIDE Grand Prix C02 1-0
- 2019 vs Wei Yi Black Jerusalem FIDE Grand Prix C22 1-0
- 2019 vs Wei Yi Black Jerusalem FIDE Grand Prix E51 1/2-1/2
- 2019 vs Wei Yi White Jerusalem FIDE Grand Prix B10 1/2-1/2
- 2019 vs Levon Aronian Black Superbet TB 2019 C53 1-0
- 2019 vs Levon Aronian White Superbet TB 2019 C65 1/2-1/2
- 2019 vs Levon Aronian Black Superbet Blitz 2019 C53 0-1
- 2019 vs Fabiano Caruana White Superbet Blitz 2019 B40 1-0
- 2019 vs Anish Giri White Superbet Blitz 2019 D12 1/2-1/2
- 2019 vs Shakhriyar Mamedyarov White Superbet Blitz 2019 C47 1/2-1/2
- 2019 vs Wesley So White Superbet Blitz 2019 D04 1/2-1/2
- 2019 vs Viswanathan Anand White Superbet Blitz 2019 C65 1-0
- 2019 vs Levon Aronian White Superbet Blitz 2019 C47 1/2-1/2
- 2019 vs Fabiano Caruana Black Superbet Blitz 2019 A28 1-0
- 2019 vs Anish Giri Black Superbet Blitz 2019 C53 0-1
- 2019 vs Shakhriyar Mamedyarov Black Superbet Blitz 2019 E34 0-1
- 2019 vs Wesley So Black Superbet Blitz 2019 E01 1-0
- 2019 vs Viswanathan Anand White Superbet Rapid 2019 C53 1-0
- 2019 vs Shakhriyar Mamedyarov Black Superbet Rapid 2019 E37 1/2-1/2
- 2019 vs Fabiano Caruana Black Superbet Rapid 2019 A28 1-0
- 2019 vs Wesley So White Superbet Rapid 2019 C47 1/2-1/2
- 2019 vs Levon Aronian Black Superbet Rapid 2019 C65 1/2-1/2
- 2019 vs Anish Giri White Superbet Rapid 2019 B90 0-1
- 2019 vs Fabiano Caruana Black 7th Sinquefield Cup 2019 A29 1/2-1/2
- 2019 vs Viswanathan Anand White 7th Sinquefield Cup 2019 D37 1/2-1/2
- 2019 vs Anish Giri Black 7th Sinquefield Cup 2019 A29 1/2-1/2
- 2019 vs Maxime Vachier-Lagrave White 7th Sinquefield Cup 2019 D86 1-0
- 2019 vs Wesley So Black 7th Sinquefield Cup 2019 D37 1/2-1/2
- 2019 vs Levon Aronian White 7th Sinquefield Cup 2019 D37 1/2-1/2
- 2019 vs Magnus Carlsen Black 7th Sinquefield Cup 2019 D37 1/2-1/2
- 2019 vs Ian Nepomniachtchi White 7th Sinquefield Cup 2019 E60 1/2-1/2
- 2019 vs Hikaru Nakamura Black 7th Sinquefield Cup 2019 E10 1/2-1/2
- 2019 vs Ding Liren White 7th Sinquefield Cup 2019 C89 1/2-1/2
- 2019 vs Shakhriyar Mamedyarov White 7th Sinquefield Cup 2019 B01 1/2-1/2
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