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Karjakin, Sergey

#11 World

RUS RUS·Born 1990·FIDE #14109603·3,951 Games

Classical27502,455 Games
Rapid2687507 Games
Blitz2649989 Games

Play against Karjakin, Sergey's Twin

PRO

Uses their openings, level & style

Statistics

Total

3951

Wins

1514

Draws

1679

Losses

757
38%42%19%

Play Style

What you need to know before facing them
Elite accuracy: 94.3% average
Solid conversion: 81%
Very consistent (87%)
Very precise: only 0.1 blunders/game
Dominates 1.b3 ♚ (73% in 20 games)
Vulnerable to 1.c4 ♚ (only 47%)

Deep Analysis

Stockfish 18 · Classical games · 820 analyzed
Accuracy by phase
Opening
97.0%
Middlegame
93.9%
Endgame
95.4%
Clutch Factor — Move accuracy when winning vs. equal vs. losing — does their level drop when the game turns against them?
+4%
Winning (+2 or more)
94%102g
Equal position
96%303g
Losing (-2 or more)
90%95g
Performance under pressure
Problematic Pieces — Which pieces cause most errors?
20%
54 errors
19%
51 errors
18%
49 errors
16%
43 errors
14%
38 errors
13%
35 errors
Critical Moment — When does the first serious error occur?
Move 34 average
14%
14%
29%
21%
21%
1-15
16-25
26-35
36-45
46+
29% of blunders occur between move 26-35. Keep tension until that moment.
Error Heatmap — Where do most errors occur?
10
10
12
Few
Many
Critical squares
c3
12 err
b4
10 err
d7
10 err
d4
9 err
d6
9 err
c3/b4 concentrate most errors. Force decisions in those zones.

Openings

Based on player games

Weaknesses

— exploit these lines
White41.7%Loses
Reti: Reversed London — 1.Nf3 d5 2.g3 c6
12 Games · last played last yearPlay this line

No significant weaknesses detected as Black

Strengths

— avoid these lines
White68.4%Wins
1.b3 e5 2.Bb2 Nc6 — 1.b3 e5 2.Bb2 Nc619 Games · last played 3 weeks ago
White63.6%Wins
London System — 1.d4 Nf6 2.Bf4 d511 Games · last played 3 years ago
Black72.2%Wins
1.b3 e5 2.Bb2 Nc6 — 1.b3 e5 2.Bb2 Nc618 Games · last played 3 weeks ago
Black61.5%Wins
Caro-Kann: Advance — 1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.e513 Games · last played 3 weeks ago

Critical Blunders

10 errors · Stockfish
Nc7??vs DreevBlitz · 2025
Bxg7??vs TomashevskyBlitz · 2025
Bc4+??vs RadjabovBlitz · 2025
Bxd6??vs GuninaRapid · 2025
Rb1??vs LagnoOTB · 2024
Qc2??vs MalakhovOTB · 2024
Kh2??vs InarkievBlitz · 2024
Na4??vs InarkievBlitz · 2024
Kc3??vs InarkievBlitz · 2024
Ng2??vs HouBlitz · 2024

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Endgame Statistics

PRO23 endgame categories analyzed
Endgame Statistics
Reveal weaknesses →
Repertoire
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Move arrowsmost-played moves
Stockfish
2011 Games
45%39%16%
MoveGamesPerformance%
1.e4
1606
65%
1.d4
190
64%
1.Nf3
123
59%
1.b3
53
69%
1.c4Strong
32
72%
1.g3Strong
3
83%
1.f4
2
50%
1.Nc3
1
50%
1.c3Strong
1
100%

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