GM

Karjakin, Sergey

#12 World

RUS RUS·Born 1990·FIDE #14109603·3,924 Games

Classical27502,455 Games

Rapid2691498 Games

Blitz2649971 Games

Statistics

3924

Total

1509

Wins

1666

Draws

748

Losses

38%42%19%

Play Style

What you need to know before facing them

Elite accuracy: 94.2% 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 48%)

Deep Analysis

Stockfish 18 · Classical games · 817 analyzed

Accuracy by phase

Opening97.0%

Middlegame93.9%

Endgame95.4%

Clutch Factor

Performance under pressure

+4%

Winning (+2 or more)94%

102 Games

Equal position96%

303 Games

Losing (-2 or more)90%

95 Games

Problematic Pieces

Which pieces cause most errors?

♕

20%

55 errors

♖

19%

51 errors

♙

18%

48 errors

♔

16%

42 errors

♞

14%

38 errors

♗

13%

35 errors

Critical Moment

When does the first serious error occur?

Move 34average

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?

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11

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Many

Few

Critical squares

c311 err

b410 err

d710 err

d49 err

d69 err

c3/b4 concentrate most errors. Force decisions in those zones.

Recent Games

D

Dreev, Aleksey2584

Moscow Open Stars Blitz · 20 Jul 2025

½-½

D

Dreev, Aleksey2584

Moscow Open Stars Blitz · 20 Jul 2025

½-½

L

Dreev, Aleksey2584

Moscow Open Stars Blitz · 20 Jul 2025

1-0

W

Dreev, Aleksey2584

Moscow Open Stars Blitz · 20 Jul 2025

1-0

L

Dreev, Aleksey2584

Moscow Open Stars Blitz · 20 Jul 2025

1-0

D

Dreev, Aleksey2584

Moscow Open Stars Blitz · 20 Jul 2025

½-½

Openings

Based on player games

Weaknesses

EXPLOIT!

White

Reti: Reversed London

41.7%

12 Games·Loses

1.Nf3 d5 2.g3 c6

Black

No significant weaknesses detected as Black

Strengths

AVOID

White

1.b3 e5 2.Bb2 Nc6

72.2%

18 Games·Wins

1.b3 e5 2.Bb2 Nc6

London System

63.6%

11 Games·Wins

1.d4 Nf6 2.Bf4 d5

Black

1.b3 e5 2.Bb2 Nc6

72.2%

18 Games·Wins

1.b3 e5 2.Bb2 Nc6

Caro-Kann: Advance

66.7%

12 Games·Wins

1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.e5

Critical Blunders

Tactical errors analyzed with Stockfish

10 errors

▶

#64Nc7??

Endgame

vs Dreev

Blitz·2025

▶

#22Bxg7??

Tactics

vs Tomashevsky

Blitz·2025

▶

#50Bc4+??

Endgame

vs Radjabov

Blitz·2025

▶

#32Bxd6??

Tactics

vs Gunina

Rapid·2025

▶

#18Rb1??

Tactics

vs Lagno

OTB·2024

▶

#44Qc2??

Endgame

vs Malakhov

OTB·2024

▶

#50Na4??

Endgame

vs Inarkiev

Blitz·2024

▶

#30Kh2??

Tactics

vs Inarkiev

Blitz·2024

▶

#100Kc3??

Endgame

vs Inarkiev

Blitz·2024

▶

#52Ng2??

Endgame

vs Hou

Blitz·2024

Endgame Statistics

23 endgame categories analyzed — discover where they collapse under pressure

Repertoire

☰ All

♟ Classical

⚡ Rapid

🔥 Blitz

PRO

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Starting Position

1997 Games

45%39%16%

Move	Games	Performance	%
1.e4	1596		65%
1.d4	188		64%
1.Nf3	122		58%
1.b3 Strong	52		70%
1.c4 Strong	32		72%
1.g3 Strong	3		83%
1.f4	2		50%
1.Nc3	1		50%
1.c3 Strong	1		100%

1.e4

65%

1596

1.d4

64%

188

1.Nf3

58%

122

1.b3

70%

52

1.c4

72%

32

1.g3

83%

3

1.f4

50%

2

1.Nc3

50%

1

1.c3

100%

1

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