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Sergey Karjakin

1990 - Today

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Sergey Alexandrovich Karjakin (born 12 January 1990) is a Russian chess grandmaster and politician. A chess prodigy, he previously held the record for the world's youngest ever grandmaster, having qualified for the title at the age of 12 years and 7 months. In 12 September 2024, he became a senator for Crimea in the Federation Council of Russia. Karjakin won the European U10 Chess Championship in 1999 and was the World U12 Chess Champion in 2001. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Sergey Karjakin is the 172nd most popular chess player (up from 224th in 2019). (up from 4,678th in 2019)

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Among CHESS PLAYERS

Among chess players, Sergey Karjakin ranks 172 out of 461. Before him are Bernhard Horwitz, Horatio Caro, Artur Yusupov, Petar Trifunović, Vladimir Tukmakov, and Florin Gheorghiu. After him are Esteban Canal, Gennadi Sosonko, Klaus Junge, Oleg Romanishin, Hikaru Nakamura, and Giambattista Lolli.

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Among people born in 1990, Sergey Karjakin ranks 62. Before him are Daley Blind, Logic, Eiza González, Michele Morrone, Jóhanna Guðrún Jónsdóttir, and John Wall. After him are Çağatay Ulusoy, Valentina Nappi, Taiki Tsuruno, Daniela Torres, Hazal Kaya, and Yuna Kim.

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