Sergei Karjakin

Russian chess grandmaster

Sergei Karjakin is a Russian chess grandmaster who has been one of the top-ranked players in the world. He was born in 1990 in Rostov-on-Don, Russia, and began playing chess at the age of six. Karjakin won the World Chess Championship in 2016, defeating Magnus Carlsen in the final match. He has also won several other major tournaments, including the World Cup and the Grand Chess Tour. Karjakin is known for his aggres...