Interview with Sergey KarjakinKarjakin about the Russian citizenship, the Candidate matches, and Magnus CarlsenPresented by Chessdom.com Sergey Karjakin is officially listed as a Russian player in the January FIDE rating list. He gives an extensive interview for segodnya.ua, where...
I will fight
Sergey KARJAKIN: “NOW I HAVE DONE IT!” Boris Gelfand of Israel outplayed the Ukrainian Sergey Karjakin in the first game of the semi final games with black. The traditional press conference took place after the game and here what...
Experience over Youth in game 1
Boris Gelfand, the oldest player left in the field, just defeated Sergey Karjakin, the youngest player remaining, with the Black pieces in game 1 of the World Cup semifinal. [Event “World Cup 2009”][Date “2009.12.06”][Round “61”][White “Karjakin, Sergey”][Black “Gelfand, Boris”][Result...
Grischuk wins Moscow Blitz
Official website: http://www.chessmoscow.ru/Moscow Blitz Chess ChampionshipAlexander Grischuk wins second consecutive titleReport by Chessdom.com The 63rd Moscow Blitz Championship which was organized by the newspaper “Vechernaya Moskva” took place on Sunday, August 30th, in the capitol’s park Muzeon. For the...
Determined to be #1 in the world
Sergey’s life is devoted to chess, mother saysBy Yasir Abbasher, Senior ReporterPublished: December 28, 2008, 23:53 Al Ain: Grand Master Sergey Karjakin might be the highest ranked player in the ongoing Asian Chess Champions League but he is still...
Karjakin decisively leads match
Young Ukrainian phenom Karjakin is comfortably leading British former World Championship challenger Nigel Short by the score of 4.5-1.5 in a 10 game match. GM Short (2655) – GM Karjakin (2727) [B23]05.07.2008 / Match game 6 1.e4 c5 2.Nc3...
Short taken down again
After 5 games, the score is 4-1 in favor of the young phenom Karjakin. GM Karjakin (2727) – GM Short (2655) [B12]05.07.2008 – Match / Game 5 1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.e5 c5 4.Nf3 cxd4 5.Nxd4 e6 6.c4 Bc5...
Short no match for Karjakin
The 10 game rapid match between Sergey Karjakin and Nigel Short is taking place in Kiev, Ukraine, from July 3 to 7, 2008. After 2 games, the score is Karjakin 2, Short 0. Official site: http://chess.life.com.ua/index.php?lng=en Karjakin, S. (2727)...
Veteran vs Young Star
Dear chess fans, From 3rd to 7th of July, 2008 the two famous players will meet on the life:) Chess Match. The British Grandmaster Nigel Short who has many victories in his record as well as a championship game...