Head to head
Chris Chi vs Daniel Karnaukh
Two careers, 771 shared rounds, one running count. Everything below comes from the official results the two of them posted in the same rounds of the same competitions.
Chris Chi (United States) and Daniel Karnaukh (United States) have met in 771 rounds across 79 competitions since 2014. Counting every round where both finished with a result, Daniel Karnaukh leads Chris Chi: 559 finishes in front to 198 and 14 ties.
On personal bests the split is just as plain: across 16 shared events, Chris Chi holds the faster single in 9, Daniel Karnaukh in 6.
Personal bests, side by side
faster single in bold| Event | Chris Chi single | average | Daniel Karnaukh single | average |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | 4.96 | 7.36 | 5.21 | 6.96 |
| 2×2 | 0.65 | 1.26 | 0.77 | 1.44 |
| 4×4 | 26.52 | 31.83 | 25.99 | 28.54 |
| 5×5 | 53.22 | 56.70 | 46.53 | 52.45 |
| 6×6 | 1:37.02 | 1:42.74 | 1:37.31 | 1:42.19 |
| 7×7 | 2:44.58 | 2:50.02 | 2:32.25 | 2:43.65 |
| 3×3 blindfolded | 20.40 | 25.75 | 1:36.49 | 2:09.24 |
| 3×3 Fewest Moves | 18 moves | 20.00 | 18 moves | 21.33 |
| 3×3 one-handed | 10.19 | 13.97 | 9.07 | 12.94 |
| Clock | 3.13 | 5.35 | 6.47 | 8.69 |
| Megaminx | 45.02 | 52.30 | 47.52 | 53.51 |
| Pyraminx | 1.68 | 3.59 | 1.16 | 2.72 |
| Skewb | 1.22 | 2.44 | 2.17 | 3.52 |
| Square-1 | 5.05 | 7.04 | 4.46 | 5.81 |
| 4×4 blindfolded | 3:09.72 | 9:02.32 | 25:06.00 | — |
| 3×3 Multi-Blind | 24 of 26 cubes · 58:53 | — | 8 of 8 cubes · 57:36 | — |
Year by year
every meeting, 771 rounds in allRecent meetings
newest first · averages where the round ranked on one, singles otherwise| Year | Competition | Event | Round | Chris Chi | Daniel Karnaukh | ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Rubik's WCA North American Championship 2026 | 2×2 | First round | 4.88 | 2.07 | Daniel Karnaukh |
| 2026 | Rubik's WCA North American Championship 2026 | 3×3 | First round | 9.56 | 7.77 | Daniel Karnaukh |
| 2026 | Rubik's WCA North American Championship 2026 | 3×3 | Second round | 8.66 | 7.18 | Daniel Karnaukh |
| 2026 | Rubik's WCA North American Championship 2026 | 3×3 Fewest Moves | Final | 22.33 | 23.33 | Chris Chi |
| 2026 | Rubik's WCA North American Championship 2026 | 4×4 | First round | 32.25 | 32.54 | Chris Chi |
| 2026 | Rubik's WCA North American Championship 2026 | 4×4 | Second round | 38.67 | 30.05 | Daniel Karnaukh |
| 2026 | Rubik's WCA North American Championship 2026 | Square-1 | Final | 8.70 | 8.12 | Daniel Karnaukh |
| 2026 | Rubik's WCA North American Championship 2026 | Square-1 | Second round | 8.15 | 6.60 | Daniel Karnaukh |
| 2026 | Rubik's WCA North American Championship 2026 | Square-1 | First round | 9.23 | 6.90 | Daniel Karnaukh |
| 2026 | Quiet Prep in Palisades 2026 | 3×3 blindfolded | First round | 21.13 | 3:16.81 | Chris Chi |
| 2026 | Quiet Prep in Palisades 2026 | 3×3 Fewest Moves | Final | 22.00 | 24.67 | Chris Chi |
| 2026 | Side Events in Palisades 2026 | 3×3 one-handed | First round | 15.83 | 15.22 | Daniel Karnaukh |
| 2026 | Side Events in Palisades 2026 | 3×3 one-handed | Second round | 14.57 | 16.12 | Chris Chi |
| 2026 | Side Events in Palisades 2026 | 5×5 | Final | 1:01.26 | 52.45 | Daniel Karnaukh |
Full careers: Chris Chi · Daniel Karnaukh. A meeting is a round of one event at one competition where both finished with a counted result. Who finished ahead follows official placing in the round: rounds played to an average are won on the average, best-of rounds on the single.