The people behind the game
Fabiano Caruana
Winner of the 2018 Candidates Tournament and challenger for the classical world championship that year.
- Born
- 1992
- Country connections
- Italy / United States
At the board
The games. The ideas.
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2014 · Sinquefield Cup · Round 3
A win in Saint Louis
Caruana defeats Carlsen in round 3 of the 2014 Sinquefield Cup. Black survives the early tactics and attacks with queen, rook and bishop.
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Complete move list 34 moves
The journey
A remarkable path.
Caruana won the 2018 Candidates Tournament and challenged Carlsen for the world title. All twelve classical games of their match were drawn; Carlsen won the rapid tie-breaks. Caruana has represented Italy and the United States during his career. [1]
From the photographic archive Explore the championship record →The championship record
On the world stage.
2018 · World championship challenger
Caruana won the Candidates Tournament and drew all twelve classical games against Carlsen before losing the rapid tie-breaks.
From the archive
A life in photographs.
Sources & credits
Biographical details and title records checked . Country connections describe the player’s career and background, rather than a live federation listing.
Portrait: Frans Peeters · CC BY-SA 2.0. Displayed in monochrome and cropped.
