Caruana challenged Magnus Carlsen for the title in 2018 — all twelve classical games were drawn — and is famous for one of the greatest tournament performances ever: 7/7 at the start of the 2014 Sinquefield Cup.
Born in Miami and raised in Brooklyn, Caruana moved to Europe as a child to train and represented Italy before returning to the US federation. He became a grandmaster at 14.
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Near the summit
In 2014 he opened the Sinquefield Cup with seven straight wins against the world elite, reaching a rating of 2844. He won the 2018 Candidates and drew all twelve classical games against Carlsen in the title match before losing the rapid tiebreak.
Did you know?
♞Fact #1Tap to revealCaruana won his first seven games at the 2014 Sinquefield Cup.
♝Fact #2Tap to revealEvery classical game of his 2018 title match was drawn.
Three lessons from Caruana for your own games
1Deep preparation pays off
2Calculation is a trainable skill
3Consistency over many years
Fabiano Caruana’s games
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