Player Profile: Fabiano Caruana

Full Name: Fabiano Luigi Caruana

Peak FIDE Rating: 2844 (October 2014)

Active Since: 2000 Federation: United States (formerly represented Italy)

Player Description Fabiano caruana is one of the most precise and gifted player of the modern century often regarded as the best tactical player in the world. He became the Grandmaster at the age of 14 and has since maintained a spot among the world’s elite also he known for his deep calculation and machine like accuracy.

In 2018, he made history by becoming the first American since Bobby Fischer to challenge for the World Championship title. Also broke the record of GM Hikaru Nakamura for America youngest grand master .In 2018 he faced GM Magnus Carlsen at the World Chess Championship in London in 2018, losing in the tiebreak playoffs. He is also a four-time U.S. chess champion (2016 and 2022-24).

Career Scorecard:

• World Championship Cycle Appearances: Challenger to Magnus Carlsen in 2018 (match drawn 6–6, lost in tiebreaks)

• Candidates Tournament: 2016, 2018 (Winner), 2020, 2022, 2024

• National championships Italian national championships ( 2007,2008,2010,2011)

• Fours time United states chess champion

• Olympiad medals Team Gold – 2016 (Baku) Individual Silver – 2018 (Board 1)

• Multiple elite invitations including Tata Steel, U.S. Championship .

Memorable Games :

• vs Veselin Topalov – Sinquefield Cup 2014 A dominant attacking display in what became one of the greatest tournament performances in modern chess history.

• vs Alexander Grischuk – Candidates 2018 A critical positional win that secured Caruana’s place as the challenger to Carlsen.

• vs Magnus Carlsen – WCC 2018 Game 6 A display of high-level endgame resilience, showcasing his deep understanding and composure on the world’s biggest stage.