Fabiano Caruana

Fabiano Luigi Caruana (1992-) is an Italian-American, well-known chess player. A chess prodigy, he received the Grandmaster title at the age of only 14 (2007), making him one of the youngest grandmasters.

Maxime Vachier-Lagrave; Photo courtesy of the Saint Louis Chess Club, Lennart Ootes

Queen Sacrifices by Top-Level Chess Players

Sacrificing a queen is rare in chess games. Since the queen is the most valuable piece, giving her up for lesser chessmen or for an attack is difficult to contemplate. Within the last two months, two top-level chess players have sacrificed their queens. More 🡢

Six Degrees of Separation and One Day More at the World Chess Championship

The recent World Chess Championship made me think of two iconic phrases. The first phrase is “six degrees of separation,” which states that a chain of “friend of a friend” statements can be made to connect any two people in six steps. In this article, I’ll share my two-step connections to the challenger, Fabiano Caruana, and to former World Chess Champion Bobby Fischer. The second phrase is “One Day More,” which is both a song lyric and a song title from the musical Les Misérables. More 🡢

World Chess Championship 2018: Fabiano Caruana vs Magnus Carlsen – Tiebreaks

After three Rapid games and with as many wins, Magnus Carlsen retains his title for another two years. More 🡢

World Chess Championship 2018: Fabiano Caruana vs Magnus Carlsen – Game 12

Carlsen offers a draw from his superior position and Caruana accepts! This is quite disappointing. More 🡢

World Chess Championship 2018: Magnus Carlsen vs Fabiano Caruana – Game 11

The shortest round of this Championship ends with another draw. More 🡢

“There’s a lot riding on the last game. It will be tense for both of us.” – Fabiano Caruana. More 🡢

World Chess Championship 2018: Fabiano Caruana vs Magnus Carlsen – Game 10

“I felt that it was very close tonight. The problem is if I don’t mate I’m losing. So I was trying to find some middle ground and my time was running out. I don’t know. I was just so nervous, I couldn’t make it happen. It ended up just being nothing.” – Magnus Carlsen More 🡢

World Chess Championship 2018: Fabiano Caruana vs Magnus Carlsen – Game 9

After the game, Magnus Carlsen declared that “I was very happy with the opening, obviously. You cannot expect more than what I had for sure.” With few rounds remaining, a tie-break becomes a distinct possibility, where Carslen is considered the favorite. Despite the anticlimactic draw, a new record was set: the longest streak of games ending in draw in a chess championship match! More 🡢

World Chess Championship 2018: Fabiano Caruana vs Magnus Carlsen – Game 8

“This was a tough game. He was the one who had all the chances. So I am happy to have survived it for sure.” – Magnus Carlsen. More 🡢