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  • Photo of FIDE Candidates Tournament 2018, Fabiano Caruana is the new challenger

    FIDE Candidates Tournament 2018, Fabiano Caruana is the new challenger

    1, Caruana, Fabiano, USA, 2784, 9. 2, Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar, AZE, 2809, 8. 3, Karjakin, Sergey, RUS, 2763, 8. 4, Ding, Liren, CHN, 2769, 7.5. 5, Grischuk, Alexander, RUS, 2767, 6.5. 6, Kramnik, Vladimir, RUS, 2800, 6.5. 7, So, Wesley, USA, 2799, 6. 8, Aronian, Levon, ARM, 2794, 4.5 ...

  • Photo of Caruana wins Candidates Tournament 2018

    Caruana wins Candidates Tournament 2018

    It was the only decisive game of the round. Replay ?. Thus, Caruana is the clear winner of the tournament being a full point ahead over the second place. He will be the challenger to the World Championship match in November this year in London against the reigning world champion Magnus Carlsen.

  • Photo of Fabiano Caruana, noul Fischer al americanilor?

    Fabiano Caruana, noul Fischer al americanilor?

    Dup? mai bine de 45 de ani, americanii ar putea avea din nou un campion mondial la ?ah. Posibilul urma? al lui Bobby Fischer este Fabiano Caruana, care a c??tigat mar?i turneul candida?ilor de la Berlin. El va fi a?adar adversarul norvegianului Magnus Carlsen, cu care va disputa un meci pentru titlul ...

  • Photo of Decisive round of Candidates Tournament to kick off today

    Decisive round of Candidates Tournament to kick off today

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  • Photo of Chess: Fabiano Caruana to challenge Magnus Carlsen

    Chess: Fabiano Caruana to challenge Magnus Carlsen

    American chess grand master Fabiano Caruana won the candidates tournament in Berlin and will now challenge world champion Magnus Carlsen in November. The Norwegian is looking to make his third title defense.

  • Photo of Fabiano Caruana beats Levon Aronian

    Fabiano Caruana beats Levon Aronian

    Levon Aronian lost to Fabiano Caruana in the 13th round of the Candidates Chess Tournament in Germany. This was our chessplayer's sixth failure. Thus, Levon Aronyan is in the 8th place with 4 points. American Fabiano Caruana took the 4th victory in Berlin and scored 8 points, regaining the lead in ...

  • Photo of 2018 Candidates, Round 13: Caruana Regains the Clear Lead

    2018 Candidates, Round 13: Caruana Regains the Clear Lead

    Perhaps the rest day helped, or maybe it was good preparation. Or, maybe it's that Fabiano Caruana's opponent, Levon Aronian, is so out of form at the moment that it was enough for Caruana to play a decent game to obtain good winning chances. Whatever story we invent in all of its ex post facto glory, ...

  • Photo of LIVE: World Chess Candidates Tournament: Round 13 kicks off

    LIVE: World Chess Candidates Tournament: Round 13 kicks off

    YEREVAN, MARCH 26, ARMENPRESS. Round 13 has kicked off at the World Chess Candidates Tournament in Berlin, Germany. Armenian chess grandmaster Levon Aronian is competing against Fabiano Caruana. The other opponents in this round are Mamedyarov ? Grishchuk, Liren ? Kramnik, So- ...

  • Photo of Aronian, Caruana to clash in round 13 at Candidates Tournament

    Aronian, Caruana to clash in round 13 at Candidates Tournament

    The next opponent of Armenian chess grandmaster Levon Aronian is Fabiano Caruana.

  • Photo of Caruana leads going into the Candidates final round; Mamedyarov and Karjakin are half a point ...

    Caruana leads going into the Candidates final round; Mamedyarov and Karjakin are half a point ...

    Fabiano Caruana beat Levon Aronian to lead the Candidates tournament in Berlin going into the final round. Caruana's tie-breaks are mostly inferior to his rivals so he really needed to win against a struggling Aronian with white to keep his chances alive. Now his rivals will surely have to win to overtake ...

  • Photo of Candidates Tournament 2018 Round 12 Karjakin vs Caruana

    Candidates Tournament 2018 Round 12 Karjakin vs Caruana

    Candidates Tournament 2018 Round 12 Karjakin vs Caruana. Russian Game: Nimzowitsch Attac. [Event "World Championship Candidates"] [Site ... Sergey Karjakin - Fabiano Caruana 1-0. World Championship Candidates (12). 0:44:33-0:48:33 2018.03.24. 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Ne5 d6 4. Nf3 Ne4 5.

  • Photo of Candidates chess: Karjakin stops Caruana, shares lead

    Candidates chess: Karjakin stops Caruana, shares lead

    Sergey Karjakin renewed his chances of becoming the challenger for the World chess crown for the second time in succession after a dominating 48-move victory against overnight leader Fabiano Caruana. He shared the lead at seven points after 12 rounds of the FIDE Candidates tournament here on ...

  • Photo of 2018 Candidates, Round 11: Lots of Excitement, but Caruana Still Leads Mamedyarov by Half a ...

    2018 Candidates, Round 11: Lots of Excitement, but Caruana Still Leads Mamedyarov by Half a ...

    2018 Candidates, Round 11: Lots of Excitement, but Caruana Still Leads Mamedyarov by Half a Point. Date Saturday, March 24, 2018 at 1:57AM. Only three rounds remain in the 2018 Candidates, and Fabiano Caruana is still ahead, inching to the finish line half a point at a time. He has drawn his last ...

  • Photo of Sergey Karjakin ? Fabiano Caruana, Berlin Candidates Chess Tournament Round 12

    Sergey Karjakin ? Fabiano Caruana, Berlin Candidates Chess Tournament Round 12

    Sergey Karjakin ? Fabiano Caruana, Berlin Candidates Chess Tournament Round 12 (Analysis: GM Peter Svidler ? Video). March 24, 2018 by Infinite. * * *. PayPal: Donate in USD ? PayPal: Donate in EUR ? PayPal: Donate in GBP. Categories ChessTags Chess, Fabiano Caruana, Sergey Karjakin Post ...

  • Photo of Karjakin beats Caruana and replaces him at top of FIDE Candidates Tournament table with two ...

    Karjakin beats Caruana and replaces him at top of FIDE Candidates Tournament table with two ...

    He is now level on seven points with Caruana, but has won four matches against the US player's three. Karjakin lost twice in the first six games before earning his first win in round seven. His rise coincided with Azerbaijan's world ranked number two Shakhriyar Mamedyarov dropping from second to fifth ...

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  • Photo of Candidates Tournament: Caruana holds on to slender lead

    Candidates Tournament: Caruana holds on to slender lead

    The last few rounds at the ongoing Candidates tournament in Berlin have clearly seen a pattern emerge. United States Grandmaster Fabiano Car...

  • Photo of Caruana leads Candidates 2018 with 4 rounds to go

    Caruana leads Candidates 2018 with 4 rounds to go

    Caruana leads Candidates 2018 with 4 rounds to go. 10 rounds down and 4 to go, and Fabiano Caruana leads the pack in the race to the right to challenge the world champion.

  • Photo of Mamedyarov v Caruana

    Mamedyarov v Caruana

    2018 (50). ? March (19). Top Clash | Mamedyarov v Caruana | Round 10 Candid... 13 year old Chess Grandmaster Child prodigy: Nodir... Fabi's Big Squeeze | Caruana v Ding Liren | Round ... World Chess Candidates 2018 | Berlin | Round 8 - G... World Chess Candidates 2018 | Berlin | Round 7 - A..

  • Photo of 2018 Candidates, Round 10: Mamedyarov-Caruana Drawn, Kramnik Wins Another Tactical ...

    2018 Candidates, Round 10: Mamedyarov-Caruana Drawn, Kramnik Wins Another Tactical ...

    Ding Liren vs. Wesley So was also drawn quickly. Surprisingly, while both Mamedyarov-Caruana and Grischuk-Karjakin were Catalans, the most devoted Catalan addict in the field, Ding Liren, avoided it against So, entering a conventional Queen's Gambit Declined. So went for an unusual pawn sac on ...