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Fabiano Caruana

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Fabiano Caruana is an American chess grandmaster born July 30, 1992, in Miami, who holds dual American and Italian citizenship and represented Italy early in his career before switching federations to the United States in 2015. He challenged Magnus Carlsen for the World Chess Championship in 2018, the first American challenger for the title since Bobby Fischer in 1972, drawing all twelve classical games before losing the rapid tiebreak. He has reached a peak FIDE rating among the highest ever recorded, second only to Carlsen historically, and has won the United States Chess Championship multiple times.

Facts
Birth Year
1992 1
Birth Date
1992-07-30 1
Nationality
Italian and American 1
Career Highlight
Won the 2018 Candidates Tournament to become the first American challenger for the undisputed World Chess Championship since Bobby Fischer in 1972, then drew all twelve classical games before losing the rapid tiebreak to Magnus Carlsen. 1
Classification
Competition Category
Individual 1
Connections

Competed In

World Chess Championship, Competitions
Source Wikipedia, Fabiano Caruana
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  • Also in Geography Atlas: Italy, nationality there.
  • Also in Geography Atlas: United States, nationality there.
Sources
1. Wikipedia, Fabiano Caruana
Wikipedia
  • Lead paragraph, birth date
    born July 30, 1992
  • Lead paragraph, nationality
    is an Italian and American chess grandmaster
  • Career highlights section, 2018 Candidates Tournament
    He won the following Candidates Tournament 2018, becoming the first American challenger for the undisputed World Chess Championship since Bobby Fischer in 1972
  • Wikipedia, article summary lead
    Fabiano Luigi Caruana (born July 30, 1992) is an Italian and American chess grandmaster who is the reigning and five-time United States Chess Champion.
  • Competed In: World Chess Championship, lead paragraph, competed-in
    Caruana lost the World Chess Championship to Magnus Carlsen in the rapid tiebreaks after drawing all twelve of the classical games.
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Wikidata: Fabiano Caruana
Wikidata Q367277, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)View the Source

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