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.
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Career HighlightWon 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
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Who coached Fabiano Caruana when he was young?
His first coach was Bruce Pandolfini, followed later by Miron Sher and Alexander Chernin.
Fabiano Caruana was born in Miami, Florida, and his natural grasp for chess was discovered at the age of five in an after-school chess program after he moved to New York. His first chess coach was National Master Bruce Pandolfini, a well-known chess author. Caruana was later coached by grandmasters Miron Sher and Alexander Chernin.
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born July 30, 1992
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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
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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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is an Italian and American chess grandmaster who is the reigning and five-time United States Chess Champion.
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