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Caruana, Fabiano

Fabiano Caruana

GM🇺🇸

FIDEFIDE 2020009· Male· United States of America· Born in 1992

Fabiano Caruana, a 34-year-old American Grandmaster, is rated 2784 and ranked 2nd among American players, and 3rd worldwide. He has held steady between 2775 and 2800 for 20 months. 76 rated games in the past year (≈89/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include the Chess Olympiad (open), the Grand Chess Tour Finals (classical games), and the Sinquefield Cup. Also played 11 rapid (including 2025 Clutch Chess: Champions Showdown) and 12 blitz events (including FIDE World Blitz Championship 2025 - Finals) recently. His peak of 2844 was reached at age 22 (Oct 2014, World #2 at the time); he has been in the world top 3 for 16 months and counting (111 months in total).

Competes for United States of America since Jul 2015. Awarded GM in 2007 (age 15), IM in 2006 (age 14), and FM in 2002 (age 10). At junior level, he reached World #1 in U20, U18, U16 and U14, World #22 in U12 and World #17 in U10.

Current rating

2784

Standard

Rpd2682·Blz2738

All-time high

2844

−60 pts below
Oct 2014 · age 22

Activity

83

games / yr avg. · ≈7/mo

76 past 12 mo · ≈6/mo
classical only
Very active

Signature stat

#2

#2 · American players · of 5,210
World top 3 since Jul 2025

Profile · last 5 years

  1. Similar results in every format: 60% in classical (228 / 379), 59% in rapid (185.5 / 312), 65% in blitz (348 / 536).
  2. Against higher-rated players (+50): 32 / 64. Against lower-rated (−50): 524 / 752.
  3. Over the last 12 months: +12 in blitz rating and 80 / 126 in rated blitz games.

From 1,227 games in FIDE-rated events since Oct 2021 (379 classical, 312 rapid, 536 blitz). Fixed rules: every figure comes from these results.

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Career timeline

31 entries
2026
111 months in world top 3 (ongoing)
current run 16 months since Jul 2025 · longest streak 44 months · first Jul 2013
Oct 2026
2024
Re-crossed 2800
at age 32
Nov 2024
Re-crossed 2800
at age 32
Jan 2024
2018
Re-crossed 2800
at age 26
Apr 2018
Re-crossed 2800
at age 26
Jan 2018
2016
Re-crossed 2800
at age 24
May 2016

Standard rating history

Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
COVID-19
Rating history: OlimpBase (opens in a new tab) until 2000, FIDE since 2001

His openings · over the board

What Fabiano Caruana plays, by color

3,620 games with moves in our base · over the board · last in Oct 2026

Prepare against him

As White

603 games387.5 of 603

347 more games in other lines

As Black

596 games342 of 596

318 more games in other lines

Over-the-board games from our public base only.Find his online games ›

Activity & highlights

Evolution
-11
2795 → 2784
Tournaments
8
61 games
Score
37/ 6160.7%
20W34D7L
Top 3 wins
1.[W]vsHikaru NakamuraGM2,810·FIDE Candidates Tournament 2026·R1·+5.3
2.[W]vsAlireza FirouzjaGM2,759·2026 Super Chess Classic Romania·R4·+4.5
3.[W]vsWei YiGM2,754·FIDE Candidates Tournament 2026·R3·+4.5
Top 3 losses
1.[L]vsJavokhir SindarovGM2,745·FIDE Candidates Tournament 2026·R4·-5.6
2.[L]vsWesley SoGM2,753·The American Cup 2026 - Open Champions Bracket·R6·-5.6
3.[L]vsAnish GiriGM2,753·FIDE Candidates Tournament 2026·R9·-5.5

Last 12 months — tournaments

5 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
46th Chess Olympiad Samarkand 2026 Open
Team
Sep 20265.5/9#2302733-5.4
2026 Grand Chess Tour Finals - Classical Games
Match
Aug 20262.5/4won2847+3.0
2026 GCT Sinquefield Cup
Round-Robin
Aug 20264.5/9#82743-6.1
2026 Super Chess Classic Romania
Round-Robin
May 20265.5/9#12818+3.8
FIDE Candidates Tournament 2026
Round-Robin
Mar 20267.5/14#32768-5.2

By color · classical · 5 years

379 games

As White

64%

122 / 190avg opp. 2708

As Black

56%

106 / 189avg opp. 2709

Best win

vsAlireza FirouzjaGM2904

Norway Chess 2023 · May 2023 · Black

Worst loss

vsNikolas TheodorouGM2612

2024 US Masters · Nov 2024 · White

Games 3,609 · 2002–2026

Time control
  • DvsYagiz Kaan ErdogmusGM
    Olymp 2026 Open · R11.181 · 2026-09-27
    Italian Game: Two Knights Defense, Modern Bishop's Opening · 47 moves · 2789
  • WvsAlexey SaranaGM
    Olymp 2026 Open · R8.181 · 2026-09-24
    Sicilian Defense: Najdorf Variation, Zagreb Variation · 43 moves · 2789
  • DvsHaik MartirosyanGM
    Olymp 2026 Open · R7.173 · 2026-09-23
    Sicilian Defense: Nyezhmetdinov-Rossolimo Attack · 46 moves · 2789
  • DvsJohan-Sebastian ChristiansenGM
    Olymp 2026 Open · R6.185 · 2026-09-21
    Ruy Lopez: Schliemann Defense · 34 moves · 2789
  • DvsVincent KeymerGM
    Olymp 2026 Open · R5.173 · 2026-09-20
    King's Indian Attack · 23 moves · 2789
  • WvsVasyl IvanchukGM
    Olymp 2026 Open · R4.173 · 2026-09-19
    Italian Game: Classical Variation, Giuoco Pianissimo · 69 moves · 2789
  • DvsJonas Buhl BjerreGM
    Olymp 2026 Open · R3.173 · 2026-09-18
    English Opening: King's English Variation, Four Knights Variation, Flexible Line · 51 moves · 2789
  • WvsSumiya BilguunGM
    Olymp 2026 Open · R2.173 · 2026-09-17
    Queen's Gambit Declined: Charousek Variation · 43 moves · 2789
  • LvsNodirbek AbdusattorovGM
    Olymp 2026 Open · R9.169 · 2026-09-04
    Bishop's Opening: Vienna Hybrid · 49 moves · 2789
  • DvsWesley SoGM
    GCT Semi Finals · R9.2 · 2026-08-24
    French Defense: Winawer Variation, Positional Variation · 54 moves · 2792

Over-the-board games only, matched to this player through official FIDE pairings and tournament records. Opponents marked “?” could not be identified with certainty. Source: Lichess broadcasts (opens in a new tab), CC BY-SA 4.0 (opens in a new tab).

Most-Played Opponents

vsLevon AronianGM
🇺🇸USA·2725
+42 −39 =74
155 games·last met Aug 2026
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vsWesley SoGM
🇺🇸USA·2770
+30 −31 =76
137 games·last met Aug 2026
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vsHikaru NakamuraGM
🇺🇸USA·2792
+21 −46 =56
123 games·last met Apr 2026
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vsMagnus CarlsenGM
🇳🇴NOR·2823
+19 −43 =54
116 games·last met Dec 2025
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vsMaxime Vachier-LagraveGM
🇫🇷FRA·2717
+24 −27 =62
113 games·last met Aug 2026
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Rankings

/
United States of America
#2
out of 5,207 players
Americas
#2
out of 26,120 players
World
#3
out of 221,391 players

National ranking

Europe & World

Europe
World
United States of America
1
🇺🇸Nakamura, Hikaru
2,792
2
🇺🇸Caruana, Fabiano
2,784
3
🇺🇸So, Wesley
2,770
4
🇺🇸Dominguez Perez, Leinier
2,732
5
🇺🇸Aronian, Levon
2,725
6
🇺🇸Niemann, Hans Moke
2,717
7
🇺🇸Sevian, Samuel
2,708
8
🇺🇸Liang, Awonder
2,685
9
🇺🇸Robson, Ray
2,659
10
🇺🇸Xiong, Jeffery
2,656
Americas
1
🇺🇸Nakamura, Hikaru
2,792
2
🇺🇸Caruana, Fabiano
2,784
3
🇺🇸So, Wesley
2,770
4
🇺🇸Dominguez Perez, Leinier
2,732
5
🇺🇸Aronian, Levon
2,725
6
🇺🇸Niemann, Hans Moke
2,717
7
🇺🇸Sevian, Samuel
2,708
8
🇺🇸Liang, Awonder
2,685
9
🇺🇸Robson, Ray
2,659
10
🇲🇽Martinez Alcantara, Jose Eduardo
2,657
World
1
🇳🇴Carlsen, Magnus
2,823
2
🇺🇸Nakamura, Hikaru
2,792
3
🇺🇸Caruana, Fabiano
2,784
4
🇺🇿Sindarov, Javokhir
2,782
5
🇺🇿Abdusattorov, Nodirbek
2,780
6
🇺🇸So, Wesley
2,770
7
🇮🇳Praggnanandhaa R
2,763
8
🇩🇪Keymer, Vincent
2,761
9
🇨🇳Wei, Yi
2,758
10
🇫🇷Firouzja, Alireza
2,757
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