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Carlsen and Caruana at the FIDE World Fischer Random Chess Championship 2019

The Carlsen–Caruana rivalry is a chess rivalry between grandmasters Magnus Carlsen and Fabiano Caruana. Carlsen was the 16th undisputed World Chess Champion, a title he held from 2013 until he relinquished it in 2023. He has been uninterrupted as the world's highest-rated player since July 2011. During this period, Caruana has widely been regarded as Carlsen's closest rival, and the main threat to his title.[1][2][3][4] Mark Crowther, editor of The Week in Chess, said “Fabiano has the power to be better than Carlsen”.[5] Caruana challenged Carlsen for the title in the World Chess Championship 2018, wherein they drew 12 consecutive games before Carlsen prevailed in the tiebreaks.[6] After relinquishing the title, Carlsen said, prior to the Candidates Tournament 2024, that "if Caruana becomes world champion, that would be both quite deserved, and it would probably feel the most normal of all".[7]

Background

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Carlsen in 2024
Caruana in 2018

Magnus Carlsen was born in Tønsberg, Norway, on 30 November 1990. He is a five-time World Chess Champion, five-time World Rapid Chess Champion and seven-time World Blitz Chess Champion. His peak rating of 2882 is the highest in history. He holds the record for the longest unbeaten streak at an elite level in classical chess at 125 games. He become the youngest player to be ranked world number one at the age of 18,[8] and the second youngest World Chess Champion at the age of 22.

Fabiano Caruana was born in Miami, Florida, United States, on 30 July 1992. With a peak rating of 2844, he is the third-highest-rated player in history. He was the youngest American to become a grandmaster at the age of 14. He is the reigning four-time United States Chess Champion. He is a five-time World Championship Candidate, having participated in every Candidates Tournament since 2016. Caruana came close to surpassing Carlsen as world number one in 2018, with the two entering the World Chess Championship 2018 with a difference of only three points in rating.[9][10][11]

History

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2014–2016

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In April 2014, Carlsen and Caruana competed in the inaugural Shamkir Chess tournament. Caruana defeated Carlsen, who was leading the tournament, in the fourth round, catching up to him in the standings.[12][13] Carlsen pulled ahead in the second half, but Caruana caught him again before the final round where they were paired against each other. Carlsen won in the final round to clinch the tournament with a score of 6.5/10, a point ahead of runner-up Caruana, who advanced to world number four.[14][15]

In September 2014, Carlsen and Caruana both participated in the annual Sinquefield Cup in St. Louis. The average rating of its six participants was 2802, making it the strongest chess tournament in history. Despite the strength of the opposition, Caruana accomplished a historic feat, winning his first seven games in a row.[16] He went undefeated and scored 8.5/10, three points ahead of second-placed Carlsen. The run was compared to Anatoly Karpov's 11/13 at the 1994 Linares tournament, wherein he won his first six games, and Bobby Fischer's twenty consecutive victories in 1970–1971.[4][17][18][19] Caruana's tournament performance rating of 3098 is the highest in history (not counting perfect scores).[20]

As a result of his performance, Caruana gained 35 Elo and reduced his gap to Carlsen from 70 to 19 points on the October ratings list.[21][22] Leonard Barden, writing for The Guardian, said that Caruana was "now undisputably the crown prince (of chess)".[23]

References

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  1. ^ DeBord, Matthew (2015-01-30). "This is what happens when Magnus Carlsen takes on his closest rival in chess". Business Insider. Retrieved 2024-11-22.
  2. ^ Chad, Norman (2015-07-12). "Fabiano Caruana and Magnus Carlsen — that's a title clash worth watching". The Washington Post. Archived from the original on 2016-04-03.
  3. ^ Pein, Malcolm (2015-01-13). "Caruana in cruise control: Fab shows he is Magnus Carlsen's main threat at Tata Steel chess". The Telegraph. Retrieved 2024-11-22.
  4. ^ a b Chabris, Christopher (2014-12-12). "Fabiano Caruana, Future Chess Champion?". The Wall Street Journal.
  5. ^ Gregory, Sean (2018-11-06). "This Kid From Brooklyn Could Return America to Chess Dominance for the First Time Since Bobby Fischer". Time (magazine). Retrieved 2024-11-22.
  6. ^ Mather, Victor (2018-11-28). "Magnus Carlsen Wins World Chess Championship, Beating Fabiano Caruana". The New York Times. Archived from the original on 2018-11-29.
  7. ^ Svensen, Tarjei J. (2024-03-26). "Carlsen On The Candidates, His Classical Chess Future, Freestyle Chess, And More". Chess.com. Retrieved 2024-11-22.
  8. ^ McClain, Dylan Loeb (2009-11-14). "Norwegian, 18, Is Youngest to Be Ranked No. 1 at Chess". The New York Times. Archived from the original on 2018-04-29.
  9. ^ McGourty, Colin (2021-07-01). "Magnus Carlsen celebrates 10 years unbroken as world no. 1". Chess24. Archived from the original on 2023-12-17.
  10. ^ Graham, Bryan Armen (2018-11-27). "Countdown to Armageddon: Carlsen and Caruana set for final showdown". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2024-11-22.
  11. ^ Lewis, Aimee (2018-11-14). "The twentysomething geniuses making chess cool". CNN. Retrieved 2024-11-22.
  12. ^ Doggers, Peter (2014-04-23). "Carlsen Goes Down Against Caruana in Shamkir". Chess.com. Retrieved 2024-11-23.
  13. ^ Gadimova, Nazrin (2014-04-24). "Caruana defeats tournament leader Carlsen in Vugar Gashimov Memorial". Azernews.Az. Retrieved 2024-11-23.
  14. ^ Barden, Leonard (2014-05-02). "Magnus Carlsen recovers from a shaky start to triumph in Azerbaijan". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2024-11-23.
  15. ^ Doggers, Peter (2014-04-30). "Carlsen Beats Caruana in Final Round, Wins Shamkir Chess 2014". Chess.com. Retrieved 2024-11-23.
  16. ^ Crowther, Mark (2014-09-04). "7 and 0 for Caruana in the Sinquefield Cup". The Week in Chess. Retrieved 2024-11-23.
  17. ^ Roeder, Oliver (2014-09-05). "Fabiano Caruana Is Doing The Impossible At Chess's Most Competitive Tournament". FiveThirtyEight. Retrieved 2024-11-22.
  18. ^ Barden, Leonard (2014-09-05). "Fabiano Caruana wins Sinquefield Cup with stunning performance". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2024-11-22.
  19. ^ Stevenson, Seth (2014-09-18). "Grandmaster Clash". Slate. ISSN 1091-2339. Retrieved 2024-11-22.
  20. ^ Megalovic (2014-09-07). "Caruana Super Fantastico!". Scacchierando (in Italian). Archived from the original on 2014-09-18. Retrieved 2024-11-23.
  21. ^ Doggers, Peter (2014-09-30). "FIDE October Ratings: Caruana's Rise, Topalov Back to 2800, Giri 7th". Chess.com. Retrieved 2024-11-23.
  22. ^ Silver, Albert (2014-10-02). "October 2014 ratings: Faby! Faby! Faby!". ChessBase. Retrieved 2024-11-23.
  23. ^ Barden, Leonard (2014-09-12). "Fabiano Caruana closing in on Magnus Carlsen after Sinquefield Cup win". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2024-11-23.
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