Candidates Tournament 2018
The Candidates Tournament 2018 was an eight-player double round-robin chess tournament, which was held in Berlin, Germany, between 10–28 March 2018. The winner, Fabiano Caruana, earned the right to challenge the defending world champion, Magnus Carlsen of Norway, in the World Chess Championship 2018 match.
Fabiano Caruana, the winner of the Candidates Tournament 2018, advanced to the World Chess Championship 2018 match.
Kramnik, Mamedyarov, Karjakin, and Grischuk during the opening ceremony.
So, Ding, Aronian, and Caruana during the opening ceremony.
View of round 6 from the audience: left Mamedyarov (seated) and Kramnik; right Caruana.
Fabiano Luigi Caruana is an Italian and American chess grandmaster who is the reigning three-time United States Chess Champion. With a peak rating of 2844, Caruana is the third-highest-rated player in history.
Caruana in 2023
Caruana in 2012
Caruana receives the bronze medal for Board 1 at the Chess Olympiad.
The top 3 finishers at the Grenke Chess Classic