USA · FIDE standard rating, October 2026
Fabiano Caruana commented on the USA team’s performance at the Chess Olympiad 2026. Caruana believes that his team had no chance of winning the gold medal. Fabiano notes that all players on the team underperformed except Levon Aronian. Caruana spoke about i…
Fabiano Caruana shared his opinion on Hans Moke Niemann in a conversation with Cristian Chirila on the C-Squared Podcast. Caruana says that not focusing on Classical play is a mistake. Fabiano notes that achievements at S-Tier events make headlines. “[Crist…
Javokhir Sindarov commented on his games on the second day of the Clutch Chess: Champions Showdown 2026. Sindarov emotionally describes his loss against Fabiano Caruana. Javokhir notes that he did not play well that day. “[Question: What do you think was mo…
Fabiano Caruana commented on his first day at the Clutch Chess: Champions Showdown 2026. Caruana says that he didn’t play well and was losing drawn positions. Fabiano notes that he played poorly on the first day at the 2025 edition of the event. “I didn’t p…
GM Hikaru Nakamura leads by half a point after day one of Clutch Chess: Champions Showdown 2026. He scored two wins in six games with no losses to reach 4/6. GM Javokhir Sindarov, who scored one win and no losses for 3.5 points, is in sole second,...
The first day of the Clutch Chess: Champions Showdown 2026 in Saint Louis has concluded. Hikaru Nakamura leads with 4 points after 6 rounds. Javokhir Sindarov is in second place with 3.5 points. Hikaru Nakamura defeated Fabiano Caruana and Praggnanandhaa R,…
Fabiano Caruana shared his opinion on Hikaru Nakamura. Caruana discusses whether Nakamura can be considered a top 5 chess player in the world. Fabiano notes that Hikaru plays few over-the-board tournaments and shows weak results. Caruana spoke about it in a…