Caruana, Fabiano

#3 World

USA USA·Born 1992·FIDE #2020009·6,957 Games

Classical27935,310 Games

Rapid2727757 Games

Blitz27491,111 Games

Statistics

6957

Total

3303

Wins

2183

Draws

1466

Losses

47%31%21%

Play Style

What you need to know before facing them

Elite accuracy: 94.0% average

High resilience (56%): Dangerous even when losing

Solid conversion: 90%

Very consistent (90%)

Very precise: only 0.1 blunders/game

Dominates 1.b3 ♔ (83% in 43 games)

Vulnerable to 1.b3 ♚ (only 43%)

Deep Analysis

Stockfish 18 · Classical games · 2,798 analyzed

Accuracy by phase

Opening96.7%

Middlegame93.8%

Endgame95.3%

Clutch Factor

Performance under pressure

+4%

Winning (+2 or more)94%

228 Games

Equal position94%

178 Games

Losing (-2 or more)90%

94 Games

Problematic Pieces

Which pieces cause most errors?

♖

26%

115 errors

♕

19%

83 errors

♙

17%

73 errors

♗

15%

64 errors

♞

14%

62 errors

♔

41 errors

Critical Moment

When does the first serious error occur?

Move 42average

1-15

16-25

26-35

36-45

46+

50% of blunders occur between move 46+. Keep tension until that moment.

Error Heatmap

Where do most errors occur?

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Many

Few

Critical squares

d420 err

h416 err

c413 err

d513 err

e413 err

d4/h4 concentrate most errors. Force decisions in those zones.

Recent Games

Bluebaum, Matthias2698

FIDE Candidates 2026 · 12 Apr 2026

½-½

Sindarov, Javokhir2745

FIDE Candidates 2026 · 11 Apr 2026

½-½

Maghsoodloo, Parham2720

2nd 3-0 Thu 9th Apr 2026 · 9 Apr 2026

½-½

Aravindh, Chithambaram VR.2693

2nd 3-0 Thu 9th Apr 2026 · 9 Apr 2026

1-0

Vlassov, Nikolai2322

2nd 3-0 Thu 9th Apr 2026 · 9 Apr 2026

0-1

Duda, Jan-Krzysztof2739

2nd 3-0 Thu 9th Apr 2026 · 9 Apr 2026

1-0

Openings

Based on player games

Weaknesses

EXPLOIT!

White

English: g3 System

41.7%

12 Games·Loses

1.c4 e5 2.g3 Nf6

Black

Italian: Fried Liver

55.6%

9 GamesLow sample·Loses

1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Nf6 4.Ng5

Strengths

AVOID

White

English: Symmetrical

78.6%

14 Games·Wins

1.c4 c5 2.Nf3 Nf6

Slav: Semi-Slav

73.3%

15 Games·Wins

1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.Nf3 Nf6 4.Nc3

Black

French: Classical

70.6%

17 Games·Wins

1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 Nf6

King's Indian: Main Line

70.0%

10 Games·Wins

1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7 4.e4 d6 5.Nf3 O-O

Critical Blunders

Tactical errors analyzed with Stockfish

10 errors

▶

#33Bd6??

Tactics

vs Xiong

OTB·2026

▶

#56e3+??

Endgame

vs Materia

OTB·2026

▶

#39Bf5??

Tactics

vs Kollars

OTB·2026

▶

#99Rf6+??

Endgame

vs Nakamura

OTB·2026

▶

#61h5??

Endgame

vs Dubnevych

OTB·2026

▶

#37Ra4??

Tactics

vs Ashraf

OTB·2026

▶

#35Re2??

Tactics

vs Grischuk

Blitz·2025

▶

#37b5??

Tactics

vs Vachier-Lagrave

Blitz·2025

▶

#52Bf3??

Endgame

vs Pranesh M

Blitz·2025

▶

#33R7xg6??

Tactics

vs Murzin

Blitz·2025

Endgame Statistics

23 endgame categories analyzed — discover where they collapse under pressure

Repertoire

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⚡ Rapid

🔥 Blitz

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Starting Position

3518 Games

52%29%19%

Move	Games	%
1.e4	2028	66%
1.d4	749	67%
1.c4	418	70%
1.Nf3	200	62%
1.b3 Strong	43	83%
1.g3	18	69%
1.e3 Strong	14	79%
1.Nc3 Strong	10	80%
1.b4 Strong	9	72%
1.d3	7	64%
1.f4 Strong	6	100%
1.c3 Strong	6	100%
1.g4 Strong	4	75%
1.h4 Strong	2	100%
1.a3 Strong	2	100%
1.h3 Strong	1	100%
1.Nh3 Strong	1	100%

1.e4

66%

2028

1.d4

67%

749

1.c4

70%

418

1.Nf3

62%

200

1.b3

83%

1.g3

69%

1.e3

79%

1.Nc3

80%

1.b4

72%

1.d3

64%

1.f4

100%

1.c3

100%

1.g4

75%

1.h4

100%

1.a3

100%

1.h3

100%

1.Nh3

100%

Caruana, Fabiano

Play against Caruana, Fabiano's Twin

Statistics

Play Style

Deep Analysis

Clutch Factor

Problematic Pieces

Critical Moment

Error Heatmap

Recent Games

Openings

Weaknesses

English: g3 System

Italian: Fried Liver

Strengths

English: Symmetrical

Slav: Semi-Slav

French: Classical

King's Indian: Main Line

Critical Blunders