Fabiano Caruana: 60 Memorable Games

by Andrew Soltis

Overview

Following on from the enduring success of one of the most important chess books ever written, Bobby Fischer: My 60 Memorable Games, and the recently released Magnus Carlsen: 50 Memorable Games, celebrated chess writer Andrew Soltis delivers a book on Fabiano Caruana, the Grandmaster set to rival current world champion Magnus Carlsen. 

This book details Caruana's remarkable rise from chess prodigy to one of the best chess player in the world, exploring how he acquired the skills of 21st-century grandmaster chess over such a short period of time. This book dives into how he wins by analysing 60 of the games that made him who he is, describing the intricacies behind his and his opponent's strategies, the tactical justification of moves and the psychological battle in each one.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781849947213
Publisher:	Rizzoli
Publication date:	03/03/2022
Pages:	448
Product dimensions:	6.03(w) x 9.31(h) x 1.31(d)

About the Author

International Grandmaster Andrew Soltis is chess correspondent for the New York Post and a very popular chess writer. He is the author of many books including What it Takes to Become a Chess Master, Studying Chess Made Easy and David Vs Goliath Chess.

International Grandmaster Andrew Soltis is chess correspondent for the New York Post and a very popular chess writer. He is the author of many books including What it Takes to Become a Chess Master, Studying Chess Made Easy and David Vs Goliath Chess.

Table of Contents

Introduction: The Caruana Difference 7

1 Bregadze - Caruana, Heraklion 2002 23

2 Garza Marco - Caruana, Lorca 2005 29

3 Caruana - Villavicencio, Andorra la Vella 2006 34

4 Caruana - Fodor, Budapest 2007 40

5 Caruana - Jenni, Szeged 2007 46

6 De la Riva Aguado - Caruana, Dresden 2008 52

7 Caruana - Navara, Wijk aan Zee 2009 58

8 Caruana - Short, Wijk aan Zee 2009 65

9 Gelfand - Caruana, Biel 2009 72

10 Caruana - Smimov, Dagomys 2009 80

11 Potkin - Caruana, Dagomys 2010 86

12 Negi - Caruana, New Delhi 2010 93

13 Caruana - Areshchenko, Olginka 2011 99

14 Vitiugov - Caruana, Reggio Emilia 2011-2012 106

15 Caruana - Giri, Wijk aan Zee 2012 113

16 Caruana - Kramnik, Moscow 2012 120

17 Karjakin - Caruana, Sao Paolo 2012 127

18 Caruana - Aronian, Sao Paolo 2012 134

19 Leko - Caruana, Dortmund 2012 141

20 Camana - Ivanchuk, Thessaloniki 2013 148

21 Anand - Camana, Moscow 2013 156

22 Caruana - Gelfand, Wijk aan Zee 2014 164

23 Caruana - Radjabov, Shamkir 2014 171

24 Camana - Ponomariev, Dortmund 2014 179

25 Topalov - Caruana, Sinquefield Cup 2014 188

26 Carlsen - Caruana, Sinquefield Cup 2014 195

27 Caruana - Aronian, Sinquefield Cup 2014 203

28 Nakamura - Camana, Sinquefield Cup 2014 211

29 Dominguez - Caruana, Baku 2014 219

30 Caruana - Tomashevsky, Khanty-Mansiysk 2015 225

31 Kramnik - Caruana, Dortmund 2015 230

32 Nisipeanu- Caruana, Dortmund 2015 238

33 Caruana - Wei Yi, Wijk aan Zee 2016 245

34 Caruana - Nakamura, Moscow 2016 251

35 Caruana - Anand, London 2017 258

36 Kasparov - Caruana, St. Louis 2016 265

37 Caruana - Radjabov, Shamkir 2016 271

38 Nakamura - Camana, St. Louis (blitz) 2016 278

39 Camana - Kramnik, Leuven 2016 284

40 Camana - Giri, Sinquefield Cup 2016 291

41 Caruana - Bareev, Baku 2016 298

42 Naiditsch - Camana, Karlsruhe 2017 303

43 Meier - Camana, Karlsruhe 2017 309

44 Camana - Akobian, US Championship 2018 316

45 Navara - Camana, St. Louis (blitz) 2018 322

46 Vitiugov - Camana, Baden - Baden 2018 328

47 Robson - Camana, US Championship 2018 335

48 Camana - Karjakin, Stavanger 2018 342

49 Camana - Nakamura, Sinquefield Cup 2018 348

50 Camana - Anand, Batumi 2018 355

51 Carlsen - Camana, World Championship 2018 361

52 Camana - Anand, Stavanger 2019 372

53 Aronian - Camana, Stavanger 2019 379

54 Camana - Carlsen, St. Louis (rapid) 2019 386

55 Camana - Sevian, Isle of Man 2019 393

56 Kovalev - Camana, Wijk aan Zee 2020 401

57 Camana - Carlsen, Clutch (internet) 2020 408

58 Camana - Nepomniachtchi, Chessable (internet) 2020 416

59 Camana - Vachier - Lagrave, Ekatarinburg 2021 423

60 Camana - Svidler, St. Louis (blitz) 2021 432

Index of Opponents 438

Index of Openings 439

ECO Opening Index 440

Index of Mddlegame Themes 441

Index of Endgames 442

Editorial Reviews

‘This will doubtless be identified as the definitive account of how a remarkable pre-teenager decided to became a professional chess player at the tender age of 12 and then went on to achieve one of the greatest winning streaks in chess history.’

‘Soltis has reached new heights with these two new books … the notes provided are pithy, enlightening and accurate’

—Raymond Keene, The Article

‘”Fabianistas” will delight in this splendid collection … a treasure’ 

—Don McKim, chess.com

‘There is a lot to ponder and much to relish in this excellent book. Soltis has long been a fine guide to the opaque paradoxes and anomalous beauty of modern chess, and in this stellar games collection he is on song again.’ 

—The Caissa Kid Blog

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