In the interview, Caruana had expressed his displeasure at the fact that the spectators who were going to be in the playing ...

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Fabiano Caruana is widely seen as Magnus Carlsen’s most likely challenger for the world chess championship in 2016. The 22-year-old vaulted into the No. 2 position in the rankings in September ...

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Caruana, the world No. 2, appeared to reel at points, and his allocated time melted off his clock as he pondered his defense. But Carlsen’s advantage melted, too.

More recently, in December, the Cuban-born Leinier Dominguez (No. 10) switched alliances to play under the American flag. Caruana himself jumped from Italy to the United States back in 2015.

Fabiano Caruana paces as he competes against Awonder Liang (left) in the first round of the U.S. Chess Championship on Wednesday, April 18, 2018, at the St. Louis Chess Club in the Central West End.

Fabiano Caruana, of Italy, left, and Veselin Topalov, of Bulgaria, play in the sixth round of the Sinquefield Cup chess tournament Tuesday in St. Louis. Jeff Roberson / AP ...

Norway’s Magnus Carlsen beat the United States' Fabiano Caruana in the 2018 Chess World Championship match on Wednesday in one of the most captivating tournaments in history. With Carlsen's win ...