2020 Candidates: Fabiano Caruana

2018 challenger Fabiano Caruana has been cited by many, including World Chess Champion Magnus Carlsen, as winner of the 2020 Candidates and obtaining a rematch that, if the virus permits, would take place in Dubai in December this year. What is clear is that his closest opponent on paper is Ding Liren, with our experts Laurent Fressinet, Jan Gustafsson and Peter Heine Nielsen scoring the two players exactly the same.

Can the Caruana virus defeat even the coronavirus and establish a Carlsen-Caruana rematch?