GM Fabiano Caruana has won each of his first four games of the 2014 Sinquefield Cup -- including against the World's No. 1 and No. 2 players -- and now enjoys a comfortable lead over the strongest-ever field.
GM Fabiano, currently the World's No. 2 by live rating, took down the World No. 1 Magnus Carlsen in Saint Louis, MO on Friday to stay perfect through three rounds.
Italian GM Fabiano Caruana has now defeated the World's Nos. 8 and 9 players in the first two rounds of the 2014 Sinquefield Cup. The wins have pushed Caruana's rating to its highest ever, and his rank to world second-best.
World No. 8 GM Veselin Topalov only saw frustration against No. 3 GM Fabiano Caruana. The American-born Italian notched the first win of the 2014 Sinquefield Cup, elevating his rating to best-ever status.
The 2014 Sinquefield Cup will be the highest-rated tournament in the history of chess, bringing six of the world’s top-nine Grandmasters together at the Chess Club and Scholastic Center of Saint Louis.
GM Kayden Troff has won the 2014 U.S. Junior Closed Championship in clear first with an impressive 7/9 score, grabbing the national championship for players under 21 by finishing 1.5 points ahead of the field.
