Carlsen vs. Caruana Stats: Games 1 and 2

Game 2: Caruana Easily Holds with Black

In some ways game two was the reverse of the first game.  The player with the Black pieces was better prepared, used less time, and at one point had an advantage.  In contrast to game one, the player with the black pieces (Caruana) in game two probably didn't have a large enough advantage to convert the win.

CAPS by Game Number

A career CAPS over 98 is a very strong score for any world champion.  So far through two games it's been Mr. Caruana that has held the CAPS advantage with an impressive consistency over 99!

Best Move %

In the best move % category, Caruana has also led Carlsen in both games.

Average Difference

The average difference is the computation of the average number of centipawns lost per move, as evaluated by Stockfish.  Continuing the same story from the metrics above, Caruana leads in both games one and two.

Largest Eval Advantage

The largest advantage based on Stockfish evaluations goes to Carlsen in game one and Caruana in game two.  Surprisingly, both players were Black in the games in which they had a larger advantage than their opponent.

Match Simulations

After two games and a tied score, one would expect the simulated result to stay about the same.  The only noticeable difference so far is a slight increase in the odds of a tiebreak due to a smaller number of remaining classical games.