Who will stop this little man?
True, he didn't yet play against cracks like Kasimdzhanov, Krasenkow or Tiviakov, but still the question rises who will stop Fabiano Caruanua. Just three weeks ago, at the First Saturday July Tournament in Budapest, he became the youngest GM on earth, and then he simply decided to continue winning his chess games. Six times in a row, at the Hogeschool Zeeland Tournament, which got him on a point clear from his competitors, who dropped some half and full points here and there.In the fourth round, both Kasimdzhanov and Tiviakov suprisingly lost their games:Yesterday Caruana's great form was good enough to beat our new Dutch 2600 GM Dani?ɬ´l Stellwagen convincingly. The just 14-years-old Italian boy's tournament so far:Standings after round 6:1 IM Caruana, Fabiano ITA 2549 6.0 2 GM Krasenkow, Michal POL 2660 5.0 3 GM Tiviakov, Sergei NED 2648 5.0 4 GM Stellwagen, Daniel NED 2631 5.0 5 IM Flores, Diego ARG 2560 5.0 6 GM Ikonnikov, Vyacheslav RUS 2558 5.0 7 GM Peralta, Fernando ARG 2546 5.0 8 GM Romanishin, Oleg UKR 2546 5.0 9 IM Appel, Ralf GER 2512 5.0 10 WGM Sebag, Marie FRA 2491 5.0 11 GM Barua, Dibyendu NED 2462 5.0 12 IM Delemarre, Jop NED 2457 5.0 13 IM Van Haastert, Edwin NED 2408 5.0 14 ... (250 players total)
Fabiano Caruana
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