Who is the current champion of chess 2021?

Magnus Carlsen
Magnus Carlsen has been world champion since he defeated Viswanathan Anand in 2013. He successfully defended the title in 2014, 2016, 2018, and 2021.

What is the age of Anish Giri?

27 years (June 28, 1994)
Anish Giri/Age

Is Fischer better than Spassky?

Fischer also had a much higher Elo rating than Spassky. On the July 1972 FIDE rating list, Fischer’s 2785 was a record 125 points ahead of the number two player – Spassky, whose rating was 2660. Fischer’s recent results and record Elo rating made him the pre-match favorite.

What is Fabiano Caruana’s nationality?

Fabiano Luigi Caruana (born July 30, 1992) is an Italian-American chess grandmaster. A chess prodigy, he became a grandmaster at the age of 14 years, 11 months and 20 days—the youngest grandmaster in the history of both Italy and the United States at the time. Born in Miami to Italian-American parents,…

What chess tournaments has David Caruana played?

Caruana played the strong Vlissingen chess tournament in the Netherlands in August. His last round opponent was former FIDE world champion Rustam Kasimdzhanov. Caruana, playing black, drew the game in 82 moves, and won the tournament with a performance of 2715. In November and December, Caruana participated in the Italian Championship.

Where did David Caruana grow up?

Born in Miami to Italian parents, Caruana grew up in Park Slope, Brooklyn. He played for the United States until 2005, when he transferred to Italy. He earned his grandmaster title in 2007, and in the same year won his first Italian Chess Championship, a feat he repeated in 2008, 2010, and 2011.

How old was Bobby Fischer when he played chess?

At the age of five, his chess talent was discovered in an after-school chess program at Congregation Beth Elohim, a reform Jewish congregation in Park Slope. The same year he played his first tournament at the Polgar Chess Center in Queens, New York City.