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5 things to know about Fabiano Caruana and his quest to become world chess champion

  • Written by Daaim Shabazz, Associate Professor of International Business, Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University
American grandmaster Fabiano Caruana, shown here at the 2017 Tradewise Gibraltar Masters tournament, could become the first American-born world chess champion since Bobby Fischer.David Llada/American Chess Magazine

When Bobby Fischer became the first American-born world chess champion in 1972, it spurred a dramatic increase in interest in chess....

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