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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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