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Fabiano Caruana's opening repertoire

Based on 5825+ over-the-board tournament games in Perdura's database.

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5825
Games analysed
46%
Win rate as White
36%
Win rate as Black

As White

Ruy Lopez 128
C65 101
Sicilian 98
C54 61
B90 60
C42 54
C67 51
B12 49

As Black

Ruy Lopez 85
Sicilian 81
C78 51
A20 43
QGD 41
B33 40
B42 38
C42 37

Recent tournaments

Semi Final 1 & Duels for 5th place | Tiebreak: Le, Quang Liem - Caruana, Fabiano · Semi Final 1 & Duels for 5th place | Tiebreak: Caruana, Fabiano - Le, Quang Liem · WBTC 2026 · WRTC 2026

“As White, Fabiano leans hardest on the Ruy Lopez — 128 of the 2938 White games in our sample. As Black, expect the Ruy Lopez more than anything else. If you're prepping to face him, that's exactly where to start.”

AM
Andrés Merario Alarcón
International Master (IM)

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