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Fabiano Caruana vs Liren Ding

GM Fabiano Caruana (2792) · GM Liren Ding (2738)

6
Caruana wins
22
draws
9
Ding wins
37
games

Fabiano Caruana and Liren Ding have played 37 recorded games against each other, the first in Nov 2002 and the most recent in Sep 2024. Caruana leads 6 wins to 9 - trailing overall, with 22 draws (41% of the games were decisive). Their most common battleground is the Catalan (2 games). The average game between them lasted 47 moves.

Results by color

SplitGamesCaruanaDrawsDing
Caruana with White14392
Ding with White233137

Results by time format

FormatGamesCaruanaDrawsDing
Classical213126
Blitz13373
Rapid3030

Openings in their games

ECOOpeningGamesCaruanaDrawsDing
E05Catalan2020
C90Ruy Lopez: Closed2020
D02Réti Opening2020
D38Queen's Gambit Declined: Ragozin Defense2020
A28English Opening: Reverse Sicilian1010
A46Indian Defense: Tartakower Attack1001
A14English Opening: Neo-Catalan1010
A25English Opening: Reverse Sicilian1001

Most recent 30 of 37 games

DateWhiteBlackResultOpeningEvent
Sep 2024Liren DingFabiano Caruana1/2-1/2English Opening: SymmetricalOlympiad-45
Aug 2024Liren DingFabiano Caruana1/2-1/2Queen's Gambit Declined: Ragozin Defense11th Sinquefield Cup
Jun 2024Liren DingFabiano Caruana1/2-1/2English Opening: Neo-Catalan12th Norway Chess Armageddon
Jun 2024Liren DingFabiano Caruana1/2-1/2Indian Defense12th Norway Chess
May 2024Fabiano CaruanaLiren Ding1-0Italian Game12th Norway Chess
May 2023Liren DingFabiano Caruana1/2-1/2Catalan3rd Bucharest Superbet Classic
Jan 2023Liren DingFabiano Caruana1/2-1/2Ruy Lopez: Morphy Defense85th Tata Steel Masters
Jun 2022Fabiano CaruanaLiren Ding0-1Ruy Lopez: ClosedCandidates Tournament
Jun 2022Liren DingFabiano Caruana1/2-1/2Queen's Gambit Declined: Ragozin DefenseCandidates Tournament
May 2021Liren DingFabiano Caruana1/2-1/2Réti OpeningFTX Crypto Cup Prelim
Apr 2021Fabiano CaruanaLiren Ding1/2-1/2Ruy Lopez: ClosedCandidates Tournament
Sep 2020Fabiano CaruanaLiren Ding1/2-1/2King's Indian DefensePRO League KO Stage
Jun 2020Liren DingFabiano Caruana1/2-1/2Réti OpeningChessable Masters GpB
Jun 2020Fabiano CaruanaLiren Ding1/2-1/2Nimzo-Indian: Rubinstein SystemChessable Masters GpB
Apr 2020Fabiano CaruanaLiren Ding1/2-1/2Sicilian: NajdorfCarlsen Inv Prelim
Apr 2020Fabiano CaruanaLiren Ding1-0Ruy Lopez: Berlin DefenseCarlsen Inv Prelim
Apr 2020Liren DingFabiano Caruana1/2-1/2Réti OpeningCarlsen Inv Prelim
Apr 2020Liren DingFabiano Caruana0-1Réti OpeningCarlsen Inv Prelim
Apr 2020Liren DingFabiano Caruana1-0Réti OpeningCarlsen Inv Prelim
Mar 2020Liren DingFabiano Caruana1-0Slav DefenseCandidates Tournament
Aug 2019Liren DingFabiano Caruana1-0Indian Defense7th Sinquefield Cup
Aug 2019Fabiano CaruanaLiren Ding0-1Caro-Kann: Exchange VariationSaint Louis Blitz
Aug 2019Liren DingFabiano Caruana1-0English Opening: Reverse SicilianSaint Louis Blitz
Aug 2019Liren DingFabiano Caruana1/2-1/2Indian DefenseSaint Louis Rapid
Jul 2019Fabiano CaruanaLiren Ding1/2-1/2Ruy Lopez: ClosedCroatia GCT
Jun 2019Liren DingFabiano Caruana1-0Indian Defense: Tartakower Attack7th Norway Chess
Jun 2019Fabiano CaruanaLiren Ding1/2-1/2Ruy Lopez: Morphy Defense7th Norway Masters Blitz
Feb 2019Liren DingFabiano Caruana1/2-1/2English Opening: Reverse SicilianPRO League Stage
Oct 2018Fabiano CaruanaLiren Ding1/2-1/2English Opening: Reverse SicilianOlympiad-43
May 2018Liren DingFabiano Caruana0-1Indian Defense6th Norway Masters Blitz
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Frequently asked questions

What is the head-to-head score between Fabiano Caruana and Liren Ding?

In 37 recorded games, Fabiano Caruana has 6 wins, Liren Ding has 9 wins, and they have drawn 22 times.

How many times have Fabiano Caruana and Liren Ding played each other?

Our database records 37 games between them, from Nov 2002 to Sep 2024.

What openings do Fabiano Caruana and Liren Ding play against each other?

The most common opening in their games is the Catalan (2 games), followed by the Ruy Lopez: Closed (2). The full opening breakdown and every game are on this page.