American GM Fabiano Caruana reached 2802.2 points in live rating on March 31. Caruana is 0.3 points away from American GM Hikaru Nakamura.

Fabiano Caruana is participating in the 2026 Candidates Tournament and has gained 9 rating points in 3 rounds, defeating Hikaru Nakamura in the 1st round, Wei Yi in the 3rd, and drawing with Anish Giri in the 2nd round.

Top-10 Live World Rating List, March 31, 2026:

# Player Rating
1. 🇳🇴 GM Magnus Carlsen 2840.0
2. 🇺🇸 GM Hikaru Nakamura 2802.5
3. 🇺🇸 GM Fabiano Caruana 2802.2
4. 🇺🇿 GM Nodirbek Abdusattorov 2780.3
5. 🇩🇪 GM Vincent Keymer 2762.1
6. 🇫🇷 GM Alireza Firouzja 2759.0
7. 🇺🇸 GM Wesley So 2754.0
8. 🇺🇿 GM Javokhir Sindarov 2753.5
9. 🇮🇳 GM Arjun Erigaisi 2750.8
10. 🇳🇱 GM Anish Giri 2749.2

Fabiano Caruana first achieved a 2800 rating in August 2014, reaching a peak of 2844 in October 2014. Caruana last had a rating above 2800 in February 2025.

Credit: Michal Walusza / FIDE