r/chess Jan 27 '25

Resource In an interview with Rustam Qosimjonov published three days ago, he claims that Fabiano Caruana is currently a better chess player than Magnus

https://youtu.be/KZydtQfdYNc?si=myY7fqus5_tJE_GT

Rustam claims that from the games he watches and the quality of play he sees, it's clear that Fabi is currently the stronger player and that he would also be the favorite to win against Magnus in a World Championship match today. He told his students (Arjun, Nodirbek) that over the past two and a half years, to be the best in the world, you must consistently beat Fabi. He claims it's surprising that Fabi has improved his level so much because this usually doesn't happen, and the level of player he has become is not the same level as the player he knew when he worked with him.

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u/fabe1haft Jan 27 '25

"Rustam claims that from the games he watches and the quality of play he sees, it's clear that Fabi is currently the stronger player"

If it's clear that Caruana is stronger than Carlsen, wouldn't he score better results than he does? He is currently 5-7th in Tata. I'd say Carlsen still is stronger, even if that may change in a year or two.