SPOT ON CHESS Fighting Spirit (Caruana vs Mishra; Round 10 at the 2025 US Chess Championships)

SPOT ON CHESS: Fighting Spirit

It's easy to throw away a won game or even a work of chess art. All the most accurate and imaginative moves can all go into the trash can of what could have been with one careless move. Such was, quite possibly, the case in the game Caruana vs So in an earlier round of this edition of the US Chess Championship. But Fabiano Caruana has been causing Kings to be tipped over since he was a wee lad... and still has some fighting spirit even today. Case in point is his game against GM Mishra from round 10 held on Thursday October 23rd, 2025. Patience is not only a virtue - it's a requirement for the successful tournament competitor.

Enjoy the 64 square hostilities!