Fabiano Caruana Defeats Baltimore Ravens John Urschel in Genius Bout

"JERSEY CITY, NJ - MAY 20: Fabiano Caruana, (L), plays NFL Raven and mathematician, John Urschel,  in a game of chess at the Liberty Science Center's Genius Gala 5.0 (Photo by Mike Coppola/Getty Images for Liberty Science Center)"

At the Genius Gala held at the Liberty Science Center in Jersey City on May 20, US Champion Fabiano Caruana faced off against John Urschel of the Baltimore Ravens in a blitz game. The event, which was co-hosted by Whoopi Goldberg, honored architect Frank Gehry, among other prominent intellectuals. New Jersey hedge-fund trader & Grandmaster Pascal Charbonneau officiated the chess match with Liberty Science Center CEO Paul Hoffman. Hoffman, a chess expert himself is also author of "The King's Gambit: A Son, a Father, and the World's Most Dangerous Game."  The time control was two minutes for Caruana and three for Urschel.  Fabiano won once John resigned with a minute and a second left on his clock, where Fabiano had 39 seconds. Fabiano's manager Lawrence Trent tweeted from the event:

In awe of the plethora of geniuses at #geniusgala @LibertySciCtr what a fantastic event an honour to be here and with @FabianoCaruana

— Lawrence Trent (@LawrenceTrentIM) May 21, 2016

Fabiano Caruana, the #3 player in the World live rankings (behind Carlsen and Kramnik), was just recognized as the US Chess Grandmaster of the Year.

"JERSEY CITY, NJ - MAY 20: NFL Raven and mathematician, John Urschel (L) and US Chess Champion, Fabiano Caruana, attend the Liberty Science Center's Genius Gala 5.0 (Photo by Mike Coppola/Getty Images for Liberty Science Center)"