After defeating GM Arjun Erigaisi in the semi-final, Levon Aronian will face American candidate Hans Niemann for the title.
Dommaraju Gukesh, the world chess champion, had a forgettable outing in the Freestyle Chess Grand Slam Tour Weissenhaus event in Germany earlier this month.
The day also witnessed maestro Magnus Carlsen losing to Germany’s 20-year-old Vincent Keymer while Nodribek Abdusattorov earned a truce against France’s Alireza Firouzja.
Caruana will face Uzbekistan’s Javokhir Sindarov in the semi-finals.
The youngster currently holds the sixth spot with two points out of five.
While the withdrawal of Viswanathan Anand from the Freestyle Chess Grand Slam Tour came as a surprise for the fans, it was a foregone conclusion since he held an official position in FIDE.