SPOT ON CHESS PUZZLES For THURSDAY, June 8th of 2023: Two from Norway!

THURSDAY: Puzzles from Norway SUPER GM Tournament!

Every single game a fight at Norway chess! Round 8 is today… Fabiano Caruana versus Wesley So. I don’t know about you but I am looking forward to this and all of today’s games very much. For all the details please visit:

https://norwaychess.no/en/
and Mark Crowther’s TWIC at
https://theweekinchess.com/

There are several different live videos covering this event such as ChessGames.com so if you have some time then please do “check” out the Norway Chess event.

GAMES:

Hikaru Nakamura vs Aryan Tari

1. e4 e5 2. Bc4 Nf6 3. d3 Bc5 4. Nc3 c6 5. Bb3 d6 6. h3 O-O 7. Nf3 a5 8. O-O Nbd7 9. a3 b5 10. Ba2 a4 11. Nh4 Ba7 12. Qf3 Nc5 13. Nf5 Bxf5 14. Qxf5 Re8 15. Bd2 Ne6 16. Ne2 d5 17. exd5 Nxd5 18. Rae1 Qd6 19. Qg4 Rad8 20. Ng3 Nd4 21. Bg5 Rb8 22. Be3 Qg6 23. c3 Nxe3 24. fxe3 Nb3 25. Ne4 Qxg4 26. hxg4 c5 27. Bxb3 axb3 28. c4 Red8 29. Rd1 Rd7 30. Kf2 h5 31. gxh5 f5 32. Nc3 b4 33. Nb5 f4 34. axb4 Bb6 35. exf4 cxb4+ 36. Kf3 exf4 37. d4 Rbd8 38. Rd3 Rc8 39. Rc1 Rd5 40. c5 Rg5 41. Nd6 Rc6 42. cxb6 1-0

Wesley So vs Nodirbek Abdusattorov

1. d4 d5 2. c4 dxc4 3. e4 e5 4. Nf3 exd4 5. Bxc4 Nc6 6. O-O Qf6 7. Bg5 Qg6 8. Nbd2 Be7 9. Bf4 Nf6 10. Bb5 Bd6 11. Bg3 Bxg3 12. hxg3 O-O 13. Rc1 Ng4 14. Bxc6 bxc6 15. Qa4 Qh6 16. Rxc6 Bd7 17. Rxh6 Bxa4 18. Rh5 Nf6 19. Ra5 Bc2 20. e5 Ne4 21. Rc1 Nxd2 22. Rxc2 Nxf3+ 23. gxf3 f6 24. Rxc7 Rf7 25. Rxf7 Kxf7 26. exf6 Rd8 27. Kf1 d3 28. Ke1 1-0

Have a good one folks ~ S