Three Chess Puzzles to Grow On. CONGRATULATIONS to 2023 US CHAMP GM CARUANA!

Congratulations to the 2023 United States Chess Champion - Fabiano Caruana. This is his third title as US Champion... to go along with his other numerous claims to chess fame such as being the third highest rated chess player in history and to have gone toe to toe with then World Champion Magnus Carlsen drawing all twelve of their regulation standard time control chess games. GM Caruana only lost in the rapid tie-breaks having come very close to becoming World Champion. Perhaps this is the start of his next run at the World Title?

Here you will find three puzzles: Wins by Caruana, Mishra and So. All three had a stellar tournament. But everyone who played here was among the creme de la creme. Some brilliant stars were missing though: GM Hikaru Nakamura chief among them.

Thanks for tuning in solvers - enjoy the puzzles! ~ Sean.