SPOT ON CHESS PUZZLES For WEDNESDAY, May 31st of 2023

SPOT ON CHESS PUZZLES For Wednesday, May 31st of 2023 NORWAY BLITZ TOURNAMENT: Congratulations to GM Abdusattorov!

With the Super Tournament Stavanger Norway kicking off featuring players such as Magnus Carlsen, Alireza Firouzja, Hikaru Nakamura, Fabiano Caruana, Anish Giri, Wesley So, Shakhriyar Mamedyarov, Nodirbek Abdusattorov, Gukesh D and Aryan Tari we have a lot of great chess to look anticipate. The Norway Chess Tournament 2023 Stavanger which is the 11th edition of this event, will be one of the strongest event of 2023. To kick off the event they held a separate Blitz tournament which was won by Nodirbek Abdusattorov. A name we will be surely seeing a lot more of in the future.

SPOT ON CHESS PUZZLES For WEDNESDAY, May 31st of 2023: NORWAY BLITZ WINNER Nodirbek Abdusattorov

Event Website at: https://norwaychess.no

Today’s Tactics taken from but three of the games played in this fine event. Enjoy them!

Gukesh vs Caruana Norway Blitz 2023

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. g3 c5 3. Bg2 Nc6 4. O-O e5 5. e4 d6 6. c3 Be7 7. d4 cxd4 8. cxd4 Bg4 9. d5 Nd4 10. Be3 Nxf3+ 11. Bxf3 Bh3 12. Bg2 Qd7 13. Nd2 h5 14. f3 Bxg2 15. Kxg2 h4 16. Rh1 O-O 17. Qb3 Nh7 18. Rhc1 f5 19. exf5 Qxf5 20. Rc7 Bg5 21. Rf1 Rac8 22. Rxc8 Rxc8 23. Ne4 Bxe3 24. Qxe3 Nf6 25. Nxd6 Rc2+ 26. Rf2 Rxf2+ 27. Kxf2 Ng4+ and White Resigned 0-1

Because: 28. Ke2 Nxe3 29. Nxf5 Nxf5 Leaving Black a Piece Up.

Aryan Tari vs Anish Giri

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. h3 Nc6 5. d4 cxd4 6. Nxd4 e5 7. Nxc6 bxc6 8. Bd3 Be7 9. O-O O-O 10. Qe2 a5 11. b3 Nd7 12. Be3 Bg5 13. Rad1 Bxe3 14. Qxe3 Nc5 15. Bc4 Qe7 16. Rd2 Be6 17. Bxe6 Nxe6 18. Ne2 Rfd8 19. Rfd1 Qc7 20. Ng3 g6 21. Qh6 Rd7 22. h4 Qd8 23. h5 Qh4 24. Rxd6 Rxd6 25. Rxd6 Nf4 26. Rd2 a4 27. b4 Rd8 28. hxg6 Ne2+ 29. Nxe2 Qxh6 30. Rxd8+ Kg7 31. gxf7 Kxf7 32. a3 Qe6 33. Rd3 Qa2 34. f3 Qxc2 35. Re3 c5 36. bxc5 Qxc5 37. Kf2 Qd6 38. g4 Kg7 39. Ng3 Qd2+ 40. Ne2 Kg6 41. Rc3 Qd6 42. Kg3 Qb6 43. Rd3 Qb2 44. Nc3 Qxa3 45. Kh3 h5 46. gxh5+ Kxh5 47. Kg3 Qb3 48. f4 a3 49. Rf3 a2 50. Nxa2 Qg8+ 51. Kf2 Qxa2+ 52. Kg3 Qg8+ 53. Kf2 exf4 54. Rxf4 Qb3 55. Ke2 Kg5 56. Rf5+ Kg4 57. Kf2 Qd3 58. Rd5 Qxe4 59. Rd2 Kf4 60. Re2 Qd4+ 61. Ke1 Kf3 62. Re8 Qb4+ White Resigned 0-1

Because:
63. Kf1 ( 63. Kd1 Qa4+ )
63... Qb5+ 64. Re2
( 64. Kg1 Qb1+ 65. Kh2 Qc2+ 66. Kh3 ( 66. Kh1 Qg2# ) 66... Qg2+ 67. Kh4 Qg4# )
64... Qxe2+ 65. Kg1 Qg2#

Anish Giri vs D Gukesh

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 e6 5. Nc3 Qc7 6. Be3 a6 7. Qf3 Nf6 8. O-O-O Ne5 9. Qg3 b5 10. f4 Neg4 11. Bd2 b4 12. Na4 h5 13. Bd3 Bb7 14. h3 Nh6 15. Qe1 h4 16. Kb1 Rb8 17. Rf1 Be7 18. g4 hxg3 19. Qxg3 Nxe4 20. Qxg7 Bf6 21. Qg1 Rg8 22. Qe3 Rg3 23. Nf3 Nf5 24. Qe1 Rxf3 25. Rxf3 Nxd2+ 26. Rxd2 Bxf3 27. Bxf5 Bc3 28. Bd3 Qxf4 0-1 White Resigned