SPOT ON CHESS PUZZLES Wed June 7th 2023: Caruana still leads in Norway Chess tournament.

WEDNESDAY: Caruana still leads Super GM with 2 rounds to go.

Caruana remains in the lead in the Stavanger Norway SuperGM tournament… after his lose in round 5 he bounced back Tuesday with a win versus Nodirbek Abdusarrorov in a very complex battle - see today’s game and he managed to draw his game on Wednesday versus young Indian Super Star Super GM Gukesh. Round 8 is on Thursday and Fabiano Caruana has the White Pieces versus fellow American player Wesley So.

Abdusattorov, Nodirbek versus Caruana, Fabiano

Round 6 Win!!! (Drew in round 7 versus Gukesh!)

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. d3 Bc5 5. Bxc6 dxc6 6. O-O Bd6 7. Nbd2 Be6 8. Nb3 b6 9. Ng5 Bg4 10. f3 Bh5 11. Kh1 Nd7 12. Nh3 f6 13. Be3 Qe7 14. Nd2 Nc5 15. Nc4 Ne6 16. Ng1 g5 17. Ne2 Bf7 18. Qe1 h5 19. Nxd6+ cxd6 20. a4 h4 21. a5 b5 22. h3 a6 23. d4 c5 24. c3 Kf8 25. Rd1 Kg7 26. Qf2 Rac8 27. Rd2 Qc7 28. Ra1 Rhd8 29. b4 cxd4 30. cxd4 Qe7 31. Rad1 Rh8 32. Qe1 Rc4 33. dxe5 dxe5 34. Rd6 Rd8 35. Rxd8 Nxd8 36. g3 hxg3 37. Nxg3 Be6 38. Qd2 Nf7 39. Bc5 Qe8 40. h4 Qh8 41. h5 Qh7 42. Kg2 Qh6 43. Kf2 g4 44. Be3 Qh8 45. fxg4 Qc8 46. Bc5 Bxg4 47. Rf1 Bh3 48. Rg1 Kh7 49. h6 Qg4 50. Nf5 Qxe4 51. Rg7+ Kh8 52. Ne3 Nxh6 53. Nxc4 Kxg7 54. Bf8+ Kxf8 55. Qxh6+ Kg8 56. Ne3 Bf5 57. Qh5 Bg6 58. Qh3 f5 59. Qh6 Kf7 60. Qh8 Qd4 61. Ke2 f4 62. Ng4 f3+ 0-1