SPOT ON CHESS PUZZLES For FRIDAY June 9th of 2023

Tie-Break Games at Norway Chess:

Sick and tired of letting some tie-break system that doesn’t allow you to play against your opponents decide your fate? Norway Chess 2023 has a very unique format as it has for several years now. Wins are worth three points, a draw leads to an Armageddon game after which the winner gets 1.5 points and the loser 1 point. Final round tomorrow - Friday the 9th of June.

https://theweekinchess.com
or the organizer’s site at:
https://norwaychess.no

GAMES:

Caruana, Fabiano vs So, Wesley

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 exd5 5. Bg5 c6 6. Qc2 h6 7. Bh4 Be7 8. e3 O-O 9. Bd3 Re8 10. Nf3 Nbd7 11. O-O Ne4 12. Bxe7 Qxe7 13. Rae1 Ndf6 14. Ne5 Bf5 15. f3 Nxc3 16. bxc3 Bxd3 17. Nxd3 Qd6 18. Re2 Re7 19. Rfe1 Rae8 20. c4 b6 21. c5 Qc7 22. a4 Re6 23. Qc3 g5 24. Nb4 Rc8 25. Rc1 Qe7 26. Qd2 Nd7 27. cxb6 Nxb6 28. e4 dxe4 29. a5 e3 30. Qe1 Qd7 31. axb6 axb6 32. d5 cxd5 33. Rxc8+ Qxc8 34. Nxd5 b5 35. Nxe3 Qc5 36. Kf1 b4 37. Nd1 Qb5 38. Qd2 b3 39. Ke1 Qb6 40. Rxe6 Qg1+ 41. Ke2 Qxg2+ 42. Nf2 fxe6 43. h3 Qg3 44. Qd8+ Kf7 45. Qd7+ Kf8 46. Qxe6 Qb8 47. Qf6+ Kg8 48. Qg6+ Kf8 49. Qxh6+ Kf7 50. Qh7+ Ke6 51. Qg6+ Kd7 52. Qf7+ Kc6 53. Qc4+ Kd7 54. Qd5+ Ke7 55. Qxg5+ Ke6 56. Qg6+ Kd5 57. Qe4+ Kc5 58. Nd3+ 1-0

Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar vs Carlsen, Magnus

1. c4 e5 2. Nc3 Bb4 3. g3 Bxc3 4. bxc3 d6 5. Bg2 Nc6 6. a4 Nge7 7. d3 Be6 8. a5 Qd7 9. f4 O-O 10. a6 b6 11. Qa4 Rad8 12. fxe5 Nxe5 13. Qxd7 Bxd7 14. Nh3 Bc6 15. O-O Bxg2 16. Kxg2 Rfe8 17. Ra2 d5 18. cxd5 Nxd5 19. c4 Nb4 20. Ra4 c5 21. Nf4 Nec6 22. Kf2 Nd4 23. Be3 Rxe3 24. Kxe3 g5 25. Nd5 Re8+ 26. Kf2 Rxe2+ 27. Kg1 Nxd3 28. Raa1 g4 29. Nf4 Nxf4 30. Rxf4 f5 31. Rf2 Re4 32. Rb2 Kf7 33. Kf2 Nc6 34. Rd1 Ke6 35. Re2 Rxe2+ 36. Kxe2 Nb4 37. Ra1 Ke5 38. Kd2 Kd4 39. Rf1 Kxc4 40. Rxf5 Kb3 41. Rf7 c4 42. Rxa7 c3+ 43. Ke2 Kb2 44. Rc7 Nxa6 45. Rc6 b5 46. Rxa6 c2 0-1

~ Enjoy S