Bonus.
These are “scampi”, friends.
Here’s a puzzle.
White to move. Mate in 2.
NB: I’ll hold comments with solutions ’till the next day so there won’t be “spoilers” for others.
Yesterday, in the last round of Norway, there was a show down for 1st between the leader, Fabiano Caruana and Hikaru Nakamura, trailing by 2.5. A win would give Hikaru 3.0 to take the lead. Playing with the white pieces Hikaru stunned us by throwing a Fried Liver at Fabi! This is one of the oldest attacks around going back to 16th century Italy when it was known as the Fegatello, “dead meat”. Here’s a game from 1610 in Rome between Giulio Cesare Polerio and Domenico (Giovanni Domenico d’Arminio?). HERE The attack clearly got Fabi off his game.
Caruana made a blunder at 17. … f5. At this level that’s about all that’s needed.
I have to get ready and go play OBT so I can make blunders of my own.
I ask prayers for my mother and for myself and for a serious project.
BTW… for the first time in 16 years, Magnus did not win a single classical game in the entire tournament.
