Norway Chess 2017 Round 6

Aronian marches on! He obliterated Kramnik and now leads with Nakamura, a full point ahead of the others.

It is a rare sight to have Kramnik surprised in the opening and the effects were immediate. The game was practically a miniature.

And it's always good to have Anand back. It seemed to me that he was in a different class today, completely outplaying Caruana with Black.

The others drew, worth noting is that the one who enjoyed it the most was Karjakin.

And last, I felt good to be human when my hunch turned out to be correct, in spite of the engine's suggestions!

Full report here.