
White to play
The solution is: 24.Rg8+! [24.Rxh6? Ke8] 24…Kxg8 25.Rxh6 1-0
Carlsen is leading with 1 point.
Results of the 1st round
| Meier, Georg | – | Vallejo Pons, Francisco | 1/2-1/2 |
| Aronian, Levon | – | Naiditsch, Arkadij | 1/2-1/2 |
| Svidler, Peter | – | Caruana, Fabiano | 1/2-1/2 |
| Vachier-Lagrave, Maxime | – | Anand, Viswanathan | 1/2-1/2 |
| Keymer, Vincent | – | Carlsen, Magnus | 0-1 |
View the cross table here.