
White to play
The solution is: 17.Nd6+! Qxd6 [17…exd6 18.Bxf6 d4 19.Qxd4 Nc6 20.Qf4+-] 18.Qxc8+ Kf7 19.Bb5!+- Bg7 [19…Qb6 20.Be8+ Kg7 21.Rab1 Qa6 22.Bb5] 20.Qxb7 Rd8 [20…a6 21.Ba4] 21.Qxa8 Qb4 22.Rab1 Qxh4 23.Be2 f5 24.g3 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.