
Black to play
The solution is: 45…h4+! 46.Kxh4 [46.Kf2 Bxf4 47.Bd1 Bc7-+] 46…Bxf4 47.Bb6 g5+ 48.Kh5 Kg7 0-1
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.