Carlsen beats Kramnik In Round 1 In London Chess Classic 2009

Some news from the London Chess Classic 2009 tournament, currently going-on in England courtesy of Susan Polgar’s blog on chess.

Picture 1. Kramnik – Carlsen in London Chess Classic 2009 (courtesy: Susan Polgar)

Carlsen dominated Nanjing. Kramnik dominated Tal Memorial. They faced each other in the first round of the London Chess Classic. Carlsen surprised Kramnik with 1. c4. His play was steady through out the game and scored a full point to lead this prestigious event.
Carlsen, M (2801) - Kramnik, V (2772) [A29]
London Chess Classic (1), 08.12.2009
1.c4 Nf6 2.Nc3 e5 3.Nf3 Nc6 4.g3 d5 5.cxd5 Nxd5 6.Bg2 Nb6 7.0–0 Be7 8.a3 0–0 9.b4 Be6 10.Rb1 f6 11.d3 a5 12.b5 Nd4 13.Nd2 Qc8 14.e3 Nf5 15.Qc2 Rd8 16.Bb2 a4 17.Rfc1 Nd6 18.Nde4 Ne8 19.Qe2 Bf8 20.f4 exf4 21.gxf4 Qd7 22.d4 c6 23.Nc5 Bxc5 24.dxc5 Nc4 25.Rd1 Qc7 26.Bc1 Na5 27.bxc6 bxc6 28.Nxa4 Rxd1+ 29.Qxd1 Rd8 30.Qc2 Qf7 31.Nc3 Qh5 32.Ne2 Bf5 33.e4 Bg4 34.Ng3 Qf7 35.Bf1 Be6 36.Qc3 Ra8 37.Rb4 Qd7 38.f5 Bf7 39.Bf4 Qd1 40.Kf2 Nb3 41.Be2 Qb1 42.Bc4 Rxa3 43.Ne2 White wins 1–0

(source: Susan Polgar’s blog on chess : http://susanpolgar.blogspot.com/2009/12/carlsen-1-0-kramnik-in-london.html)