2nd London Chess Classic 2010: Anand defeats Carlsen

Viswanathan Anand's Ruy Lopez opening didn't obtain the advantage he had hoped for against Magnus Carlsen but this only encouraged the Norwegian to seek a plus for himself that wasn't there. After overlooking an important tactic Carlsen was then forced to defend a miserable position. Eventually after several inaccuracies that didn't affect the final assessment the Indian put him out of his misery.

World Champion Viswanathan Anand inflicted the second defeat of the event on Magnus Carlsen. The opening went so well for Carlsen as black that he started to think of an advantage. Unfortunately, although definitely level this was probably being a little over-optimistic and his 24...Be4 was a "huge oversight". Anand was hardly clinical in finishing things off but Carlsen's position was so miserable that practical defence proved impossible. The heavy piece ending actually meant that Carlsen did retain drawing chances but Anand just kept manouvering until he managed to achieve one of his winning ideas.

Source: The Week in Chess