Round 1 summary by GM Stellan Brynell
Gelfand-Erigaisi Erigaisi chose an extremely sharp variantion in the Catalan and seemed to be well prepared, playing very fast. Gelfand made a terrible mistake, allowing 20…Rxc1, followed by Bxd2 or Qxd2 and Nf3+. This cost him a piece and the game. Svidler-Mishra Svidler went for the Moscow variation (Bb5+) in …