Game 2. Carlsen wins.
I posted this on the chessgames site:
"Oh Dear.
Plan A: Get off to a good start has failed.
Plan B: Get him over confident is now a runner.
This is the kind of blunder Anand needs Carlsen to make to win.
Carlsen can win without a blunder of that magnitude.
Good game though.
Carlsen's 150 attack v the Berlin. a2-a4, Ra3-g3, Nf5, Qh5 should catch on.
No mystery here. Usually one counters a flank attack with a demonstration
in the centre. Anand had no such option (sad lack of a d-pawn.)
It was not a burnt bridges attack. So when Carlsen was happy to end the
attack with a few swaps he re-alinged his bits and set up an Alekhine Gun
(moves 23 - 28) on the e-file.
Anand thinking the worse was over (or throwing himself on his sword to
avoid a grind.) blundered.
After reading the engine and rule of thumb posters comments on Game One
about pawn formations. Some of them were having the screaming abdabs about doubled-pawns.
I kind of felt sorry for them when this position hit their screens.
Isolated and doubled pawns everywhere. To them both sides must be lost."
Carlsen - Anand (Game 2)
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. d3 Bc5 5. O-O d6 6. Re1 O-O 7. Bc6 bc6 8. h3 Re8 9. Nbd2 Nd7 10. Nc4 Bb6 11. a4 a5 12. Nb6 cb6 13. d4 Qc7 14. Ra3 Nf8 15. de5 de5 16. Nh4 Rd8 17. Qh5 f6 18. Nf5 Be6 19. Rg3 Ng6 20. h4 Bf5 21. ef5 Nf4 22. Bf4 ef4 23. Rc3 c5 24. Re6 Rab8 25. Rc4 Qd7 26. Kh2 Rf8 27. Rce4 Rb7 28. Qe2 b5 29. b3 ba4 30. ba4 Rb4 31. Re7 Qd6 32. Qf3 Re4 33. Qe4 f3 34. g3 h5 35. Qb7