The Frenchman opened the scoring on 17 minutes and doubled his side's lead with a well-taken second nine minutes into the second half.
Fernando Torres, the club's 50-million-pound signing, started the game and created a series of chances in an improved performance but could not get his first club for the club.
But the result will be a huge relief for manager Carlo Ancelotti, whose position had been the subject of some discussion after a series of poor results in the league and their exit from the FA Cup last weekend.
"It was a good result and good performance," Ancelotti said. "The players worked hard and played good football but it is only the first half. In this competition we are focused because we want to do well.
"Fernando Torres did very well because the key to the game was the work of the strikers."
With Torres and Anelka given the nod in attack it meant there was no place in the starting line-up for Didier Drogba, while Brazilian Ramires was preferred to Jon Obi Mikel alongside Michael Essien in midfield.
Copenhagen were second best throughout the match and the difference between the sides was evident early on as Chelsea dominated possession and created chances at will.
Torres wasted an early chance due to a heavy touch while Florent Malouda lashed over the bar but on 17 minutes, Chelsea took the lead.
Former Chelsea winger Jesper Gronkjaer gave the ball away in midfield, allowing Anelka to run at the defence and his shot was too powerful for Wiland in the Copenhagen goal, though he should have done better.
Torres continued to cause the Copenhagen defence problems but it was Anelka who showed him the way, running onto a great reverse pass by Frank Lampard before unleashing a perfect shot across the goalkeeper and into the far corner.
Wiland did well to deny Torres after the Spaniard turned the defence inside out and Lampard and Drogba, on as a late substitute, were guilty of wasting good chances to extend their lead.
But with a two-goal advantage - and two away goals for that matter - Chelsea will be confident of easing through the second leg at Stamford Bridge and moving into the quarter-finals
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