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Grenke Chess Classic

Summary

Grenke Chess Classic is an annual chess tournament held in the German cities of Karlsruhe and Baden-Baden and sponsored by Grenke AG.[1] It was held from 2013 to 2019, with the exception of 2016. The tournament returned in 2024 after a five-year hiatus with a new rapid time control (45+10) to replace the previous classical format.[2]

Logo since 2024

Winners edit

# Year Winner
1 2013   Viswanathan Anand (India)
2 2014   Arkadij Naiditsch (Germany)
3 2015   Magnus Carlsen (Norway)
4 2017   Levon Aronian (Armenia)
5 2018   Fabiano Caruana (United States)
6 2019   Magnus Carlsen (Norway)
7 2024   Magnus Carlsen (Norway)

2013 edit

Six players participated in the first edition of Grenke Chess. The winner was Viswanathan Anand ahead of Fabiano Caruana; they scored 6.5 and 6 out of 10, respectively.[3]

1st Grenke Chess Classic, 7–17 February 2013, Baden-Baden, Germany, Category XIX (2714)
Player Rating 1 2 3 4 5 6 Total Wins TPR
1   Viswanathan Anand (India) 2780 ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ 1 1 ½ 1 6½ 2811
2   Fabiano Caruana (Italy) 2757 ½ ½ Does not appear 1 ½ ½ 0 1 1 ½ ½ 6 2778
3   Georg Meier (Germany) 2640 ½ ½ 0 ½ Does not appear ½ ½ 0 1 ½ 1 5 2 2729
4   Michael Adams (England) 2725 ½ ½ ½ 1 ½ ½ Does not appear 0 ½ ½ ½ 5 1 2712
5   Arkadij Naiditsch (Germany) 2716 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 ½ Does not appear ½ 1 4 2642
6   Daniel Fridman (Germany) 2667 ½ 0 ½ ½ ½ 0 ½ ½ ½ 0 Does not appear 3½ 2614

2014 edit

Arkadij Naiditsch, the highest-rated German chess player won the 2014 edition of Grenke Chess Classic ahead of David Baramidze.[4] This edition was not a supertournament, and was a national competition: all eight participants came from Germany. It was a single Round-robin tournament, and two spots were provided for the players to win entry into the next edition of 2015.

2nd Grenke Chess Classic, 6–12 September 2014, Baden-Baden, Baden-Württemberg, Germany, Category XV (2609)
Player Title Club Rating 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Total Wins Black H2H TPR
1   Arkadij Naiditsch (Germany) GM OSG Baden-Baden 2715 ½ ½ 1 0 1 1 1 5 2752
2   David Baramidze (Germany) GM SV Hockenheim 2599 ½ Does not appear 0 1 ½ ½ 1 ½ 4 2 2661
3   Daniel Fridman (Germany) GM Mülheim-Nord 1931 2633 ½ 1 Does not appear ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ 4 1 2656
4   Liviu-Dieter Nisipeanu (Germany) GM OSG Baden-Baden 2672 0 0 ½ Does not appear 1 ½ 1 ½ 3½ 2 0 1 2600
5   Matthias Blübaum (Germany) IM SV Werder Bremen 2521 1 ½ ½ 0 Does not appear 0 ½ 1 3½ 2 0 0 2622
6   Georg Meier (Germany) GM OSG Baden-Baden 2652 0 ½ ½ ½ 1 Does not appear ½ ½ 3½ 1 2603
7   Dennis Wagner (Germany) IM SV Hockenheim 2499 0 0 ½ 0 ½ ½ Does not appear 1 2½ 2523
8   Philipp Schlosser (Germany) GM OSG Baden-Baden 2582 0 ½ ½ ½ 0 ½ 0 Does not appear 2 2455

2015 edit

The tournament was played between 2–9 February 2015. With an average rating of 2752, it is the strongest edition of Grenke Chess in its history.[5] Among the participants were Magnus Carlsen, Fabiano Caruana, Viswanathan Anand and Levon Aronian. The winner was Magnus Carlsen, who eventually won a five-game tiebreak with Arkadij Naiditsch with a score of 3–2 (two rapid, two blitz and one armageddon game).[6][7]

3rd Grenke Chess Classic, 2–9 February 2015, Baden-Baden, Germany, Category XX (2750)
Player Rating 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Total TB Wins TPR
1   Magnus Carlsen (Norway) 2865 0 1 ½ ½ ½ 1 1 4½ 3 2835
2   Arkadij Naiditsch (Germany) 2706 1 Does not appear ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ 1 4½ 2 2858
3   Michael Adams (England) 2738 0 ½ Does not appear ½ ½ ½ 1 1 4 2 2802
4   Fabiano Caruana (Italy) 2811 ½ ½ ½ Does not appear 1 ½ ½ ½ 4 1 2791
5   Levon Aronian (Armenia) 2777 ½ ½ ½ 0 Does not appear ½ 1 ½ 3½ 1 2746
6   Étienne Bacrot (France) 2711 ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ Does not appear ½ ½ 3½ 0 2755
7   Viswanathan Anand (India) 2797 0 ½ 0 ½ 0 ½ Does not appear 1 2½ 2641
8   David Baramidze (Germany) 2594 0 0 0 ½ ½ ½ 0 Does not appear 1½ 2544
Notes

2017 edit

The 2017 tournament took place from 15 to 22 April in Karlsruhe and Baden-Baden.[10]

4th Grenke Chess Classic, 15–22 April 2017, Karlsruhe — Baden-Baden, Germany, Category XX (2730)
Player Rating 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Total Wins Black H2H TPR
1   Levon Aronian (Armenia) 2774 ½ ½ 1 1 1 1 ½ 5½ 4 2953
2   Fabiano Caruana (United States) 2817 ½ Does not appear ½ 1 0 ½ ½ 1 4 2 2767
3   Magnus Carlsen (Norway) 2838 ½ ½ Does not appear ½ ½ ½ ½ 1 4 1 2764
4   Arkadij Naiditsch (Azerbaijan) 2702 0 0 ½ Does not appear ½ 1 1 ½ 3½ 2 2 2733
5   Hou Yifan (China) 2649 0 1 ½ ½ Does not appear 0 ½ 1 3½ 2 1 2741
6   Maxime Vachier-Lagrave (France) 2803 0 ½ ½ 0 1 Does not appear 1 ½ 3½ 2 0 2719
7   Matthias Blübaum (Germany) 2634 0 ½ ½ 0 ½ 0 Does not appear ½ 2 0 0 ½ 2585
8   Georg Meier (Germany) 2621 ½ 0 0 ½ 0 ½ ½ Does not appear 2 0 0 ½ 2587

2018 edit

5th Grenke Chess Classic, 31 March – 9 April 2018, Karlsruhe — Baden-Baden, Germany, Category XX (2736)
Player Rating 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Total Wins Black H2H TPR
1   Fabiano Caruana (United States) 2784 ½ 1 1 ½ ½ 1 ½ ½ 1 6½ 4 3 2896
2   Magnus Carlsen (Norway) 2843 ½ Does not appear ½ ½ ½ ½ 1 ½ 1 ½ 5½ 2 1 2803
3   Maxime Vachier-Lagrave (France) 2789 0 ½ Does not appear ½ ½ ½ ½ 1 1 ½ 5 2 1 ½ 2772
4   Nikita Vitiugov (Russia) 2735 0 ½ ½ Does not appear ½ 1 ½ ½ ½ 1 5 2 1 ½ 2778
5   Levon Aronian (Armenia) 2794 ½ ½ ½ ½ Does not appear ½ 1 ½ ½ ½ 5 1 0 2772
6   Matthias Blübaum (Germany) 2631 ½ ½ ½ 0 ½ Does not appear ½ 1 ½ ½ 4½ 1 0 2747
7   Arkadij Naiditsch (Azerbaijan) 2701 0 0 ½ ½ 0 ½ Does not appear ½ ½ 1 3½ 1 1 2659
8   Viswanathan Anand (India) 2776 ½ ½ 0 ½ ½ 0 ½ Does not appear ½ ½ 3½ 0 0 ½ 2651
9   Hou Yifan (China) 2654 ½ 0 0 ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ Does not appear ½ 3½ 0 0 ½ 2664
10   Georg Meier (Germany) 2648 0 ½ ½ 0 ½ ½ 0 ½ ½ Does not appear 3 0 0 2620
Notes
  • The tiebreaks were as follows: 1) number of wins; 2) number of black wins; 3) head-to-head.[11][12]
  • 2018 Grenke Chess Open A swiss tournament was won by 13-year-old German player Vincent Keymer with a score of 8/9.[13] Keymer thus qualified for the Grenke Chess Classic 2019.[14]

2019 edit

6th Grenke Chess Classic, 20–29 April 2019, Karlsruhe — Baden-Baden, Germany, Category XIX (2724)
Player Rating 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Total Wins Black H2H TPR
1   Magnus Carlsen (Norway) 2845 ½ ½ 1 1 ½ 1 1 1 1 7½ 2983
2   Fabiano Caruana (United States) 2819 ½ Does not appear 1 ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ 1 1 6 2838
3   Arkadij Naiditsch (Azerbaijan) 2695 ½ 0 Does not appear ½ 0 1 ½ ½ 1 1 5 3 2770
4   Maxime Vachier-Lagrave (France) 2773 0 ½ ½ Does not appear ½ ½ ½ ½ 1 1 5 2 2761
5   Peter Svidler (Russia) 2735 0 ½ 1 ½ Does not appear ½ 0 ½ 1 ½ 4½ 2 1 ½ 2722
6   Viswanathan Anand (India) 2774 ½ ½ 0 ½ ½ Does not appear ½ 1 0 1 4½ 2 1 ½ 2718
7   Levon Aronian (Armenia) 2763 0 ½ ½ ½ 1 ½ Does not appear ½ ½ ½ 4½ 1 2719
8   Francisco Vallejo Pons (Spain) 2693 0 ½ ½ ½ ½ 0 ½ Does not appear ½ 1 4 2693
9   Georg Meier (Germany) 2628 0 0 0 0 0 1 ½ ½ Does not appear 0 2 1 1 2514
10   Vincent Keymer (Germany) 2516 0 0 0 0 ½ 0 ½ 0 1 Does not appear 2 1 0 2527
Notes

2024 edit

The tournament returned in 2024 after a five-year hiatus. For the first time, the tournament was played in a rapid time control (45+10) instead of the former classical time control.[2] The format was also changed into a double Round-robin tournament (2 games with reversed colors against each player), followed by playoffs to decide places 1, 3 and 5. Magnus Carlsen won the tournament.[15]

7th Grenke Chess Classic, 26–31 March 2024, Karlsruhe — Baden-Baden, Cat. XIX (2724)
Player Rating 1 2 3 4 5 6 Total
1   Magnus Carlsen (Norway) 2823 Does not appear 0 1 ½ ½ 1 1 ½ ½ 1 1 7
2   Richárd Rapport (Romania) 2708 1 0 Does not appear 0 ½ ½ 1 ½ 1 1 ½ 6
3   Maxime Vachier-Lagrave (France) 2755 ½ ½ 1 ½ Does not appear ½ ½ ½ ½ 0 ½ 5
4   Vincent Keymer (Germany) 2627 0 0 ½ 0 ½ ½ Does not appear ½ 1 ½ ½ 4
5   Ding Liren (China) 2818 ½ ½ ½ 0 ½ ½ ½ 0 Does not appear ½ ½ 4
6   Daniel Fridman (Germany) 2575 0 0 0 ½ 1 ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ Does not appear 4
Notes

References edit

  1. ^ Fischer, Johannes (15 September 2014). "Arkadij Naiditsch wins Grenke Chess Classic". ChessBase. Retrieved 22 March 2016.
  2. ^ a b McGourty, Colin (2 February 2024). "Carlsen, Ding To Clash As GRENKE Chess Classic Returns".
  3. ^ "Grenke Chess Classic 2013 - Paarungen & Tabelle". Grenkechessclassic.de. Retrieved 18 April 2018.
  4. ^ "Grenke Chess Classic 2014 - Paarungen & Tabelle". Grenkechessclassic.com. 8 January 2013. Retrieved 18 April 2018.
  5. ^ "Grenke Chess Classic 2015 - GRENKE Chess Classic Baden-Baden 2015". Archived from the original on 3 February 2015. Retrieved 3 February 2015.
  6. ^ "Grenke Chess Classic Tournament 2015". Chess Games. 10 February 2015. Retrieved 17 November 2015.
  7. ^ "Grenke Chess Classic 2015 - Pairings & standings". Grenkechessclassic.de. 9 February 2015. Retrieved 18 April 2018.
  8. ^ Crowther, Mark (2 February 2015). "3rd GRENKE Chess Classic 2015". The Week in Chess. Retrieved 18 April 2018.
  9. ^ "Top 100 Players February 2015 – Archive". FIDE Online.
  10. ^ Grenke Chess Classic 2017
  11. ^ Grenke Chess Classic 2018 at Chess24
  12. ^ "Grenke Chess Classic 2018 - Pairings & standings". Grenkechessclassic.com. Retrieved 18 April 2018.
  13. ^ "Ergebnisse 3. GRENKE Chess Open". Ergebnisse.grenkechessopen.de. Retrieved 18 April 2018.
  14. ^ "Vincent Keymer wins GRENKE Chess Open 2018! - GRENKE Chess Open". Grenkechessopen.de. 3 April 2018. Retrieved 18 April 2018.
  15. ^ McGourty, Colin (31 March 2024). "Carlsen Wins Round-Robin As Ding Suffers".

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