Grenke Chess Classic
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]
Winners
# 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
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
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
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
- Final rapid/blitz/armageddon tie-break: Magnus Carlsen def. Arkadij Naiditsch, 3–2.[8]
- FIDE Ratings as of February 2015.[9]
2017
The 2017 tournament took place from 15 to 22 April in Karlsruhe and Baden-Baden.[10]
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
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
Player | Rating | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Total | Wins | Black | H2H | TPR | |
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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
- 2019 Grenke Chess Open A swiss tournament was won by GM Daniel Fridman (2629) with a score of 7½/9.
2024
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]
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 |
Player | Rating | 1 | 2 | 3 | Total | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
4 | Vincent Keymer (Germany) | 2627 | Does not appear | ½ 1 | 1 - | 2.5 |
5 | Ding Liren (China) | 2818 | ½ 0 | Does not appear | 0 1 | 1.5 |
6 | Daniel Fridman (Germany) | 2575 | 0 - | 1 0 | Does not appear | 1 |
Player | Rating | 1 | 2 | Total | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
5 | Ding Liren (China) | 2818 | 1 | ½ | 1.5 |
6 | Daniel Fridman (Germany) | 2575 | 0 | ½ | 0.5 |
Player | Rating | 1 | 2 | B1 | B2 | Total | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
3 | Maxime Vachier-Lagrave (France) | 2755 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 2.5 |
4 | Vincent Keymer (Germany) | 2627 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 0 | 1.5 |
Player | Rating | 1 | 2 | Total | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Magnus Carlsen (Norway) | 2823 | 1 | ½ | 1.5 |
2 | Richárd Rapport (Romania) | 2708 | 0 | ½ | 0.5 |
- Notes
- 2024 Grenke Chess Open A swiss tournament was won by GM Hans Niemann with a score of 8/9.
References
- ^ Fischer, Johannes (15 September 2014). "Arkadij Naiditsch wins Grenke Chess Classic". ChessBase. Retrieved 22 March 2016.
- ^ a b McGourty, Colin (2 February 2024). "Carlsen, Ding To Clash As GRENKE Chess Classic Returns".
- ^ "Grenke Chess Classic 2013 - Paarungen & Tabelle". Grenkechessclassic.de. Archived from the original on 1 May 2019. Retrieved 18 April 2018.
- ^ "Grenke Chess Classic 2014 - Paarungen & Tabelle". Grenkechessclassic.com. 8 January 2013. Archived from the original on 23 March 2018. Retrieved 18 April 2018.
- ^ "Grenke Chess Classic 2015 - GRENKE Chess Classic Baden-Baden 2015". Archived from the original on 3 February 2015. Retrieved 3 February 2015.
- ^ "Grenke Chess Classic Tournament 2015". Chess Games. 10 February 2015. Retrieved 17 November 2015.
- ^ "Grenke Chess Classic 2015 - Pairings & standings". Grenkechessclassic.de. 9 February 2015. Archived from the original on 11 April 2018. Retrieved 18 April 2018.
- ^ Crowther, Mark (2 February 2015). "3rd GRENKE Chess Classic 2015". The Week in Chess. Retrieved 18 April 2018.
- ^ "Top 100 Players February 2015 – Archive". FIDE Online.
- ^ "Grenke Chess Classic 2017". Archived from the original on 10 March 2018. Retrieved 9 September 2017.
- ^ Grenke Chess Classic 2018 at Chess24
- ^ "Grenke Chess Classic 2018 - Pairings & standings". Grenkechessclassic.com. Archived from the original on 3 April 2018. Retrieved 18 April 2018.
- ^ "Ergebnisse 3. GRENKE Chess Open". Ergebnisse.grenkechessopen.de. Retrieved 18 April 2018.
- ^ "Vincent Keymer wins GRENKE Chess Open 2018! - GRENKE Chess Open". Grenkechessopen.de. 3 April 2018. Retrieved 18 April 2018.
- ^ McGourty, Colin (31 March 2024). "Carlsen Wins Round-Robin As Ding Suffers".
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