Grenke Chess Classic is an elite chess tournament held in the German cities of Karlsruhe and Baden-Baden and sponsored by Grenke AG.[1] It was held annually between 2013 and 2019, with the exception of 2016. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, both the 2020 and 2021 editions were cancelled.[2]
Winners
# Year Winner 1 2013 
Viswanathan Anand (India)2 2014 
Arkadij Naiditsch (Germany)3 2015 
Magnus Carlsen (Norway)– 2016 Tournament not held 4 2017 
Levon Aronian (Armenia)5 2018 
Fabiano Caruana (United States)6 2019 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 1 ½ ½ 0 1 1 ½ ½ 6 2778 3 Georg Meier (Germany)2640 ½ ½ 0 ½ ½ ½ 0 1 ½ 1 5 2 2729 4 
Michael Adams (England)2725 ½ ½ ½ 1 ½ ½ 0 ½ ½ ½ 5 1 2712 5 Arkadij Naiditsch (Germany)2716 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 ½ ½ 1 4 2642 6 Daniel Fridman (Germany)2667 ½ 0 ½ ½ ½ 0 ½ ½ ½ 0 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, 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 0 1 ½ ½ 1 ½ 4 2 2661 3 Daniel Fridman (Germany)GM Mülheim-Nord 1931 2633 ½ 1 ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ 4 1 2656 4 Liviu-Dieter Nisipeanu (Germany)GM OSG Baden-Baden 2672 0 0 ½ 1 ½ 1 ½ 3½ 2 0 1 2600 5 Matthias Blübaum (Germany)IM SV Werder Bremen 2521 1 ½ ½ 0 0 ½ 1 3½ 2 0 0 2622 6 Georg Meier (Germany)GM OSG Baden-Baden 2652 0 ½ ½ ½ 1 ½ ½ 3½ 1 2603 7 Dennis Wagner (Germany)IM SV Hockenheim 2499 0 0 ½ 0 ½ ½ 1 2½ 2523 8 Philipp Schlosser (Germany)GM OSG Baden-Baden 2582 0 ½ ½ ½ 0 ½ 0 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 ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ 1 4½ 2 2858 3 Michael Adams (England)2738 0 ½ ½ ½ ½ 1 1 4 2 2802 4 Fabiano Caruana (Italy)2811 ½ ½ ½ 1 ½ ½ ½ 4 1 2791 5 Levon Aronian (Armenia)2777 ½ ½ ½ 0 ½ 1 ½ 3½ 1 2746 6 
Étienne Bacrot (France)2711 ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ 3½ 0 2755 7 Viswanathan Anand (India)2797 0 ½ 0 ½ 0 ½ 1 2½ 2641 8 David Baramidze (Germany)2594 0 0 0 ½ ½ ½ 0 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 | ½ | 1 | 0 | ½ | ½ | 1 | 4 | 2 | 2767 | |||
| 3 | Magnus Carlsen (Norway) | 2838 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 4 | 1 | 2764 | |||
| 4 |  Arkadij Naiditsch (Azerbaijan) | 2702 | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | ½ | 3½ | 2 | 2 | 2733 | ||
| 5 |  Hou Yifan (China) | 2649 | 0 | 1 | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | 1 | 3½ | 2 | 1 | 2741 | ||
| 6 | Maxime Vachier-Lagrave (France) | 2803 | 0 | ½ | ½ | 0 | 1 | 1 | ½ | 3½ | 2 | 0 | 2719 | ||
| 7–8 | Matthias Blübaum (Germany) | 2634 | 0 | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | 0 | ½ | 2 | 0 | 0 | ½ | 2585 | |
| 7–8 | Georg Meier (Germany) | 2621 | ½ | 0 | 0 | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | 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 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | 1 | ½ | 5½ | 2 | 1 | 2803 | ||
| 3–4 | Maxime Vachier-Lagrave (France) | 2789 | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | ½ | 5 | 2 | 1 | ½ | 2772 | |
| 3–4 |  Nikita Vitiugov (Russia) | 2735 | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 5 | 2 | 1 | ½ | 2778 | |
| 5 | Levon Aronian (Armenia) | 2794 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 5 | 1 | 0 | 2772 | ||
| 6 | Matthias Blübaum (Germany) | 2631 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | 4½ | 1 | 0 | 2747 | ||
| 7 | Arkadij Naiditsch (Azerbaijan) | 2701 | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 3½ | 1 | 1 | 2659 | ||
| 8–9 | Viswanathan Anand (India) | 2776 | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 3½ | 0 | 0 | ½ | 2651 | |
| 8–9 | Hou Yifan (China) | 2654 | ½ | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 3½ | 0 | 0 | ½ | 2664 | |
| 10 | Georg Meier (Germany) | 2648 | 0 | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Magnus Carlsen (Norway) | 2845 | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7½ | 2983 | ||||
| 2 | Fabiano Caruana (United States) | 2819 | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | 6 | 2838 | ||||
| 3 | Arkadij Naiditsch (Azerbaijan) | 2695 | ½ | 0 | ½ | 0 | 1 | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 2770 | |||
| 4 | Maxime Vachier-Lagrave (France) | 2773 | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 2761 | |||
| 5 | Peter Svidler (Russia) | 2735 | 0 | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | 1 | ½ | 4½ | 2 | 1 | ½ | 2722 | |
| 6 | Viswanathan Anand (India) | 2774 | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4½ | 2 | 1 | ½ | 2718 | |
| 7 | Levon Aronian (Armenia) | 2763 | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 4½ | 1 | 2719 | |||
| 8 |  Francisco Vallejo Pons (Spain) | 2693 | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | 1 | 4 | 2693 | ||||
| 9 | Georg Meier (Germany) | 2628 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ½ | ½ | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2514 | ||
| 10 | Vincent Keymer (Germany) | 2516 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | 0 | ½ | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2527 |
- Grenke Chess Open 2019 Swiss-system tournament was won by GM Daniel Fridman (2629) with a score of 7½/9.
References
- ↑ Fischer, Johannes (15 September 2014). "Arkadij Naiditsch wins Grenke Chess Classic". ChessBase. Retrieved 22 March 2016.
- ↑ "Grenke Chess Classic 2020 - Home".
- ↑ "Grenke Chess Classic 2013 - Paarungen & Tabelle". Grenkechessclassic.de. Retrieved 18 April 2018.
- ↑ "Grenke Chess Classic 2014 - Paarungen & Tabelle". Grenkechessclassic.com. 8 January 2013. 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. 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
- ↑ Grenke Chess Classic 2018 at Chess24
- ↑ "Grenke Chess Classic 2018 - Pairings & standings". Grenkechessclassic.com. 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.
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