Grenke Chess Classic Explained
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.
Winners
| Year | Winner |
|---|
| 1 | 2013 | |
| 2 | 2014 | |
| 3 | 2015 | |
| 4 | 2017 | |
| 5 | 2018 | |
| 6 | 2019 | |
| 7 | 2024 | | |
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.[2]
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 | | 2780 | | ½ ½ | ½ ½ | ½ ½ | 1 1 | ½ 1 | 6½ | | 2811 |
| 2 | | 2757 | ½ ½ | | 1 ½ | ½ 0 | 1 1 | ½ ½ | 6 | | 2778 |
| 3 | | 2640 | ½ ½ | 0 ½ | | ½ ½ | 0 1 | ½ 1 | 5 | 2 | 2729 |
| 4 | | 2725 | ½ ½ | ½ 1 | ½ ½ | | 0 ½ | ½ ½ | 5 | 1 | 2712 |
| 5 | | 2716 | 0 0 | 0 0 | 1 0 | 1 ½ | | ½ 1 | 4 | | 2642 |
| 6 | | 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.[3] 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 !! !! !! TPR| 1 | | | | 2715 | | ½ | ½ | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | | | | 2752 |
| 2 | | GM | | 2599 | ½ | | 0 | 1 | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | 4 | 2 | | | 2661 |
| 3 | | GM | | 2633 | ½ | 1 | | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 4 | 1 | | | 2656 |
| 4 | | GM | | 2672 | 0 | 0 | ½ | | 1 | ½ | 1 | ½ | 3½ | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2600 |
| 5 | | | | 2521 | 1 | ½ | ½ | 0 | | 0 | ½ | 1 | 3½ | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2622 |
| 6 | | GM | | 2652 | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | | ½ | ½ | 3½ | 1 | | | 2603 |
| 7 | | IM | | 2499 | 0 | 0 | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | | 1 | 2½ | | | | 2523 |
| 8 | | GM | | 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.[4] 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).[5] [6]
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 | | 2865 | | 0 | 1 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | 4½ | 3 | | 2835 |
| 2 | | 2706 | 1 | | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 4½ | 2 | | 2858 |
| 3 | | 2738 | 0 | ½ | | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | 4 | | 2 | 2802 |
| 4 | | 2811 | ½ | ½ | ½ | | 1 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 4 | | 1 | 2791 |
| 5 | | 2777 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 0 | | ½ | 1 | ½ | 3½ | | 1 | 2746 |
| 6 | | 2711 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | | ½ | ½ | 3½ | | 0 | 2755 |
| 7 | | 2797 | 0 | ½ | 0 | ½ | 0 | ½ | | 1 | 2½ | | | 2641 |
| 8 | | 2594 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 0 | | 1½ | | | 2544 | |
- Notes
2017
The 2017 tournament took place from 15 to 22 April in Karlsruhe and Baden-Baden.[9]
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 !! !! !! TPR| 1 | align=left | | 2774 | | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ½ | 5½ | 4 | | | 2953 |
| 2 | align=left | | 2817 | ½ | | ½ | 1 | 0 | ½ | ½ | 1 | 4 | 2 | | | 2767 |
| 3 | align=left | | 2838 | ½ | ½ | | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 4 | 1 | | | 2764 |
| 4 | align=left | | 2702 | 0 | 0 | ½ | | ½ | 1 | 1 | ½ | 3½ | 2 | 2 | | 2733 |
| 5 | align=left | | 2649 | 0 | 1 | ½ | ½ | | 0 | ½ | 1 | 3½ | 2 | 1 | | 2741 |
| 6 | align=left | | 2803 | 0 | ½ | ½ | 0 | 1 | | 1 | ½ | 3½ | 2 | 0 | | 2719 |
| 7 | align=left | | 2634 | 0 | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | 0 | | ½ | 2 | 0 | 0 | ½ | 2585 |
| 8 | align=left | | 2621 | ½ | 0 | 0 | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | | 2 | 0 | 0 | ½ | 2587 | |
2018
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 !! !! !! TPR| 1 | align=left | | 2784 | | ½ | 1 | 1 | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | 1 | 6½ | 4 | 3 | | 2896 |
| 2 | align=left | | 2843 | ½ | | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | 1 | ½ | 5½ | 2 | 1 | | 2803 |
| 3 | align=left | | 2789 | 0 | ½ | | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | ½ | 5 | 2 | 1 | ½ | 2772 |
| 4 | align=left | | 2735 | 0 | ½ | ½ | | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 5 | 2 | 1 | ½ | 2778 |
| 5 | align=left | | 2794 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 5 | 1 | 0 | | 2772 |
| 6 | align=left | | 2631 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | 4½ | 1 | 0 | | 2747 |
| 7 | align=left | | 2701 | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | | ½ | ½ | 1 | 3½ | 1 | 1 | | 2659 |
| 8 | align=left | | 2776 | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | | ½ | ½ | 3½ | 0 | 0 | ½ | 2651 |
| 9 | align=left | | 2654 | ½ | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | | ½ | 3½ | 0 | 0 | ½ | 2664 |
| 10 | align=left | | 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.[10] [11]
- 2018 Grenke Chess Open A swiss tournament was won by 13-year-old German player Vincent Keymer with a score of 8/9.[12] Keymer thus qualified for the Grenke Chess Classic 2019.[13]
2019
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 !! !! !! !! TPR| 1 | align=left | | 2845 | | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7½ | | | | 2983 |
| 2 | align=left | | 2819 | ½ | | 1 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | 6 | | | | 2838 |
| 3 | align=left | | 2695 | ½ | 0 | | ½ | 0 | 1 | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 | | | 2770 |
| 4 | align=left | | 2773 | 0 | ½ | ½ | | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | 5 | 2 | | | 2761 |
| 5 | align=left | | 2735 | 0 | ½ | 1 | ½ | | ½ | 0 | ½ | 1 | ½ | 4½ | 2 | 1 | ½ | 2722 |
| 6 | align=left | | 2774 | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | | ½ | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4½ | 2 | 1 | ½ | 2718 |
| 7 | align=left | | 2763 | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | | ½ | ½ | ½ | 4½ | 1 | | | 2719 |
| 8 | align=left | | 2693 | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | | ½ | 1 | 4 | | | | 2693 |
| 9 | align=left | | 2628 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ½ | ½ | | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | | 2514 |
| 10 | align=left | | 2516 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | 0 | ½ | 0 | 1 | | 2 | 1 | 0 | | 2527 | |
- Notes
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.[14] 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 | align=left | | 2823 | | 0 1 | ½ ½ | 1 1 | ½ ½ | 1 1 | 7 |
| 2 | align=left | | 2708 | 1 0 | | 0 ½ | ½ 1 | ½ 1 | 1 ½ | 6 |
| 3 | align=left | | 2755 | ½ ½ | 1 ½ | | ½ ½ | ½ ½ | 0 ½ | 5 |
| 4 | align=left | | 2627 | 0 0 | ½ 0 | ½ ½ | | ½ 1 | ½ ½ | 4 |
| 5 | align=left | | 2818 | ½ ½ | ½ 0 | ½ ½ | ½ 0 | | ½ ½ | 4 |
| 6 | align=left | | 2575 | 0 0 | 0 ½ | 1 ½ | ½ ½ | ½ ½ | | 4 | |
4th-place tiebreaker! !! Player !! Rating !! 1 !! 2 !! 3 !! Total | 4 | align=left | | 2627 | | ½ 1 | 1 - | 2.5 |
| 5 | align=left | | 2818 | ½ 0 | | 0 1 | 1.5 |
| 6 | align=left | | 2575 | 0 - | 1 0 | | 1 | |
Match for 5th place! !! Player !! Rating !! 1 !! 2 !! Total| 5 | align=left | | 2818 | 1 | ½ | 1.5 |
| 6 | align=left | | 2575 | 0 | ½ | 0.5 | |
Match for 3rd place! !! Player !! Rating !! 1 !! 2 !! B1 !! B2 !! Total| 3 | align=left | | 2755 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 2.5 |
| 4 | align=left | | 2627 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 0 | 1.5 | |
Match for 1st place! !! Player !! Rating !! 1 !! 2 !! Total| 1 | align=left | | 2823 | 1 | ½ | 1.5 |
| 2 | align=left | | 2708 | 0 | ½ | 0.5 | |
- Notes
External links
Notes and References
- Web site: Fischer. Johannes. Arkadij Naiditsch wins Grenke Chess Classic. ChessBase. 22 March 2016. 2014-09-15.
- Web site: Grenke Chess Classic 2013 - Paarungen & Tabelle . Grenkechessclassic.de . 2018-04-18 . 1 May 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190501135029/http://www.grenkechessclassic.de/2013/de/grenke-chess-classic/paarungen-tabelle . dead .
- Web site: Grenke Chess Classic 2014 - Paarungen & Tabelle . Grenkechessclassic.com . 2013-01-08 . 2018-04-18 . 23 March 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180323092251/http://www.grenkechessclassic.com/2014/de/grenke-chess-classic/paarungen-tabelle . dead .
- Web site: Grenke Chess Classic 2015 - GRENKE Chess Classic Baden-Baden 2015 . 3 February 2015 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150203171235/http://www.grenkechessclassic.com/en/home/13-en/article/162-grenke-chess-classic-baden-baden-2015 . 3 February 2015 . dead .
- Web site: Grenke Chess Classic Tournament 2015. Chess Games. 10 February 2015. 17 November 2015.
- Web site: Grenke Chess Classic 2015 - Pairings & standings . Grenkechessclassic.de . 2015-02-09 . 2018-04-18 . 11 April 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180411085931/http://www.grenkechessclassic.de/2015/en/grenke-chess-classic-2015/pairings-standings . dead .
- Web site: Mark . Crowther . 3rd GRENKE Chess Classic 2015 . The Week in Chess . 2015-02-02 . 2018-04-18.
- Web site: Top 100 Players February 2015 – Archive. FIDE Online.
- Web site: Grenke Chess Classic 2017 . 9 September 2017 . 10 March 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180310030655/http://www.grenkechessclassic.de/de/ . dead .
- https://chess24.com/en/watch/live-tournaments/grenke-chess-classic-2018/9/1/1 Grenke Chess Classic 2018 at Chess24
- Web site: Grenke Chess Classic 2018 - Pairings & standings . Grenkechessclassic.com . 2018-04-18 . 3 April 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180403123713/http://www.grenkechessclassic.com/en/grenke-chess-classic-2015/pairings-standings . dead .
- Web site: Ergebnisse 3. GRENKE Chess Open . Ergebnisse.grenkechessopen.de . 2018-04-18.
- Web site: Vincent Keymer wins GRENKE Chess Open 2018! - GRENKE Chess Open . Grenkechessopen.de . 2018-04-03 . 2018-04-18.
- Web site: Carlsen, Ding To Clash As GRENKE Chess Classic Returns. February 2, 2024. Colin. McGourty.
- Web site: Carlsen Wins Round-Robin As Ding Suffers. March 31, 2024. Colin. McGourty.
GM Daniel Fridman (2629) with a score of 7½/9.
GM Hans Niemann with a score of 8/9.