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. 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

 * {| class="sortable wikitable"

! # !! Year !! Winner
 * style="text-align:center;"|1||2013||🇮🇳 Viswanathan Anand (IND)
 * style="text-align:center;"|2||2014||🇩🇪 Arkadij Naiditsch (DEU)
 * style="text-align:center;"|3||2015||🇳🇴 Magnus Carlsen (NOR)
 * style="text-align:center;"|4||2017||🇦🇲 Levon Aronian (ARM)
 * style="text-align:center;"|5||2018||🇺🇸 Fabiano Caruana (US)
 * style="text-align:center;"|6||2019||🇳🇴 Magnus Carlsen (NOR)
 * style="text-align:center;"|7||2024||🇳🇴 Magnus Carlsen (NOR)
 * }
 * style="text-align:center;"|5||2018||🇺🇸 Fabiano Caruana (US)
 * style="text-align:center;"|6||2019||🇳🇴 Magnus Carlsen (NOR)
 * style="text-align:center;"|7||2024||🇳🇴 Magnus Carlsen (NOR)
 * }
 * style="text-align:center;"|7||2024||🇳🇴 Magnus Carlsen (NOR)
 * }
 * }

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.


 * {| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"

! !! Player !! Rating !! 1 !! 2 !! 3 !! 4 !! 5 !! 6 !! Total !! Wins !! TPR
 * + 1st Grenke Chess Classic, 7–17 February 2013, Baden-Baden, Germany, Category XIX (2714)
 * - style="background:#cfc;"
 * 1 || align=left|🇮🇳 Viswanathan Anand (IND) || 2780 || || ½ ½ || ½ ½ || ½ ½ || 1 1 || ½ 1 ||6½|| || 2811
 * 2 || align=left|🇮🇹 Fabiano Caruana (ITA) || 2757 || ½ ½ || || 1 ½ || ½ 0 || 1 1 || ½ ½ ||6|| || 2778
 * 3 || align=left|🇩🇪 Georg Meier (DEU) || 2640 || ½ ½ || 0 ½ || || ½ ½ || 0 1 || ½ 1 ||5|| 2 || 2729
 * 4 || align=left|🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Michael Adams (ENG) || 2725 || ½ ½ || ½ 1 || ½ ½ || || 0 ½ || ½ ½ ||5|| 1 || 2712
 * 5 || align=left|🇩🇪 Arkadij Naiditsch (DEU) || 2716 || 0 0 || 0 0 || 1 0 || 1 ½ || || ½ 1 ||4|| || 2642
 * 6 || align=left|🇩🇪 Daniel Fridman (DEU) || 2667 || ½ 0 || ½ ½ || ½ 0 || ½ ½ || ½ 0 || ||3½|| || 2614
 * }
 * 5 || align=left|🇩🇪 Arkadij Naiditsch (DEU) || 2716 || 0 0 || 0 0 || 1 0 || 1 ½ || || ½ 1 ||4|| || 2642
 * 6 || align=left|🇩🇪 Daniel Fridman (DEU) || 2667 || ½ 0 || ½ ½ || ½ 0 || ½ ½ || ½ 0 || ||3½|| || 2614
 * }
 * 6 || align=left|🇩🇪 Daniel Fridman (DEU) || 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. 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.


 * {| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"

! !! Player !! Title !! Club !! Rating !! 1 !! 2 !! 3 !! 4 !! 5 !! 6 !! 7 !! 8 !! Total !! Wins !! Black !! H2H !! TPR
 * + 2nd Grenke Chess Classic, 6–12 September 2014, Baden-Baden, Baden-Württemberg, Germany, Category XV (2609)
 * - style="background:#cfc;"
 * 1 || align=left|🇩🇪 Arkadij Naiditsch (DEU) || GM || OSG Baden-Baden || 2715 || || ½ || ½ || 1 || 0 || 1 || 1 || 1 ||5|| || || || 2752
 * 2 || align=left|🇩🇪 David Baramidze (DEU) || GM || SV Hockenheim || 2599 || ½ || || 0 || 1 || ½ || ½ || 1 || ½ ||4|| 2 || || || 2661
 * 3 || align=left|🇩🇪 Daniel Fridman (DEU) || GM || Mülheim-Nord 1931 || 2633 || ½ || 1 || || ½ || ½ || ½ || ½ || ½ ||4|| 1 || || || 2656
 * 4 || align=left|🇩🇪 Liviu-Dieter Nisipeanu (DEU) || GM || OSG Baden-Baden || 2672 || 0 || 0 || ½ || || 1 || ½ || 1 ||½ ||3½|| 2 || 0 || 1 || 2600
 * 5 || align=left|🇩🇪 Matthias Blübaum (DEU) || IM || SV Werder Bremen || 2521 || 1 || ½ || ½ || 0 || || 0 || ½ || 1 ||3½|| 2 || 0 || 0 || 2622
 * 6 || align=left|🇩🇪 Georg Meier (DEU) || GM || OSG Baden-Baden || 2652 || 0 || ½ || ½ || ½ || 1 || || ½ || ½ ||3½|| 1 || || || 2603
 * 7 || align=left|🇩🇪 Dennis Wagner (DEU) || IM || SV Hockenheim || 2499 || 0 || 0 || ½ || 0 || ½ || ½ || || 1 ||2½|| || || || 2523
 * 8 || align=left|🇩🇪 Philipp Schlosser (DEU) || GM || OSG Baden-Baden || 2582 || 0 || ½ || ½ || ½ || 0 || ½ || 0 || ||2|| || || || 2455
 * }
 * 6 || align=left|🇩🇪 Georg Meier (DEU) || GM || OSG Baden-Baden || 2652 || 0 || ½ || ½ || ½ || 1 || || ½ || ½ ||3½|| 1 || || || 2603
 * 7 || align=left|🇩🇪 Dennis Wagner (DEU) || IM || SV Hockenheim || 2499 || 0 || 0 || ½ || 0 || ½ || ½ || || 1 ||2½|| || || || 2523
 * 8 || align=left|🇩🇪 Philipp Schlosser (DEU) || GM || OSG Baden-Baden || 2582 || 0 || ½ || ½ || ½ || 0 || ½ || 0 || ||2|| || || || 2455
 * }
 * 8 || align=left|🇩🇪 Philipp Schlosser (DEU) || 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. 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).


 * {| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"

! !! Player !! Rating !! 1 !! 2 !! 3 !! 4 !! 5 !! 6 !! 7 !! 8 !! Total !! TB !! Wins !! TPR
 * + 3rd Grenke Chess Classic, 2–9 February 2015, Baden-Baden, Germany, Category XX (2750)
 * - style="background:#cfc;"
 * 1 || align=left|🇳🇴 Magnus Carlsen (NOR) || 2865 || ||0 ||1 ||½ ||½ ||½ ||1 ||1 ||4½|| 3 || || 2835
 * 2 || align=left|🇩🇪 Arkadij Naiditsch (DEU) || 2706 ||1 || ||½ ||½ ||½ ||½ ||½ ||1 ||4½|| 2 || || 2858
 * 3 || align=left|🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Michael Adams (ENG) || 2738 ||0 ||½ || ||½ ||½ ||½ ||1 ||1 ||4|| || 2 || 2802
 * 4 || align=left|🇮🇹 Fabiano Caruana (ITA) || 2811 ||½ ||½ ||½ || ||1 ||½ ||½ ||½ ||4|| || 1 || 2791
 * 5 || align=left|🇦🇲 Levon Aronian (ARM) || 2777 ||½ ||½ ||½ ||0 || ||½ ||1 ||½ ||3½|| || 1 || 2746
 * 6 || align=left|🇫🇷 Étienne Bacrot (FRA) || 2711 ||½ ||½ ||½ ||½ ||½ || ||½ ||½ ||3½|| || 0 || 2755
 * 7 || align=left|🇮🇳 Viswanathan Anand (IND) || 2797 ||0 ||½ ||0 ||½ ||0 ||½ || ||1 ||2½|| || || 2641
 * 8 || align=left|🇩🇪 David Baramidze (DEU) || 2594 ||0 ||0 ||0 ||½ ||½ ||½ ||0 || ||1½|| || || 2544
 * }
 * Notes
 * Final rapid/blitz/armageddon tie-break: Magnus Carlsen def. Arkadij Naiditsch, 3–2.
 * FIDE Ratings as of February 2015.
 * 7 || align=left|🇮🇳 Viswanathan Anand (IND) || 2797 ||0 ||½ ||0 ||½ ||0 ||½ || ||1 ||2½|| || || 2641
 * 8 || align=left|🇩🇪 David Baramidze (DEU) || 2594 ||0 ||0 ||0 ||½ ||½ ||½ ||0 || ||1½|| || || 2544
 * }
 * Notes
 * Final rapid/blitz/armageddon tie-break: Magnus Carlsen def. Arkadij Naiditsch, 3–2.
 * FIDE Ratings as of February 2015.
 * FIDE Ratings as of February 2015.

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

2018

 * Notes
 * The tiebreaks were as follows: 1) number of wins; 2) number of black wins; 3) head-to-head.
 * 2018 Grenke Chess Open A swiss tournament was won by 13-year-old German player Vincent Keymer with a score of 8/9. Keymer thus qualified for the Grenke Chess Classic 2019.

2019

 * 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. 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.


 * Notes
 * 2024 Grenke Chess Open A swiss tournament was won by 🇺🇸 GM Hans Niemann with a score of 8/9.