Grenke Chess Classic
Grenke Chess Classic is an elite chess tournament held in the German cities of Karlsruhe/Baden-Baden and sponsored by Grenke Leasing. It has been held annually since 2013, with the exception of 2016.[1]
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)
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, Cat. 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.[3] 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, Cat. 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.[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, Cat. 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.[7]
- FIDE Ratings as of February 2015.[8]
2017
The 2017 tournament took place from 15 to 22 April in Karlsruhe and Baden-Baden.[9]
Player | Rating | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Total | Wins | Black | H2H | TPR | |
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1 | ![]() | 2774 | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ½ | 5½ | 4 | 2953 | |||
2 | ![]() | 2817 | ½ | ½ | 1 | 0 | ½ | ½ | 1 | 4 | 2 | 2767 | |||
3 | ![]() | 2838 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 4 | 1 | 2764 | |||
4 | ![]() | 2702 | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | ½ | 3½ | 2 | 2 | 2733 | ||
5 | ![]() | 2649 | 0 | 1 | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | 1 | 3½ | 2 | 1 | 2741 | ||
6 | ![]() | 2803 | 0 | ½ | ½ | 0 | 1 | 1 | ½ | 3½ | 2 | 0 | 2719 | ||
7–8 | ![]() | 2634 | 0 | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | 0 | ½ | 2 | 0 | 0 | ½ | 2585 | |
7–8 | ![]() | 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 | ![]() | 2784 | ½ | 1 | 1 | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | 1 | 6½ | 4 | 3 | 2896 | ||
2 | ![]() | 2843 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | 1 | ½ | 5½ | 2 | 1 | 2803 | ||
3–4 | ![]() | 2789 | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | ½ | 5 | 2 | 1 | ½ | 2772 | |
3–4 | ![]() | 2735 | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 5 | 2 | 1 | ½ | 2778 | |
5 | ![]() | 2794 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 5 | 1 | 0 | 2772 | ||
6 | ![]() | 2631 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | 4½ | 1 | 0 | 2747 | ||
7 | ![]() | 2701 | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 3½ | 1 | 1 | 2659 | ||
8–9 | ![]() | 2776 | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 3½ | 0 | 0 | ½ | 2651 | |
8–9 | ![]() | 2654 | ½ | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 3½ | 0 | 0 | ½ | 2664 | |
10 | ![]() | 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]
References
- ↑ Fischer, Johannes (2014-09-15). "Arkadij Naiditsch wins Grenke Chess Classic". ChessBase. Retrieved 22 March 2016.
- ↑ "Grenke Chess Classic 2013 - Paarungen & Tabelle". Grenkechessclassic.de. Retrieved 2018-04-18.
- ↑ "Grenke Chess Classic 2014 - Paarungen & Tabelle". Grenkechessclassic.com. 2013-01-08. Retrieved 2018-04-18.
- ↑
- ↑ "Grenke Chess Classic Tournament 2015". Chess Games. 10 February 2015. Retrieved 17 November 2015.
- ↑ "Grenke Chess Classic 2015 - Pairings & standings". Grenkechessclassic.de. 2015-02-09. Retrieved 2018-04-18.
- ↑ Mark Crowther - Monday 2nd February 2015 (2015-02-02). "3rd GRENKE Chess Classic 2015". The Week in Chess. Retrieved 2018-04-18.
- ↑ "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 2018-04-18.
- ↑ "Ergebnisse 3. GRENKE Chess Open". Ergebnisse.grenkechessopen.de. Retrieved 2018-04-18.
- ↑ "Vincent Keymer wins GRENKE Chess Open 2018! - GRENKE Chess Open". Grenkechessopen.de. 2018-04-03. Retrieved 2018-04-18.
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