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]
# | Year | Winner |
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1 | 2013 | ![]() |
2 | 2014 | ![]() |
3 | 2015 | ![]() |
4 | 2017 | ![]() |
5 | 2018 | ![]() |
6 | 2019 | ![]() |
7 | 2024 | ![]() |
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]
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 |
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.
Player | Title | Club | Rating | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Total | Wins | Black | H2H | TPR | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | ![]() |
GM | OSG Baden-Baden | 2715 | ½ | ½ | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 2752 | ||||
2 | ![]() |
GM | SV Hockenheim | 2599 | ½ | 0 | 1 | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | 4 | 2 | 2661 | |||
3 | ![]() |
GM | Mülheim-Nord 1931 | 2633 | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 4 | 1 | 2656 | |||
4 | ![]() |
GM | OSG Baden-Baden | 2672 | 0 | 0 | ½ | 1 | ½ | 1 | ½ | 3½ | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2600 | |
5 | ![]() |
IM | SV Werder Bremen | 2521 | 1 | ½ | ½ | 0 | 0 | ½ | 1 | 3½ | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2622 | |
6 | ![]() |
GM | OSG Baden-Baden | 2652 | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | 3½ | 1 | 2603 | |||
7 | ![]() |
IM | SV Hockenheim | 2499 | 0 | 0 | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | 1 | 2½ | 2523 | ||||
8 | ![]() |
GM | OSG Baden-Baden | 2582 | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | 0 | 2 | 2455 |
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]
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 |
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 | ![]() |
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 | ![]() |
2634 | 0 | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | 0 | ½ | 2 | 0 | 0 | ½ | 2585 | |
8 | ![]() |
2621 | ½ | 0 | 0 | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | 2 | 0 | 0 | ½ | 2587 |
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 | ![]() |
2789 | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | ½ | 5 | 2 | 1 | ½ | 2772 | |
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 | ![]() |
2776 | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 3½ | 0 | 0 | ½ | 2651 | |
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 |
Player | Rating | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Total | Wins | Black | H2H | TPR | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | ![]() |
2845 | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7½ | 2983 | ||||
2 | ![]() |
2819 | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | 6 | 2838 | ||||
3 | ![]() |
2695 | ½ | 0 | ½ | 0 | 1 | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 2770 | |||
4 | ![]() |
2773 | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 2761 | |||
5 | ![]() |
2735 | 0 | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | 1 | ½ | 4½ | 2 | 1 | ½ | 2722 | |
6 | ![]() |
2774 | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4½ | 2 | 1 | ½ | 2718 | |
7 | ![]() |
2763 | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 4½ | 1 | 2719 | |||
8 | ![]() |
2693 | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | 1 | 4 | 2693 | ||||
9 | ![]() |
2628 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ½ | ½ | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2514 | ||
10 | ![]() |
2516 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | 0 | ½ | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2527 |
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 | ![]() |
2823 | 0 1 | ½ ½ | 1 1 | ½ ½ | 1 1 | 7 | |
2 | ![]() |
2708 | 1 0 | 0 ½ | ½ 1 | ½ 1 | 1 ½ | 6 | |
3 | ![]() |
2755 | ½ ½ | 1 ½ | ½ ½ | ½ ½ | 0 ½ | 5 | |
4 | ![]() |
2627 | 0 0 | ½ 0 | ½ ½ | ½ 1 | ½ ½ | 4 | |
5 | ![]() |
2818 | ½ ½ | ½ 0 | ½ ½ | ½ 0 | ½ ½ | 4 | |
6 | ![]() |
2575 | 0 0 | 0 ½ | 1 ½ | ½ ½ | ½ ½ | 4 |
Player | Rating | 1 | 2 | 3 | Total | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
4 | ![]() |
2627 | ½ 1 | 1 - | 2.5 | |
5 | ![]() |
2818 | ½ 0 | 0 1 | 1.5 | |
6 | ![]() |
2575 | 0 - | 1 0 | 1 |
Player | Rating | 1 | 2 | Total | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
5 | ![]() |
2818 | 1 | ½ | 1.5 |
6 | ![]() |
2575 | 0 | ½ | 0.5 |
Player | Rating | 1 | 2 | B1 | B2 | Total | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
3 | ![]() |
2755 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 2.5 |
4 | ![]() |
2627 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 0 | 1.5 |
Player | Rating | 1 | 2 | Total | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | ![]() |
2823 | 1 | ½ | 1.5 |
2 | ![]() |
2708 | 0 | ½ | 0.5 |