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

#YearWinner
12013 Viswanathan Anand (India)
22014 Arkadij Naiditsch (Germany)
32015 Magnus Carlsen (Norway)
2016Tournament not held
42017 Levon Aronian (Armenia)
52018 Fabiano Caruana (United States)
62019 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)
PlayerRating123456TotalWinsTPR
1 Viswanathan Anand (India)2780½ ½½ ½½ ½1 1½ 12811
2 Fabiano Caruana (Italy)2757½ ½Does not appear1 ½½ 01 1½ ½62778
3 Georg Meier (Germany)2640½ ½0 ½Does not appear½ ½0 1½ 1522729
4 Michael Adams (England)2725½ ½½ 1½ ½Does not appear0 ½½ ½512712
5 Arkadij Naiditsch (Germany)27160 00 01 01 ½Does not appear½ 142642
6 Daniel Fridman (Germany)2667½ 0½ ½½ 0½ ½½ 0Does not appear2614

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)
PlayerTitleClubRating12345678TotalWinsBlackH2HTPR
1 Arkadij Naiditsch (Germany)GMOSG Baden-Baden2715½½1011152752
2 David Baramidze (Germany)GMSV Hockenheim2599½Does not appear01½½1½422661
3 Daniel Fridman (Germany)GMMülheim-Nord 19312633½1Does not appear½½½½½412656
4 Liviu-Dieter Nisipeanu (Germany)GMOSG Baden-Baden267200½Does not appear1½1½2012600
5 Matthias Blübaum (Germany)IMSV Werder Bremen25211½½0Does not appear0½12002622
6 Georg Meier (Germany)GMOSG Baden-Baden26520½½½1Does not appear½½12603
7 Dennis Wagner (Germany)IMSV Hockenheim249900½0½½Does not appear12523
8 Philipp Schlosser (Germany)GMOSG Baden-Baden25820½½½0½0Does not appear22455

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)
PlayerRating12345678TotalTBWinsTPR
1 Magnus Carlsen (Norway)286501½½½1132835
2 Arkadij Naiditsch (Germany)27061Does not appear½½½½½122858
3 Michael Adams (England)27380½Does not appear½½½11422802
4 Fabiano Caruana (Italy)2811½½½Does not appear1½½½412791
5 Levon Aronian (Armenia)2777½½½0Does not appear½1½12746
6 Étienne Bacrot (France)2711½½½½½Does not appear½½02755
7 Viswanathan Anand (India)27970½0½0½Does not appear12641
8 David Baramidze (Germany)2594000½½½0Does not appear2544
Notes

2017

The 2017 tournament took place from 15 to 22 April in Karlsruhe and Baden-Baden.[10]

4th Grenke Chess Classic, 15–22 April 2017, KarlsruheBaden-Baden, Germany, Category XX (2730)
PlayerRating12345678TotalWinsBlackH2HTPR
1 Levon Aronian (Armenia)2774½½1111½42953
2 Fabiano Caruana (United States)2817½Does not appear½10½½1422767
3 Magnus Carlsen (Norway)2838½½Does not appear½½½½1412764
4 Arkadij Naiditsch (Azerbaijan)270200½Does not appear½11½222733
5 Hou Yifan (China)264901½½Does not appear0½1212741
6 Maxime Vachier-Lagrave (France)28030½½01Does not appear1½202719
7–8 Matthias Blübaum (Germany)26340½½0½0Does not appear½200½2585
7–8 Georg Meier (Germany)2621½00½0½½Does not appear200½2587

2018

5th Grenke Chess Classic, 31 March – 9 April 2018, KarlsruheBaden-Baden, Germany, Category XX (2736)
PlayerRating12345678910TotalWinsBlackH2HTPR
1 Fabiano Caruana (United States)2784½11½½1½½1432896
2 Magnus Carlsen (Norway)2843½Does not appear½½½½1½1½212803
3–4 Maxime Vachier-Lagrave (France)27890½Does not appear½½½½11½521½2772
3–4 Nikita Vitiugov (Russia)27350½½Does not appear½1½½½1521½2778
5 Levon Aronian (Armenia)2794½½½½Does not appear½1½½½5102772
6 Matthias Blübaum (Germany)2631½½½0½Does not appear½1½½102747
7 Arkadij Naiditsch (Azerbaijan)270100½½0½Does not appear½½1112659
8–9 Viswanathan Anand (India)2776½½0½½0½Does not appear½½00½2651
8–9 Hou Yifan (China)2654½00½½½½½Does not appear½00½2664
10 Georg Meier (Germany)26480½½0½½0½½Does not appear3002620
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

6th Grenke Chess Classic, 20–29 April 2019, KarlsruheBaden-Baden, Germany, Category XIX (2724)
PlayerRating12345678910TotalWinsBlackH2HTPR
1 Magnus Carlsen (Norway)2845½½11½11112983
2 Fabiano Caruana (United States)2819½Does not appear1½½½½½1162838
3 Arkadij Naiditsch (Azerbaijan)2695½0Does not appear½01½½11532770
4 Maxime Vachier-Lagrave (France)27730½½Does not appear½½½½11522761
5 Peter Svidler (Russia)27350½1½Does not appear½0½1½21½2722
6 Viswanathan Anand (India)2774½½0½½Does not appear½10121½2718
7 Levon Aronian (Armenia)27630½½½1½Does not appear½½½12719
8 Francisco Vallejo Pons (Spain)26930½½½½0½Does not appear½142693
9 Georg Meier (Germany)2628000001½½Does not appear02112514
10 Vincent Keymer (Germany)25160000½0½01Does not appear2102527

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