Grenke Chess Classic

Event Academy Baden-Baden, venue 2017

The Grenke Chess Classic are chess tournaments whose main sponsor is Grenke AG .

Grenke Chess Classic 2013

In 2013 the tournament took place in Baden-Baden from February 7th to 17th . The first tournament was played in two rounds.

Viswanathan Anand

space	Attendees	Elo rating	1	2	3	4th	5	6th	Points	Victories
1	Viswanathan Anand	2780	* *	½ ½	½ ½	½ ½	1 1	½ 1	6½	3
2	Fabiano Caruana	2757	½ ½	* *	1 ½	½ 0	1 1	½ ½	6th	3
3	Georg Meier	2640	½ ½	0 ½	* *	½ ½	0 1	½ 1	5	2
4th	Michael Adams	2725	½ ½	½ 1	½ ½	* *	0 ½	½ ½	5	1
5	Arkadij Naiditsch	2716	0 0	0 0	1 0	1 ½	* *	½ 1	4th	3
6th	Daniel Fridman	2667	½ 0	½ ½	½ 0	½ ½	½ 0	* *	3½	0

Grenke Chess Classic 2014

In 2014 the tournament took place in Baden-Baden from September 6th to 12th.

Arkadij Naiditsch

space	Attendees	Elo rating	society	Points	Victories	comparison
1	Arkadij Naiditsch	2780	OSG Baden-Baden	5	4th
2	David Baramidze	2599	SV Hockenheim	4th	2
3	Daniel Fridman	2633	SV Mülheim-Nord 1931	4th	1
4th	Liviu-Dieter Nisipeanu	2672	OSG Baden-Baden	3½	2	1
5	Matthias Bluebaum	2521	SAbt SV Werder Bremen	3½	2	0
6th	Georg Meier	2652	OSG Baden-Baden	3½	1
7th	Dennis Wagner	2499	SV Hockenheim	2½	1
8th	Philipp Schlosser	2582	OSG Baden-Baden	2	0

Grenke Chess Classic 2015

In 2015 the tournament took place in Baden-Baden from February 2nd to 9th.

Magnus Carlsen

space	Attendees	Elo rating	1	2	3	4th	5	6th	7th	8th	Points	Victories
1	Magnus Carlsen	2865	*	0	1	½	½	½	1	1	4½	3
2	Arkadij Naiditsch	2706	1	*	½	½	½	½	½	1	4½	2
3	Michael Adams	2738	0	½	*	½	½	½	1	1	4th	2
4th	Fabiano Caruana	2811	½	½	½	*	1	½	½	½	4th	1
5	Levon Aronjan	2777	½	½	½	0	*	½	1	½	3½	1
6th	Etienne Bacrot	2711	½	½	½	½	½	*	½	½	3½	0
7th	Viswanathan Anand	2797	0	½	0	½	0	½	*	1	2½	1
8th	David Baramidze	2594	0	0	0	½	½	½	0	*	1½	0

The tie-break decided on first place .

Grenke Chess Classic 2017

In 2017, the tournament took place from April 15 to 22 in Karlsruhe and Baden-Baden.

Levon Aronjan

space	Attendees	Elo rating	1	2	3	4th	5	6th	7th	8th	Points	Victories
1	Levon Aronjan	2774	*	½	½	1	1	1	1	½	5½	4th
2	Fabiano Caruana	2817	½	*	½	1	0	½	½	1	4th	2
3	Magnus Carlsen	2838	½	½	*	½	½	½	½	1	4th	1
4th	Arkadij Naiditsch	2702	0	0	½	*	½	1	1	½	3½	2
5	Hou Yifan	2649	0	1	½	½	*	0	½	1	3½	2
6th	Maxime Vachier-Lagrave	2803	0	½	½	0	1	*	1	½	3½	2
7-8	Matthias Bluebaum	2634	0	½	½	0	½	0	*	½	2	0
7-8	Georg Meier	2621	½	0	0	½	0	½	½	*	2	0

Grenke Chess Classic 2018

Fabiano Caruana

In 2018, the tournament took place from March 31 to April 9 in Karlsruhe and Baden-Baden.

space	Attendees	Elo rating	1	2	3	4th	5	6th	7th	8th	9	10	Points	Victories
1	Fabiano Caruana	2784	*	½	1	1	½	½	1	½	½	1	6½	4th
2	Magnus Carlsen	2843	½	*	½	½	½	½	1	½	1	½	5½	2
3	Maxime Vachier-Lagrave	2793	0	½	*	½	½	½	½	1	1	½	5	2
3	Nikita Vitjugov	2732	0	½	½	*	½	1	½	½	½	1	5	2
5	Levon Aronjan	2797	½	½	½	½	*	½	1	½	½	½	5	1
6th	Matthias Bluebaum	2635	½	½	½	0	½	*	½	1	½	½	4½	1
7th	Arkadij Naiditsch	2705	0	0	½	½	0	½	*	½	½	1	3½	1
8th	Viswanathan Anand	2779	½	½	0	½	½	0	½	*	½	½	3½	0
8th	Hou Yifan	2654	0	0	½	½	½	½	½	½	*	½	3½	0
10	Georg Meier	2647	0	½	½	0	½	½	0	½	½	*	3	0

Grenke Chess Classic 2019

Carlsen - Anand, 3rd round 2019

In 2019 the tournament took place from April 20th to 29th in Karlsruhe (rounds 1 to 5) and Baden-Baden (rounds 6 to 9). Magnus Carlsen won the tournament with 7½ points from 9 games.

space	Attendees	Elo rating	1	2	3	4th	5	6th	7th	8th	9	10	Points	Victories
1	Magnus Carlsen	2845	*	½	½	1	1	½	1	1	1	1	7½	6th
2	Fabiano Caruana	2819	½	*	1	½	½	½	½	½	1	1	6th	3
3	Arkadij Naiditsch	2695	½	0	*	½	0	1	½	½	1	1	5	3
4th	Maxime Vachier-Lagrave	2773	0	½	½	*	½	½	½	½	1	1	5	2
5	Peter Svidler	2735	0	½	1	½	*	½	0	½	1	½	4½	2
5	Viswanathan Anand	2774	½	½	0	½	½	*	½	1	0	1	4½	2
7th	Levon Aronjan	2763	0	½	½	½	1	½	*	½	½	½	4½	1
8th	Francisco Vallejo Pons	2693	0	½	½	½	½	0	½	*	½	1	4th	1
9	Georg Meier	2628	0	0	0	0	0	1	½	½	*	0	2	1
10	Vincent Keymer	2516	0	0	0	0	½	0	½	0	1	*	2	1

Web links

Commons : Grenke Chess Classic  - collection of images, videos and audio files

• Homepage of the tournaments Grenke Chess Classic
• GRENKE Chess Classic & Open on YouTube

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Grenke Chess Classic 2013 on Grenke Chess
2. ↑ Grenke Chess Classic 2014 on Grenke Chess
3. ↑ Grenke Chess Classic 2015 on Grenke Chess
4. ↑ Grenke Chess Classic 2017 on Grenke Chess
5. ↑ Grenke Chess Classic 2018 on Grenke Chess
6. ↑ Modus 2019 on Grenke Chess