Grenke Chess Classic Starts in Germany
Three players rated above 2800 are taking part.
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On Saturday, April 15, the Grenke Chess Classic supertournament begins in Karlsruhe, Germany. This is a single round round-robin for 8 players: Magnus Carlsen (Norway, 2838), Fabiano Caruana (USA, 2817), Maxime Vachier-Lagrave (France, 2803), Levon Aronian (Armenia, 2774), Arkady Najditsch (Azerbaijan, 2702), Hou Yifan (China, 2649), Matthias Bluebaum (Germany, 2634), and Georg Meier (Germany, 2621).
Playing days: April 15-17 – Karlsruhe, April 19-22 – Baden-Baden. All games start at 5 pm MSK.
A huge Grenke Open with 1,202 participants is currently underway. Nikita Vitiugov and Maxim Matlakov are among the rating favorites of the event.
Grenke Chess Classic
Grenke Chess Open