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c(Ti|hEvent: 2025 Grenke Chess Festival
# Official Website https://grenkechessopen.de/en
**Follow the games here:**
Grenke Freestyle Open: Chess.com ttps://www.chess.com/events/2025-grenke-chess-festival-freestyle-open/games | Lichess https://lichess.org/broadcast/grenke-chess-festival-2025--freestyle-chess-open/round-1/9Y9s1M4a#boards
Grenke Standard Open: Chess.com https://www.chess.com/events/2025-grenke-chess-festival-chess-open/games Lichess https://lichess.org/broadcast/grenke-chess-festival-2025--grenke-chess-open/round-1/rvsXNHWt#boards
The Grenke Chess Festival 2025 https://images.chesscomfiles.com/uploads/v1/event_index/cb9d4e0c-ed08-11ef-86d0-3756377607a0-1.daa973e0.320x180o.7b2781cfb073@2x.png s scheduled to take place from **April 17 to April 21, 2025**, in **Karlsruhe, Germany**. This year's festival introduces an exciting new format featuring two major open tournaments: the **Grenke Chess Open** and the **Grenke Freestyle Chess Open**. The **Freestyle Chess Open** is a **classical tournament** played in the innovative **Freestyle Chess (Chess960**) format, and will determine **one of the 12 participants** for the prestigious **Freestyle Chess Grand Slam Tour in Las Vegas, U.S.A.** his unique event boasts a **€225,000 prize fund**. Meanwhile, the **Grenke Chess Open** offers a total **prize fund of €70,000**, with **€60,250** allocated to the **A section** for players **rated 1950 and above**. A special feature allows players in the **Grenke Chess Open** to **switch to the Grenke Freestyle Chess Open** up until **round 5**, keeping the **points they've earned**. This offers a **unique opportunity** to transition to the **freestyle format** during the tournament.
# Participants https://grenkechessopen.de/en/registered Top 10 Seeds)
|\#|**Title**|**Name**|Fed|Elo \*|
|:-|:-|:-|:-|:-|
|1|GM|Magnus Carlsen|🇳🇴 NOR|2837|
|2|GM|Arjun Erigaisi|🇮🇳 IND|2782|
|3|GM|Fabiano Caruana|🇺🇸 USA|2776|
|4|GM|Ian Nepomniachtchi|🇷🇺 RUS|2757|
|5|GM|Aravindh Chithambaram|🇮🇳 IND|2749|
|6|GM|Shakhriyar Mamedyarov|🇦🇿 AZE|2748|
|7|GM|Wesley So|🇺🇸 USA|2748|
|8|GM|Levon Aronian|🇺🇸 USA|2747|
|9|GM|Leinier Dominguez Perez|🇺🇸 USA|2738|
|10|GM|Hans Moke Niemann|🇺🇸 USA|2736|
*\* FIDE Classical Rating for the Month of April 2025.*
# Format/Time Controls
* The tournament follows a **9-round Swiss System**.
* **Time control** is **90 minutes for the entire game**, plus a **30-second increment per move** starting from **move one**.
* Players may **switch once** from the **Grenke Chess Open** to the **Grenke Freestyle Chess Open** between **rounds 2 and 5**.
* The switch must be **registered before pairings** for the respective round are published.
* **Points earned** in the Grenke Chess Open will be **carried over** to the Freestyle Chess Open.
# Schedule
*All times are local (GMT+2)*
|**Date**|**Time**|**Round**|
|:-|:-|:-|
|17 April|6:30 pm|Round 1|
|18 April|10:00 am|Round 2|
|18 April|4:00 pm|Round 3|
|19 April|10:00 am|Round 4|
|19 April|4:00 pm|Round 5|
|20 April|10:00 am|Round 6|
|20 April|4:00 pm|Round 7|
|21 April|10:00 am|Round 8|
|21 April|4:00 pm|Round 9|
# Live Coverage
* The official live broadcast is available on Grenke Chess's YouTube https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCXNez1ecWFEYSVEydJnJhfw hannel.
#games
# Official Website https://grenkechessopen.de/en
**Follow the games here:**
Grenke Freestyle Open: Chess.com ttps://www.chess.com/events/2025-grenke-chess-festival-freestyle-open/games | Lichess https://lichess.org/broadcast/grenke-chess-festival-2025--freestyle-chess-open/round-1/9Y9s1M4a#boards
Grenke Standard Open: Chess.com https://www.chess.com/events/2025-grenke-chess-festival-chess-open/games Lichess https://lichess.org/broadcast/grenke-chess-festival-2025--grenke-chess-open/round-1/rvsXNHWt#boards
The Grenke Chess Festival 2025 https://images.chesscomfiles.com/uploads/v1/event_index/cb9d4e0c-ed08-11ef-86d0-3756377607a0-1.daa973e0.320x180o.7b2781cfb073@2x.png s scheduled to take place from **April 17 to April 21, 2025**, in **Karlsruhe, Germany**. This year's festival introduces an exciting new format featuring two major open tournaments: the **Grenke Chess Open** and the **Grenke Freestyle Chess Open**. The **Freestyle Chess Open** is a **classical tournament** played in the innovative **Freestyle Chess (Chess960**) format, and will determine **one of the 12 participants** for the prestigious **Freestyle Chess Grand Slam Tour in Las Vegas, U.S.A.** his unique event boasts a **€225,000 prize fund**. Meanwhile, the **Grenke Chess Open** offers a total **prize fund of €70,000**, with **€60,250** allocated to the **A section** for players **rated 1950 and above**. A special feature allows players in the **Grenke Chess Open** to **switch to the Grenke Freestyle Chess Open** up until **round 5**, keeping the **points they've earned**. This offers a **unique opportunity** to transition to the **freestyle format** during the tournament.
# Participants https://grenkechessopen.de/en/registered Top 10 Seeds)
|\#|**Title**|**Name**|Fed|Elo \*|
|:-|:-|:-|:-|:-|
|1|GM|Magnus Carlsen|🇳🇴 NOR|2837|
|2|GM|Arjun Erigaisi|🇮🇳 IND|2782|
|3|GM|Fabiano Caruana|🇺🇸 USA|2776|
|4|GM|Ian Nepomniachtchi|🇷🇺 RUS|2757|
|5|GM|Aravindh Chithambaram|🇮🇳 IND|2749|
|6|GM|Shakhriyar Mamedyarov|🇦🇿 AZE|2748|
|7|GM|Wesley So|🇺🇸 USA|2748|
|8|GM|Levon Aronian|🇺🇸 USA|2747|
|9|GM|Leinier Dominguez Perez|🇺🇸 USA|2738|
|10|GM|Hans Moke Niemann|🇺🇸 USA|2736|
*\* FIDE Classical Rating for the Month of April 2025.*
# Format/Time Controls
* The tournament follows a **9-round Swiss System**.
* **Time control** is **90 minutes for the entire game**, plus a **30-second increment per move** starting from **move one**.
* Players may **switch once** from the **Grenke Chess Open** to the **Grenke Freestyle Chess Open** between **rounds 2 and 5**.
* The switch must be **registered before pairings** for the respective round are published.
* **Points earned** in the Grenke Chess Open will be **carried over** to the Freestyle Chess Open.
# Schedule
*All times are local (GMT+2)*
|**Date**|**Time**|**Round**|
|:-|:-|:-|
|17 April|6:30 pm|Round 1|
|18 April|10:00 am|Round 2|
|18 April|4:00 pm|Round 3|
|19 April|10:00 am|Round 4|
|19 April|4:00 pm|Round 5|
|20 April|10:00 am|Round 6|
|20 April|4:00 pm|Round 7|
|21 April|10:00 am|Round 8|
|21 April|4:00 pm|Round 9|
# Live Coverage
* The official live broadcast is available on Grenke Chess's YouTube https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCXNez1ecWFEYSVEydJnJhfw hannel.
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