Conclusions from 2019 GRENKE Chess Classic

World Chess Champion Magnus Carlsen beat Maxime Vachier-Lagrave in the final round to win the 2019 GRENKE Chess Classic with a spectacular 7.5/9 that took him to 2875.2 on the live rating list. Afterwards Magnus commented that a 2900 rating has become at least a “half-attainable” goal. Fabiano Caruana finished 1.5 points back in clear second place, while Arkadij Naiditsch took third with a last round victory over Georg Meier.

See also:

• GRENKE Chess Classic website
• GRENKE Chess Open website
• All the games with computer analysis on chess24: GRENKE Chess Classic | GRENKE Chess Open
• Keymer to face Carlsen in GRENKE Chess Classic
• Keymer vs. Carlsen in GRENKE Classic Round 1
• GRENKE Chess 1: Carlsen “outlasts” Keymer
• GRENKE Chess 2: Carlsen’s “once in a lifetime” win
• GRENKE Chess 3: Svidler catches Carlsen
• GRENKE Chess 4: Vishy joins Magnus
• GRENKE Chess 5: 14-year-old Keymer grabs first win
• GRENKE Chess 6: Carlsen opens up a 1-point lead
• GRENKE Chess 7: Carlsen crushes Aronian
• GRENKE Chess 8: Magnus leaves trail of destruction