Grenke Chess Classic is back after five years with a spectacular field headlined by five-time World Champion Magnus Carlsen! The event takes place from 26 March โ 1 April, as a 6-player double round-robin, with two 45-minute games played each day. Along with Magnus Carlsen, the event includes Ding Liren, Vincent Keymer, Richard Rapport, Maxime Vachier-Lagrave and Daniel Fridman.
After the first four rounds,ย Richard Rapportย emerged as the sole leader scoring 3 points. He is followed by Ding Liren, Magnus Carlsen and Vincent Keymer who tie for second with 2 points. The fifth and the sixth rounds are on the schedule today and the pairings are shown below. Today is also the first day of the Grenke Chess Open 2024 which gathers nearly 2800 players who compete in the same venue as the Classic’s participants. Detailed information about the Open event are available here.
Round 5 pairings:
Daniel Fridman vs Ding Liren
Vincent Keymer vs Magnus Carlsen
Maxime Vachier-Lagrave vs Richard Rapport
Round 6 pairings:
Daniel Fridman vs Vincent Keymer
Ding Liren vs Maxime Vachier-Lagrave
Magnus Carlsen vs Richard Rapport
Grenke Chess Classic 2024 โ Day 3 Live broadcastย can be followed below and live games with computer analysis are availableย here.
