Anish Giri Dutch number one, Tata Steel winner and 2025 Grand Swiss champion
Anish Giri is the Dutch number one, a five-time Dutch Champion and the winner of the 2023 Tata Steel Masters and the 2025 Grand Swiss. Giri is famous for deep opening preparation and a very solid style that makes him hard to beat. He is also known for his quick wit on social media.
Anish Giri: key facts
- Full name
- Anish Giri
- Born
- June 28, 1994, Saint Petersburg, Russia
- Country
- Netherlands
- Title
- Grandmaster (2009)
- FIDE rating
- 2752 (October 2026 list) · world No. 11
- Peak rating
- 2798
- Games in the archive
- 4,473 (2005–2025)
- Record in the archive
- 1,584 wins · 2,004 draws · 885 losses
- Win rate
- 35.4%
Anish Giri's career
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Giri in numbers
From the 4,473 games in the Rama Chess archive
He completed the grandmaster title at 14 and has played for the Netherlands since 2009. His best rating is 2798 (October 2015). He played the Candidates in 2016, 2020–21 and 2026. On the October 2026 FIDE list he is rated 2752, world number 11.
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