Anish Giri is a Dutch chess player. He achieved the title of grandmaster at the age of 14 in 2009. Giri has won the Dutch championship five times, in 2009, 2011, 2012, 2015, and 2023. In February 2024, he ranked as No. 5, with his highest achievement being No. 3 in January 2016. In February 2024, his FIDE rating stood at 2762, with his peak recorded at 2798 in October 2015.
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Wiki/Biography
Anish Kumar Giri [1]Business Standard was born on Tuesday, 28 June 1994 (age 29 years; as of 2023) in Saint Petersburg, Russia. His zodiac sign is Cancer. Anish Giri started learning chess from his mother at the age of six. When he was eleven, he had a chess rating above 2100.
A childhood picture of Anish Giri
He received his initial chess training at DYUSH-2 in Saint Petersburg, where he was coached by experienced chess players Asya Kovalyova and Andrei Praslov. After completing his school education, he went to Grotius College in Delft, South Holland, Netherlands, to pursue his graduation degree. [2]The Times of India He moved from Saint Petersburg, Russia, to Sapporo, Japan, with his parents in 2002.
A childhood picture of Anish Giri in Japan
There, Anish Giri became a member of the Japan Chess Association and the Sapporo Chess Club. In February 2008, he and his family relocated to Rijswijk, Netherlands, from Japan.
Physical Appearance
Height (approx.): 5′ 9″
Hair Colour: Black
Eye Colour: Black
Family
Parents & Siblings
His father, Sanjay Giri, and mother, Olga Giri, are both water scientists. Sanjay Giri hails from Nepal, and Olga Giri is a Russian. Anish’s grandmother is from Varanasi, India. He once identified himself as a global citizen during a media interview.
Anish Giri with his parents and wife
Anish Giri has two sisters named Natasha Giri and Ayusha Giri.
Anish Giri with his sisters and wife (in white)
Wife & Children
On 18 July 2015, Anish Giri married Sopiko Guramishvili, a Dutch chess player, at the Svetitiskhoveli Cathedral, the second-largest church building in Georgia.
Anish Giri and Sopiko Guramishvili on their wedding day
The couple has three children, two sons and a daughter. His elder son, Daniel Giri, was born in 2017, and his younger son, Michael Giri was born in 2021.
Anish Giri with his wife, daughter, and two sons
Autograph
A photograph autographed by Anish Giri
Career
Anish Giri started his career as a chess player at the age of eleven.
A childhood picture of Anish Giri at the age of eleven
He has participated in many chess championships such as the Sapporo Chess Championship (2004), the Russian Higher League (2007), the Blokadny Saint Petersburg Open (2008), the Intomart GfK Open (2008), the Kunsthalle GM Open (2008), Dutch Chess Championship (2009, 2015, 2023). He has represented the Netherlands in six Chess Olympiads (2010, 2012, 2014, 2016, 2018, 2022)
Anish Giri while playing chess in 2015
Anish Giri then participated in the Unive Chess tournament (2009), the Corus Chess tournament (2010), the Tata Steel tournament (2011, 2014, 2019, 2023, 2024), the Reggio Emilia chess tournament (2012), the Reykjavik Open (2013, 2017), the 41st Chess Olympiad (2014), the Qatar Masters Open (2014), the Shenzhen Masters (2019), Magnus Carlsen Invitational and the MrDodgy Invitational (2021).
Titles
2004
- Won the Sapporo Chess Championship
Young Anish Giri while playing chess
2007
- Tied for first place in the Russian Higher League Under-14s Boys Championship
- Won the Saint Petersburg Boys Under 16s and came third in the Under 18s event
2008
- Tied for first place at the Blokadny Saint Petersburg Open
- Won the Petrograd Winter Open
- Achieved his first Grandmaster norm by tying for first place at the Intomart GfK Open
- Tied for second place at the Kunsthalle GM Open
- Earned second Grandmaster norm by tying for fourth place at Groningen
Anish Giri during a chess championship with his family in 2008
2009
- Received third Grandmaster norm by tying for second place at the Corus Chess Group C and became a Grandmaster in June.
- Shared second place at the Dutch Open
- Won the Dutch Chess Championship
- Tied for second place at the Unive Chess tournament
2010
- Won the Corus Chess B Group tournament
2011
- Won the Tata Steel tournament
- Won the Dutch championship
- Tied for first place at the Sigeman & Co tournament alongside Wesley So and Hans Tikkanen.
Anish Giri while meeting other chess championships in 2011
2012
- Won the Reggio Emilia chess tournament
- Secured third Dutch championship
- Shared third place at the Biel Chess Festival
Anish Giri while playing chess in 2012
2014
- Second place at the Tata Steel tournament,
- Won individual bronze at the 41st Chess Olympiad
- Second at the Qatar Masters Open
2016
- Participated in the Candidates tournament for the first time, drawing all 14 games.
2017
- Participated in the Reykjavik Open
2019
- Won the Third Edition of the Shenzhen Masters
Anish Giri after winning the Third Edition of the Shenzhen Masters (2019)
2023
- Claimed his 5th Dutch Chess championship
2024
- Secured joint first place in the Tata Steel tournament
Literary Works
In 2014, Anish Giri released his debut book Anish Giri: My Junior Years in 20 Games.
The cover of the book ‘Anish Giri My Junior Years in 20 Games’
He released another book titled The Dragon Sicilian: A Take-No-Prisoners Repertoire Versus 1.e4 in 2022.
The cover of the book The Dragon Sicilian A Take-No-Prisoners Repertoire Versus 1
Anish Giri has reviewed many chess games on ChessBase. He often writes for chess magazines like New in Chess, 64, and Schach Magazin 64. He used to write for ChessVibes Training, a famous magazine. He has made two Chessable courses about the Sicilian Najdorf and French Defence openings.
Facts/Trivia
- Anish Giri follows a non-vegetarian diet. [3]Chess Base
- He received chess training under Vladimir Chuchelov from 2009 to 2012 and again in 2017.
Anish Giri with Vladimir Chuchelov
- In 2010, Anish Giri assisted Viswanathan Anand in preparation for the World Chess Championship, where Anand successfully won his title against Veselin Topalov.
Anish Giri with Viswanathan Anand
- He was trained by chess master Vladimir Tukmakov from 2013 to 2016.
Anish Giri with Vladimir Tukmakov
- In 2016, Optiver, a global trading firm and market maker, began sponsoring his chess championships.
Anish Giri while promoting Optiver
- In 2020, Anish Giri participated in the Candidates Tournament in Yekaterinburg, Russia. The tournament was suspended due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
- He runs a YouTube channel with his name where he frequently shares his chess vlogs.
A snip of Anish Giri’s YouTube channel
- Anish Giri enjoys travelling to distant places, skiing, playing football and billiards, and horse riding in his leisure time.
Anish Giri while on a trip
- Once, during an interview, he talked about his favourite restaurant and how much he enjoyed Asian food. Anish Giri said,
The London Chess Classic, pretty much a Japanese restaurant [where I ate] every day, for over two weeks, two times a day. And I never had enough of it. Like I can eat Asian food forever.”
Anish Giri while cooking food at home
He also mentioned that he enjoyed watching action movies and listening to Hindi songs. He said,
Oh! I like Hindi movies. Although my wife thinks the hero and heroine breaking into a song and dance every five minutes is ridiculous, but I find them entertaining. Especially the action and stunts.”
- Anish Giri enjoys drinking alcoholic beverages occasionally.
Anish Giri posing with his wife while enjoying an alcoholic beverage
References
| ↑1 | Business Standard |
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| ↑2 | The Times of India |
| ↑3 | Chess Base |
