Anish Kumar Giri: Biography, Achievements & Lasting Legacy

Anish Kumar Giri (Nepali: अनीश कुमार गिरि; Russian: Аниш Кумар Гири; born 28 June 1994) is a Dutch chess grandmaster. A chess prodigy, he completed the requirements for the grandmaster title in 2009 at the age of 14 years, 7 months and 2 days. Giri is a five-time Dutch champion (2009, 2011, 2012, 2015, and 2023), and has represented the Netherlands at seven Chess Olympiads (2010, 2012, 2014, 2016, 2018, 2022, 2024).

As of April 2026, Giri is the No. 1 ranked player in the Netherlands, having switched from Russia in 2009. He has also won major international tournaments, most notably the 2023 Tata Steel Chess Tournament becoming the fourth Dutch player since 1968 (after Gennadi Sosonko, Jan Timman, and Jorden van Foreest), and 14th Dutch player overall, to do so. After previously qualifying for and competing in the 2016 and 2020 Candidates Tournaments by having one of the highest average ratings, Giri won the FIDE Grand Swiss Tournament 2025 in September 2025, qualifying him for the Candidates Tournament 2026.