Harry Grieve
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | April 12, 2001 |
| Chess career | |
| Country | England |
| Title | Grandmaster (2026) |
| FIDE rating | 2505 (September 2026) |
| Peak rating | 2508 (August 2026) |
Harry Grieve is an English chess grandmaster.
Chess career
[edit]In January 2022, he earned his first IM norm at the Roquetas Open, during which he defeated grandmaster Karthik Venkataraman and drew with grandmaster Daniel Dardha.[1] He finished the event tied for first place with Alexandr Fier, Liam Vrolijk, and Tor Fredrik Kaasen.[2]
In August 2022, he won the British Chess Championship, where he finished a half-point ahead of grandmaster and defending champion Nicholas Pert and also received his first GM norm.[3]
In May 2023, Harry obtained his second GM norm in the 4NCL playing for the Sharks team.[4]
In May 2025, he played on the top board for the Manx Liberty team in the Four Nations Chess League. He was the top scorer, achieving 9.5/11 and helping the team to the championship.[5]
In May 2026, he scored 7/9 in the GM-A group of the SixDays Budapest tournament, a ten-player round robin played from 14 to 19 May, to complete his final Grandmaster norm.[6] The norm was registered by FIDE on 1 July 2026; with a peak rating of 2503 he has also met the 2500 rating requirement, and was subsequently awarded the Grandmaster title in September 2026.[7]
Personal life
[edit]Grieve studied mathematics at St Catharine's College, Cambridge.[8][9][10][11]
References
[edit]- ↑ "Congratulations to Harry Grieve!". January 10, 2022.
- ↑ "Roquetas Chess Festival 2022 - XXXIII International Open (274685)".
- ↑ "Harry Grieve wins Chessable British Chess Championship". August 22, 2022.
- ↑ WebAdmin (2023-05-15). "GM norms". English Chess Federation. Retrieved 2025-11-05.
- ↑ McShane, Luke (June 7, 2025). "Four Nations".
- ↑ "SixDays Budapest May 2026 – GM-A". FIDE. Retrieved 28 July 2026.
- ↑ "FIDE Titles and Title Norms". FIDE. Archived from the original on 25 July 2026. Retrieved 28 July 2026. Select the "Norms" tab and the "2026 2nd FIDE Council" session.
- ↑ "Success across the board for Catz chess players | St Catharine's College, Cambridge". www.caths.cam.ac.uk. Archived from the original on 2023-09-29. Retrieved 2025-11-05.
- ↑ "Cambridge underdog triumphs at British Chess Championships". Varsity Online. Retrieved 2025-11-05.
- ↑ Barden, Leonard (August 24, 2022). "Chess: Harry Grieve, 21, wins British championship as seven-year-old shines".
- ↑ "Cambridge maths student, 21, wins British chess championship".