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'''Anish Kumar Giri''' ({{lang-ne|अनीश कुमार गिरी}}; {{lang-ru|Аниш Кумар Гири}}; born 28 June 1994) is a Dutch [[Grandmaster (chess)|chess grandmaster]].<!-- Please DO NOT remove the nationality without supporting your statements with reliable sources nor discussing it in the talk page --> A [[chess prodigy]], he completed the requirements for the grandmaster title in 2009 at the age of 14 years, 7 months and 2 days.<ref name="chessbase-report">{{cite news |url=http://www.chessbase.com/newsdetail.asp?newsid=5188 |title=Anish Giri, 14, makes his final GM norm |date=31 January 2009 |publisher=Chessbase.com |access-date=6 February 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090203065222/http://chessbase.com/newsdetail.asp?newsid=5188 |archive-date=3 February 2009 |url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="NRN">{{cite news |url=http://www.myrepublica.com/portal/index.php?action=news_details&news_id=1571 |title=NRN boy youngest grandmaster |date=1 February 2009 |publisher=MyRepublica.com |access-date=6 February 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090205144657/http://myrepublica.com/portal/index.php?action=news_details&news_id=1571 |archive-date=5 February 2009 |url-status=live}}</ref> Giri is a five-time Dutch champion (2009, 2011, 2012, 2015, and 2023) and won the Corus Chess B Group in [[Tata Steel Chess Tournament#2010s|2010]]. He has represented the Netherlands at six Chess Olympiads ([[39th Chess Olympiad|2010]], [[40th Chess Olympiad|2012]], [[41st Chess Olympiad|2014]], [[42nd Chess Olympiad|2016]], [[43rd Chess Olympiad|2018]], [[44th Chess Olympiad|2022]]).
He has also won major international tournaments, including the [[Reggio Emilia chess tournament|2012 Reggio Emilia tournament]], [[Reykjavik Open|2017 Reykjavik Open]], [[Tata Steel Chess Tournament 2023|2023 Tata Steel Chess]], and shared 1st place in the [[London Chess Classic#2015 Classic: 4–13 December|2015 London Chess Classic]]. In 2019 he won clear first at the Third Edition of the Shenzhen Masters
{{As of|2023|9|post=,}} Anish Giri is the No. 1 ranked player in the Netherlands, having switched from Russia in 2009.<ref name="Player transfers in 2009" /> In [[Tata Steel Chess Tournament 2021|2021 Wijk aan Zee]], Giri tied for first place with fellow Dutch GM [[Jorden van Foreest]], but lost to him in the [[Armageddon chess|armageddon]] round after the two blitz games in the playoff ended in a draw. During the [[Tata Steel Chess Tournament 2023|2023 Tata Steel chess]] tournament, Giri edged out [[Nodirbek Abdusattorov]] on the last day to win the event, becoming the fourth Dutch player since 1968 (after [[Gennadi Sosonko]], [[Jan Timman]], and Jorden van Foreest), and 14th Dutch player overall, to do so.
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