{"id":9541,"date":"2025-04-11T11:05:11","date_gmt":"2025-04-11T11:05:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gaming.news\/?post_type=news&#038;p=9541"},"modified":"2025-05-01T11:31:21","modified_gmt":"2025-05-01T11:31:21","slug":"grandmaster-anish-giri-joins-team-secret-ahead-of-ewc-chess-debut","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/gaming.news\/news\/2025-04-11\/grandmaster-anish-giri-joins-team-secret-ahead-of-ewc-chess-debut\/","title":{"rendered":"Grandmaster Anish Giri Joins Team Secret Ahead of EWC Chess Debut"},"content":{"rendered":"\t<div class=\"spgn__article__hero__news horizontal-wrapper vertical-wrapper\">\n\t\t<h1 class=\"spgn__article__hero__news__title wp-block-post-title\">Grandmaster Anish Giri Joins Team Secret Ahead of EWC Chess Debut<\/h1>\n\n<figure class=\"spgn__article__hero__news__image --with-bg wp-block-post-featured-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1280\" height=\"854\" src=\"https:\/\/images.gaming.news\/cdn-cgi\/image\/format=auto,onerror=redirect,quality=80,width=1280,height=854,dpr=1,fit=crop,gravity=0.5x0.5\/https:\/\/s3.gaming.news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Frame-2-11.jpg\" class=\"attachment-1280x854 size-1280x854\" alt=\"Grandmaster Anish Giri Joins Team Secret Ahead of EWC Chess Debut\" sizes=\"(min-width: 1600px) 565px, (min-width: 1280px) calc(25vw + 172px), (min-width: 900px) 800px, (min-width: 380px) 91.8vw, calc(40vw + 178px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images.gaming.news\/cdn-cgi\/image\/format=auto,onerror=redirect,quality=80,width=412,height=275,dpr=1,fit=crop,gravity=0.5x0.5\/https:\/\/s3.gaming.news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Frame-2-11.jpg 412w, https:\/\/images.gaming.news\/cdn-cgi\/image\/format=auto,onerror=redirect,quality=80,width=768,height=512,dpr=1,fit=crop,gravity=0.5x0.5\/https:\/\/s3.gaming.news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Frame-2-11.jpg 768w, https:\/\/images.gaming.news\/cdn-cgi\/image\/format=auto,onerror=redirect,quality=80,width=792,height=528,dpr=1,fit=crop,gravity=0.5x0.5\/https:\/\/s3.gaming.news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Frame-2-11.jpg 792w, https:\/\/images.gaming.news\/cdn-cgi\/image\/format=auto,onerror=redirect,quality=80,width=1280,height=854,dpr=1,fit=crop,gravity=0.5x0.5\/https:\/\/s3.gaming.news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Frame-2-11.jpg 1280w\" \/><figcaption>Anish Giri. Source: chess.com<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\t<div class=\"spgn__article__audio\">\t\t<span class=\"bg\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"custom-audio\">\n\t\t<div class=\"audio green-audio-player\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"play-pause-btn\" id=\"playPause\">\n\t\t\t<span><\/span>\n\t\t\t<span><\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<div class=\"controls\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"name-and-time\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"name-audio\">Listen to this article<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"total-time\">~&nbsp;3:00<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"slider\" data-direction=\"horizontal\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"progress\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"pin\" id=\"progress-pin\" data-method=\"rewind\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<div class=\"volume\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"volume-btn\">\n\t\t\t\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"24\" height=\"24\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\">\n\t\t\t\t<path fill=\"#F2F2F1\" fill-rule=\"evenodd\" d=\"M14.667 0v2.747c3.853 1.146 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Dutch chess grandmaster, has officially signed with European esports organization Team Secret.<\/span>\n\t<\/li>\n\n\n\t<li class=\"spgn__article__key-points__list__item\">\n\t\t<span>Chess is about to debut as a discipline in the Esports World Cup, featuring a $1.5 million prize pool.<\/span>\n\t<\/li>\n\n\n\t<li class=\"spgn__article__key-points__list__item\">\n\t\t<span>The EWC chess tournament will take place in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, on July 31 \u2013 Aug. 3, 2025.<\/span>\n\t<\/li>\t\t<\/ol>\n\t<\/div>\t<\/div>\n\n\n\t<div class=\"spgn__article__content horizontal-wrapper vertical-wrapper narrow\">\n\t\t<div class=\"spgn__article__content__main spgn__content\">\n\t\t<p>Anish Kumar Giri, a Dutch chess grandmaster,<a href=\"https:\/\/teamsecret.gg\/blogs\/news\/team-secret-welcomes-chess-grandmaster-anish-giri\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"> has officially signed<\/a> with European esports organization Team Secret ahead of the Esports World Cup 2025.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A five-time Dutch champion (2009, 2011, 2012, 2015, 2023), Giri completed the requirements for the grandmaster title in 2009 at the age of 14. Anish represented the Netherlands at seven Chess Olympiads (2010, 2012, 2014, 2016, 2018, 2022, 2024). As of the time of writing, Anish Giri was ranked 19th globally by chess.com.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Team Secret joins a growing list of major organizations venturing into the chess esports scene as chess is about to debut as a discipline in the Esports World Cup, featuring a $1.5 million prize pool. The tournament will take place in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, on July 31 \u2013 Aug. 3, 2025.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"youtube-facade__wrapper\" style=\"padding-top:56.20%;\">\n\t\t\t\t<img \n\t\t\t\t\tclass=\"youtube-facade__img js-activate\" \n\t\t\t\t\tsrc=\"https:\/\/i.ytimg.com\/vi\/6SQkhdt_4_Q\/hqdefault.jpg\" \n\t\t\t\t\tsrcset=\"https:\/\/i.ytimg.com\/vi\/6SQkhdt_4_Q\/hqdefault.jpg 658w, https:\/\/i.ytimg.com\/vi\/6SQkhdt_4_Q\/maxresdefault.jpg 1280w\" \n\t\t\t\t\tsizes=\"(min-width: 659px) 100vw, 100vw\"\n\t\t\t\t\tstyle=\"display:block;\"\n\t\t\t\t\talt=\"Anish FINALLY Admits The TRUTH | Lie Detector Chess\"\n\t\t\t\t\tloading=\"lazy\"\n\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t<button class=\"youtube-facade__button js-activate\" aria-label=\"Play video\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<svg height=\"60\" width=\"60\" viewBox=\"0 0 68 48\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<path d=\"M66.52,7.33a8,8,0,0,0-5.64-5.66C56.52,0,34,0,34,0S11.48,0,7.12,1.67A8,8,0,0,0,1.48,7.33,84.11,84.11,0,0,0,0,24a84.11,84.11,0,0,0,1.48,16.67,8,8,0,0,0,5.64,5.66C11.48,48,34,48,34,48s22.52,0,26.88-1.67a8,8,0,0,0,5.64-5.66A84.11,84.11,0,0,0,68,24,84.11,84.11,0,0,0,66.52,7.33ZM27,34V14l18,10Z\" fill=\"#f00\"\/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<polygon points=\"45 24 27 14 27 34\" fill=\"#fff\"\/>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/svg>\n\t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"youtube-facade__iframe\" style=\"display:none;\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<iframe \n\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/6SQkhdt_4_Q\" \n\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-src-autoplay=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/6SQkhdt_4_Q?autoplay=1\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\tframeborder=\"0\" \n\t\t\t\t\t\tallow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" \n\t\t\t\t\t\tallowfullscreen\n\t\t\t\t\t\ttitle=\"Anish FINALLY Admits The TRUTH | Lie Detector Chess\"\n\t\t\t\t\t><\/iframe>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Besides Team Secret powering up, Wolves Esports has signed 2014<a href=\"https:\/\/gaming.news\/news\/2025-02-27\/wolves-esports-signs-chinese-chess-grandmaster-yu-yangyi-ahead-of-ewc-2025\/\"> Chess Olympiad gold winner Yu Yangyi<\/a>, while Indian grandmaster Arjun Erigaisi has joined Korean team Gen.G. At the same time, Magnus Carlsen and<a href=\"https:\/\/gaming.news\/news\/2025-02-14\/team-liquid-expands-into-chess-signing-grandmaster-fabiano-caruana\/\"> Fabiano Caruana have signed with Team Liquid<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Chinese team<a href=\"https:\/\/gaming.news\/news\/2025-02-14\/lgd-gaming-tightens-up-with-chinese-chess-grandmaster-ding-liren\/\"> LGD Gaming has brought in former world champion Ding Liren<\/a>, and Team Vitality secured Maxime \u2018MVL\u2019 Vachier-Lagrave. Esports giant<a href=\"https:\/\/gaming.news\/news\/2025-02-18\/navi-expands-to-chess-by-signing-three-grandmasters\/\"> NAVI has expanded into chess as well,<\/a> adding top players like Nodirbek Abdusattorov, Wesley So, and Oleksandr Bortnyk to its roster. Meanwhile,<a href=\"https:\/\/gaming.news\/news\/2025-02-18\/grandmaster-hikaru-nakamura-joins-team-falcons-ahead-of-ewc-chess-debut\/\"> Grandmaster Hikaru Nakamura joined Team Falcons<\/a> and<a href=\"https:\/\/gaming.news\/news\/2025-02-18\/aurora-gaming-powers-up-with-russias-highest-ranked-active-chess-grandmaster\/\"> Aurora Gaming powered up with Ian Nepomniachtchi<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Esports World Cup 2025 will feature a <a href=\"https:\/\/gaming.news\/news\/2025-04-10\/esports-world-cup-to-feature-70m-prize-pool-in-2025\/\">total $70m prize pool<\/a> that will be distributed among competitions in <a href=\"https:\/\/gaming.news\/news\/2025-04-07\/esports-world-cup-reveals-all-disciplines-for-2025-season\/\">25 disciplines<\/a>. 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