Global Chess League
The Global Chess League (also known as Tech Mahindra Global Chess League) is an over-the-board rapid chess league comprising six franchises that compete over a period of two weeks. It is a joint venture between Tech Mahindra and FIDE.[2] Teams have six players each.
| Sport | Chess |
|---|---|
| Founder |
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| Inaugural season | 2023 |
| No. of teams | 6 |
| Confederation | FIDE |
| Most recent champion(s) | Triveni Continental Kings [1] |
| Most titles | Triveni Continental Kings (1 title) |
| TV partner(s) | |
| Tournament format | Round-robin, Knockout |
| Official website | Official website |
The inaugural season took place in Dubai from June 21 to July 2, 2023. It involved ten round-robin matches, followed by a final match between the top two teams.[3] The event came down to a round of individual tie-breaks drawn by playing card. Triveni Continental Kings won the event after Jonas Buhl Bjerre beat Javokhir Sindarov in the fourth tie-break game, the first three being drawn.[4]
Franchises
| # | Player Name [2] | Country | Date of Birth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Magnus Carlsen |  |
30 November 1990 |
| 2 | D Gukesh |  |
29 May 2006 |
| 3 | Arjun Erigaisi | |
03 September 2003 |
| 4 | Irina Krush |  |
24 December 1983 |
| 5 | Elisabeth Paehtz |  |
08 January 1985 |
| 6 | R. Praggnanandhaa | |
10 August 2005 |
| # | Player Name [2] | Country | Date of Birth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ian Nepomniachtchi |  |
14 July 1990 |
| 2 | Nodirbek Abdusattorov |  |
18 September 2004 |
| 3 | Teimour Radjabov |  |
12 March 1987 |
| 4 | Tan Zhongyi |  |
29 May 1991 |
| 5 | Nino Batsiashvili |  |
01 January 1987 |
| 6 | Raunak Sadhwani | |
22 December 2005 |
| # | Player Name [2] | Country | Date of Birth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jan-Krzysztof Duda |  |
26 April 1998 |
| 2 | Shakhriyar Mamedyarov | |
12 April 1985 |
| 3 | Daniil Dubov | |
18 April 1996 |
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23 April 1984 |
| 5 | Polina Shuvalova | |
12 March 2001 |
| 6 | Nihal Sarin | |
13 July 2004 |
| # | Player Name [2] | Country | Date of Birth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Viswanathan Anand | |
11 December 1969 |
| 2 | Richard Rapport |  |
25 March 1996 |
| 3 | Leinier Dominguez Perez | |
23 September 1983 |
| 4 | Hou Yifan | |
27 February 1994 |
| 5 | Bella Khotenashvili | |
01 June 1988 |
| 6 | Andrey Esipenko | |
22 March 2002 |
| # | Player Name [2] | Country | Date of Birth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Levon Aronian | |
06 October 1982 |
| 2 | Yu Yangyi | |
08 June 1994 |
| 3 | Wei Yi | |
02 June 1999 |
| 4 | Kateryna Lagno | |
27 December 1989 |
| 5 | Nana Dzagnidze | |
01 January 1987 |
| 6 | Jonas Buhl Bjerre |  |
26 June 2004 |
| 7 | Sara Khadem |  |
10 March 1997 |
| # | Player Name [2] | Country | Date of Birth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Maxime Vachier-Lagrave |  |
21 October 1990 |
| 2 | Alexander Grischuk | |
31 October 1983 |
| 3 | Vidit Santosh Gujrathi | |
24 October 1994 |
| 4 | Humpy Koneru | |
31 March 1987 |
| 5 | Dronavalli Harika | |
12 January 1991 |
| 6 | Javokhir Sindarov | |
08 December 2005 |
Points System
Teams earn gamepoints (GP) and matchpoints (MP) according to their performance.[3]
Gamepoints
- Four GPs for winning a game with Black.
- Three GPs for winning a game with White.
- One GP for a draw.
- Zero GPs for a loss.
Matchpoints
- Three MPs for teams that score more GPs than their opposing team.
- One MP for teams who score the same GPs as their opposing teams.
- Zero MPs for the teams that score fewer GP than their opposing teams.
References
- https://indianexpress.com/article/chess/global-chess-league-triveni-continental-kings-survive-dramatic-sudden-death-blitz-tiebreak-to-emerge-champions-8698167/
- "What is Global Chess League - Teams, format, schedule and players". Retrieved 2023-06-27.
- "Global Chess League starts in style, but China's world champion is absent". Retrieved 2023-06-27.
- "Global Chess League 2023 | The Week in Chess". theweekinchess.com. Retrieved 2023-07-15.
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