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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| First 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 | |
| 4 | Alexandra Kosteniuk | 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
- "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2023-07-03. Retrieved 2023-07-03.
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- "Global Chess League starts in style, but China's world champion is absent". Archived from the original on 2023-06-27. Retrieved 2023-06-27.
- "Global Chess League 2023 | The Week in Chess". theweekinchess.com. Archived from the original on 2023-07-15. Retrieved 2023-07-15.
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