The Global Chess League 2023, known for sponsorship reasons as the Tech Mahindra Global Chess League 2023, was the inaugural season of the annual over-the-board rapid chess league organized by FIDE. It took place in Dubai from June 21 to July 2, 2023. It was a joint venture organized by Tech Mahindra and FIDE.[1]
| Global Chess League 2023 | |
|---|---|
| Association | FIDE |
| League | Global Chess League |
| Sport | Chess |
| Hosts | Dubai |
| Duration | June 21 – July 2, 2024 |
| Number of teams | 6 |
| Season MVP | R Praggnanandhaa |
| Finals | |
| Champions | Triveni Continental Kings |
| Runners-up | upGrad Mumba Masters |
| Finals MVP | Jonas Buhl Bjerre |
| Most recent season or competition: 2024 | |
 | |
| Sport | Chess |
|---|---|
| Founded | 2023 |
| Founder |
|
| First season | 2023 |
| No. of teams | 6 |
| Confederation | FIDE |
| Most recent champion(s) | Triveni Continental Kings (2024) |
| Most titles | Triveni Continental Kings (2 titles) |
| TV partner(s) | JioCinema |
| Streaming partner(s) | Stake |
| Sponsor(s) | Tech Mahindra |
| Tournament format | Round-robin, Knockout |
| Official website | Official website |
It featured six teams of six players each, and involved ten round-robin matches, followed by a final match between the top two teams.[2] 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.[3][4]
The second season took place in London from October 3 to October 14, 2024.[5]
Franchises
edit| # | Player name[1] | Country | Date of birth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Magnus Carlsen | 
|
30 November 1990 |
| 2 | Gukesh Dommaraju | 
|
29 May 2006 |
| 3 | Arjun Erigaisi |
|
03 September 2003 |
| 4 | Irina Krush | 
|
24 December 1983 |
| 5 | Elisabeth Paehtz | 
|
08 January 1985 |
| 6 | Praggnanandhaa Rameshbabu |
|
10 August 2005 |
| # | Player name[1] | 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[1] | 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[1] | 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[1] | 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[1] | Country | Date of birth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Maxime Vachier-Lagrave | 
|
21 October 1990 |
| 2 | Alexander Grischuk |
|
31 October 1983 |
| 3 | Vidit Gujrathi |
|
24 October 1994 |
| 4 | Humpy Koneru |
|
31 March 1987 |
| 5 | Harika Dronavalli |
|
12 January 1991 |
| 6 | Javokhir Sindarov |
|
08 December 2005 |
Points system
editTeams earn gamepoints (GP) and matchpoints (MP) according to their performance.[2]
Gamepoints
edit- 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
edit- 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
edit- ^ a b c d e f g "What is Global Chess League - Teams, format, schedule and players". 21 June 2023. Archived from the original on 2023-06-27. Retrieved 2023-06-27.
- ^ a b "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.
- ^ "Global Chess League: Triveni Continental Kings survive dramatic sudden-death blitz tiebreak to emerge champions". The Indian Express. 3 July 2023. Archived from the original on 2023-07-03. Retrieved 2023-07-03.
- ^ "Carlsen, Anand, Arjun, Giri and co. promise to make Global Chess League season 2 unmissable". ESPN. 2 October 2024. Retrieved 5 October 2024.
External link
edit- Official site Archived 2024-05-31 at the Wayback Machine
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