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.
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| Sport | Chess |
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| 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 edit
| # | Player name[2] | Country | Date of birth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Magnus Carlsen | 
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30 November 1990 |
| 2 | D Gukesh | 
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29 May 2006 |
| 3 | Arjun Erigaisi |
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03 September 2003 |
| 4 | Irina Krush | 
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24 December 1983 |
| 5 | Elisabeth Paehtz | 
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08 January 1985 |
| 6 | R. Praggnanandhaa |
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10 August 2005 |
| # | Player name[2] | Country | Date of birth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ian Nepomniachtchi | 
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14 July 1990 |
| 2 | Nodirbek Abdusattorov | 
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18 September 2004 |
| 3 | Teimour Radjabov | 
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12 March 1987 |
| 4 | Tan Zhongyi | 
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29 May 1991 |
| 5 | Nino Batsiashvili | 
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01 January 1987 |
| 6 | Raunak Sadhwani |
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22 December 2005 |
| # | Player name[2] | Country | Date of birth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jan-Krzysztof Duda | 
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26 April 1998 |
| 2 | Shakhriyar Mamedyarov |
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12 April 1985 |
| 3 | Daniil Dubov |
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18 April 1996 |
| 4 | Alexandra Kosteniuk | 
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23 April 1984 |
| 5 | Polina Shuvalova |
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12 March 2001 |
| 6 | Nihal Sarin |
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13 July 2004 |
| # | Player name[2] | Country | Date of birth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Viswanathan Anand |
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11 December 1969 |
| 2 | Richard Rapport | 
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25 March 1996 |
| 3 | Leinier Dominguez Perez |
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23 September 1983 |
| 4 | Hou Yifan |
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27 February 1994 |
| 5 | Bella Khotenashvili |
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01 June 1988 |
| 6 | Andrey Esipenko |
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22 March 2002 |
| # | Player name[2] | Country | Date of birth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Levon Aronian |
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06 October 1982 |
| 2 | Yu Yangyi |
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08 June 1994 |
| 3 | Wei Yi |
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02 June 1999 |
| 4 | Kateryna Lagno |
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27 December 1989 |
| 5 | Nana Dzagnidze |
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01 January 1987 |
| 6 | Jonas Buhl Bjerre | 
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26 June 2004 |
| 7 | Sara Khadem | 
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10 March 1997 |
| # | Player name[2] | Country | Date of birth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Maxime Vachier-Lagrave | 
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21 October 1990 |
| 2 | Alexander Grischuk |
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31 October 1983 |
| 3 | Vidit Santosh Gujrathi |
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24 October 1994 |
| 4 | Humpy Koneru |
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31 March 1987 |
| 5 | Dronavalli Harika |
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12 January 1991 |
| 6 | Javokhir Sindarov |
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08 December 2005 |
Points system edit
Teams earn gamepoints (GP) and matchpoints (MP) according to their performance.[3]
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
- ^ https://indianexpress.com/article/chess/global-chess-league-triveni-continental-kings-survive-dramatic-sudden-death-blitz-tiebreak-to-emerge-champions-8698167/
- ^ a b c d e f g "What is Global Chess League - Teams, format, schedule and players". Retrieved 2023-06-27.
- ^ a b "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.
External link edit
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