Global Chess League 2023

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
AssociationFIDE
LeagueGlobal Chess League
SportChess
HostsDubai
DurationJune 21 – July 2, 2024
Number of teams6
Season MVPR Praggnanandhaa
Finals
ChampionsTriveni Continental Kings
  Runners-upupGrad Mumba Masters
Finals MVPJonas Buhl Bjerre
Seasons
Global Chess League
Most recent season or competition:
2024
SportChess
Founded2023
Founder
First season2023
No. of teams6
ConfederationFIDE
Most recent
champion(s)
Triveni Continental Kings
(2024)
Most titlesTriveni Continental Kings (2 titles)
TV partner(s)JioCinema
Streaming partner(s)Stake
Sponsor(s)Tech Mahindra
Tournament formatRound-robin, Knockout
Official websiteOfficial 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

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SG Alpine Warriors
# 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
Balan Alaskan Knights
# 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
Chingari Gulf Titans
# 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
Ganges Grandmasters
# 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
Triveni Continental Kings
# 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
UpGrad Mumba Masters
# 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

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Teams earn gamepoints (GP) and matchpoints (MP) according to their performance.[2]

Gamepoints

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  • 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

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  • 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

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  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ "Global Chess League 2023 | The Week in Chess". theweekinchess.com. Archived from the original on 2023-07-15. Retrieved 2023-07-15.
  4. ^ "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.
  5. ^ "Carlsen, Anand, Arjun, Giri and co. promise to make Global Chess League season 2 unmissable". ESPN. 2 October 2024. Retrieved 5 October 2024.
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