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.
It featured six teams of six players each, and involved ten round-robin matches, followed by a final match between the top two teams. The event came down to a round of individual tie-breaks drawn by playing card. Triveni Continental Kings won the event final after Jonas Buhl Bjerre beat Javokhir Sindarov of UpGrad Mumba Masters in the fourth tie-break game, the first three being drawn.
The second season took place in London from October 3 to October 14, 2024.
Franchises +SG Alpine Warriors#Player nameCountryDate of birth1Magnus Carlsen30 November 19902Gukesh Dommaraju29 May 20063Arjun Erigaisi03 September 20034Irina Krush24 December 19835Elisabeth Paehtz08 January 19856Praggnanandhaa Rameshbabu10 August 2005
+Balan Alaskan Knights #Player nameCountryDate of birth1Ian Nepomniachtchi14 July 19902Nodirbek Abdusattorov18 September 20043Teimour Radjabov12 March 19874Tan Zhongyi29 May 19915Nino Batsiashvili01 January 19876Raunak Sadhwani22 December 2005
+Chingari Gulf Titans #Player nameCountryDate of birth1Jan-Krzysztof Duda26 April 19982Shakhriyar Mamedyarov12 April 19853Daniil Dubov18 April 19964Alexandra Kosteniuk23 April 19845Polina Shuvalova12 March 20016Nihal Sarin13 July 2004
+Ganges Grandmasters#Player nameCountryDate of birth1Viswanathan Anand11 December 19692Richard Rapport25 March 19963Leinier Dominguez Perez23 September 19834Hou Yifan27 February 19945Bella Khotenashvili01 June 19886Andrey Esipenko22 March 2002
+Triveni Continental Kings#Player nameCountryDate of birth1Levon Aronian06 October 19822Yu Yangyi08 June 19943Wei Yi02 June 19994Kateryna Lagno27 December 19895Nana Dzagnidze01 January 19876Jonas Buhl Bjerre26 June 20047Sara Khadem10 March 1997
+UpGrad Mumba Masters#Player nameCountryDate of birth1Maxime Vachier-Lagrave21 October 19902Alexander Grischuk31 October 19833Vidit Gujrathi24 October 19944Humpy Koneru31 March 19875Harika Dronavalli12 January 19916Javokhir Sindarov08 December 2005
Points system Teams earn gamepoints (GP) and matchpoints (MP) according to their performance.
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
External links Official site