The Global Chess League 2024, known for sponsorship reasons as the Tech Mahindra Global Chess League 2024, was the second season of the annual over-the-board rapid chess league organized by FIDE. It was held in London from October 3 to 14, 2024. 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. Triveni Continental Kings, the defending champions, led by Alireza Firouzja, retained their title after beating Anish Giri's PBG Alaskan Knights in the final. Alexandra Kosteniuk was named Player of the Final for winning both her games in the final. Nihal Sarin was named Male Player of the Season. Alina Kashlinskaya was named Female Player of the Season.
Group stage +RankTeamQualification1PBG Alaskan Knights24114Advance to Final match2Triveni Continental Kings1899Advance to Final match3Alpine SG Pipers18884American Gambits12735upGrad Mumba Masters9746Ganges Grandmasters969
Franchises +Alpine SG PipersBoardPlayerRatingResults12345678910Score1 Magnus Carlsen2834½0½½1½0½115½2 R Praggnanandhaa2668½0½½0½11½½53 Richárd Rapport269511½1½½0½1½6½4 Hou Yifan25351½1½01½½1½6½5 Kateryna Lagno2463000½½1½0103½6 Daniel Dardha2555½011½001004 +upGrad Mumba MastersBoardPlayerRatingResults12345678910Score1 Maxime Vachier-Lagrave2755½1½½00110½52 Vidit Gujrathi26740½½½01000½33 Peter Svidler2709½0½0½½10½03½4 Koneru Humpy245301½½½0½1½04½5 Harika Dronavalli24141½½½01½½½½5½6 Raunak Sadhwani25830100½½111½5½ +American GambitsBoardPlayerRatingResults12345678910Score1 Hikaru Nakamura2744½½½01½1½1½62 Jan-Krzysztof Duda27451½½0½½½01½53 Yu Yangyi2711½0½½½½½½½044 IM Bibisara Assaubayeva24391000½½1½½155 Elisabeth Pähtz2409001½1011½056 Jonas Buhl Bjerre2545100½½000002 +PBG Alaskan KnightsResultsBoardPlayerRating12345678910Score1 Anish Giri2662½½½½0½101½52 Nodirbek Abdusattorov27221½½½1½½11½73 Shakhriyar Mamedyarov269111½1½½01016½4 Tan Zhongyi2515½1½110½0105½5 IM Alina Kashlinskaya2362½1½1½01½1176 Nihal Sarin2671111½½110017 +Ganges GrandmastersBoardPlayerRatingResults12345678910Score1 Viswanathan Anand2749½00½0½000½22 Arjun Erigaisi2698½½½½½½½1½½5½3 Parham Maghsoodloo26650110½½100154 Vaishali Rameshbabu23800000½½½0012½5 IM Nurgyul Salimova23201½1001010½56 Volodar Murzin2580½0½½½1011½5½ +Triveni Continental KingsBoardPlayerRatingResults12345678910Score1 Alireza Firouzja2742½1111101006½2 Wei Yi278201½110½00½4½3 Teimour Radjabov2677000½½½½11½4½4 Alexandra Kosteniuk2491½½11½1010½65 Valentina Gunina2389½10½10000146 Javokhir Sindarov265401½½½½10116
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