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.
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

#Player nameCountryDate of birth
1Ian Nepomniachtchi

Points system

Teams earn gamepoints and matchpoints 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.