The Global Chess League (also known as

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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

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. Teams have six players each. 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. 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.

Franchises

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 link

Official site
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