The Global Chess League 2023, known for sponsorship reasons as the

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Global Chess League 2023, was the inaugural season of the annual over-the-board

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league organized by

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. It took place in

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from June 21 to July 2, 2023. It was a joint venture organized by

and

. 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 after Jonas Buhl Bjerre beat Javokhir Sindarov in the fourth tie-break game, the first three being drawn. The second season took place in

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from October 3 to October 14, 2024.

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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