Global Chess League 2024

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 October 14, 2024.[1][2]

Global Chess League 2024
AssociationFIDE
LeagueGlobal Chess League
SportChess
Defending championsTriveni Continental Kings (2023)
HostsLondon
DurationOctober 3–14, 2024
Number of teams6
Season MVPNihal Sarin
Finals
ChampionsTriveni Continental Kings
  Runners-upPBG Alaskan Knights
Final MVPAlexandra Kosteniuk
Seasons
← 2023

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.[3]

Group stage

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Rank Team MP GP Qualification
1 PBG Alaskan Knights 24 114 Advance to Final match
2 Triveni Continental Kings 18 99 Advance to Final match
3 Alpine SG Pipers 18 88
4 American Gambits 12 73
5 upGrad Mumba Masters 9 74
6 Ganges Grandmasters 9 69

Franchises

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Alpine SG Pipers
Board Player Rating Results
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Score
1   Magnus Carlsen 2834 ½ 0 ½ ½ 1 ½ 0 ½ 1 1
2   R Praggnanandhaa 2668 ½ 0 ½ ½ 0 ½ 1 1 ½ ½ 5
3   Richárd Rapport 2695 1 1 ½ 1 ½ ½ 0 ½ 1 ½
4   Hou Yifan 2535 1 ½ 1 ½ 0 1 ½ ½ 1 ½
5   Kateryna Lagno 2463 0 0 0 ½ ½ 1 ½ 0 1 0
6   Daniel Dardha 2555 ½ 0 1 1 ½ 0 0 1 0 0 4
upGrad Mumba Masters
Board Player Rating Results
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Score
1   Maxime Vachier-Lagrave 2755 ½ 1 ½ ½ 0 0 1 1 0 ½ 5
2   Vidit Gujrathi 2674 0 ½ ½ ½ 0 1 0 0 0 ½ 3
3   Peter Svidler 2709 ½ 0 ½ 0 ½ ½ 1 0 ½ 0
4   Koneru Humpy 2453 0 1 ½ ½ ½ 0 ½ 1 ½ 0
5   Harika Dronavalli 2414 1 ½ ½ ½ 0 1 ½ ½ ½ ½
6   Raunak Sadhwani 2583 0 1 0 0 ½ ½ 1 1 1 ½
American Gambits
Board Player Rating Results
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Score
1   Hikaru Nakamura 2744 ½ ½ ½ 0 1 ½ 1 ½ 1 ½ 6
2   Jan-Krzysztof Duda 2745 1 ½ ½ 0 ½ ½ ½ 0 1 ½ 5
3   Yu Yangyi 2711 ½ 0 ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ 0 4
4   IM Bibisara Assaubayeva 2439 1 0 0 0 ½ ½ 1 ½ ½ 1 5
5   Elisabeth Pähtz 2409 0 0 1 ½ 1 0 1 1 ½ 0 5
6   Jonas Buhl Bjerre 2545 1 0 0 ½ ½ 0 0 0 0 0 2
PBG Alaskan Knights
Results
Board Player Rating 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Score
1   Anish Giri 2662 ½ ½ ½ ½ 0 ½ 1 0 1 ½ 5
2   Nodirbek Abdusattorov 2722 1 ½ ½ ½ 1 ½ ½ 1 1 ½ 7
3   Shakhriyar Mamedyarov 2691 1 1 ½ 1 ½ ½ 0 1 0 1
4   Tan Zhongyi 2515 ½ 1 ½ 1 1 0 ½ 0 1 0
5   IM Alina Kashlinskaya 2362 ½ 1 ½ 1 ½ 0 1 ½ 1 1 7
6   Nihal Sarin 2671 1 1 1 ½ ½ 1 1 0 0 1 7
Ganges Grandmasters
Board Player Rating Results
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Score
1   Viswanathan Anand 2749 ½ 0 0 ½ 0 ½ 0 0 0 ½ 2
2   Arjun Erigaisi 2698 ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ 1 ½ ½
3   Parham Maghsoodloo 2665 0 1 1 0 ½ ½ 1 0 0 1 5
4   Vaishali Rameshbabu 2380 0 0 0 0 ½ ½ ½ 0 0 1
5   IM Nurgyul Salimova 2320 1 ½ 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 ½ 5
6   Volodar Murzin 2580 ½ 0 ½ ½ ½ 1 0 1 1 ½
Triveni Continental Kings
Board Player Rating Results
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Score
1   Alireza Firouzja 2742 ½ 1 1 1 1 1 0 1 0 0
2   Wei Yi 2782 0 1 ½ 1 1 0 ½ 0 0 ½
3   Teimour Radjabov 2677 0 0 0 ½ ½ ½ ½ 1 1 ½
4   Alexandra Kosteniuk 2491 ½ ½ 1 1 ½ 1 0 1 0 ½ 6
5   Valentina Gunina 2389 ½ 1 0 ½ 1 0 0 0 0 1 4
6   Javokhir Sindarov 2654 0 1 ½ ½ ½ ½ 1 0 1 1 6

References

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  1. ^ Sportstar, Team (2024-10-02). "Global Chess League 2024: Indians in action, preview, teams, format, scoring system, timings". Sportstar. Retrieved 2024-10-07.
  2. ^ Menon, Anirudh (2024-10-02). "Carlsen, Anand, Arjun, Giri and co. promise to make Global Chess League season 2 unmissable". ESPN. Retrieved 2024-10-07.
  3. ^ Ahmed, Shahid (2024-10-12). "Triveni Continental Kings clinches Tech Mahindra Global Chess League for the second consecutive year". ChessBase India. Retrieved 2024-10-13.