Global Chess League 2024
| Global Chess League 2024 | |
|---|---|
| Association | FIDE |
| League | Global Chess League |
| Sport | Chess |
| Defending champions | Triveni Continental Kings (2023) |
| Hosts | London |
| Duration | October 3–14, 2024 |
| Number of teams | 6 |
| Season MVP | Nihal Sarin |
| Finals | |
| Champions | Triveni Continental Kings |
| Runners-up | PBG Alaskan Knights |
| Final MVP | Alexandra Kosteniuk |
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]
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 controversially named Player of the Season.[3]
Group stage
[edit]| 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
[edit]| 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 | 5½ |
| 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 | 6½ |
| 4 |  Hou Yifan
|
2535 | 1 | ½ | 1 | ½ | 0 | 1 | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | 6½ |
| 5 |  Kateryna Lagno
|
2463 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3½ |
| 6 |  Daniel Dardha
|
2555 | ½ | 0 | 1 | 1 | ½ | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 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 | 3½ |
| 4 | Koneru Humpy
|
2453 | 0 | 1 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | 1 | ½ | 0 | 4½ |
| 5 | Harika Dronavalli
|
2414 | 1 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 0 | 1 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 5½ |
| 6 | Raunak Sadhwani
|
2583 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | ½ | 5½ |
| 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 |
| 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 | 6½ |
| 4 | Tan Zhongyi
|
2515 | ½ | 1 | ½ | 1 | 1 | 0 | ½ | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5½ |
| 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 |
| 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 | 5½ |
| 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 | 2½ |
| 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 | 5½ |
| 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 | 6½ |
| 2 | Wei Yi
|
2782 | 0 | 1 | ½ | 1 | 1 | 0 | ½ | 0 | 0 | ½ | 4½ |
| 3 | Teimour Radjabov
|
2677 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | ½ | 4½ |
| 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
[edit]- ^ Sportstar, Team (2024-10-02). "Global Chess League 2024: Indians in action, preview, teams, format, scoring system, timings". Sportstar. Retrieved 2024-10-07.
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.
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