Global Chess League

The Global Chess League (also known as Tech Mahindra 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 Tech Mahindra and FIDE. 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.

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.

External link

 * Official site