Global Chess League 2024 Explained

Global Chess League 2024
Association:	FIDE
League:	Global Chess League
Sport:	Chess
Defending Champs:	Triveni Continental Kings
Prevseason Year:	2023
Hosts:	London
Duration:	October 3–14, 2024
No Of Teams:	6
Mvp:	Nihal Sarin
Finals:	Finals
Finals Champ:	Triveni Continental Kings
Finals Runner-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.^[3]

Group stage

!Rank!Team!!!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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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

Notes and References

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