Global Chess League 2024

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
Seasons
	← 2023

Last updated December 11, 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]

Group stage


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

**Alpine SG Pipers**
Board	Player	Rating	Results
Board	Player	Rating	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

**upGrad Mumba Masters**
Board	Player	Rating	Results
Board	Player	Rating	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

**American Gambits**
Board	Player	Rating	Results
Board	Player	Rating	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	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

**Ganges Grandmasters**
Board	Player	Rating	Results
Board	Player	Rating	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

**Triveni Continental Kings**
Board	Player	Rating	Results
Board	Player	Rating	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

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References

↑ 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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[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.

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Global Chess League 2024

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Group stage

Franchises

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