Global Chess League 2024: All you need to know about GCL and where to watch in India
Players including Magnus Carlsen, Hikaru Nakamura, Viswanathan Anand, Hou Yifan, and Vaishali Rameshbabu will all be seen in action.
Updated : October 01, 2024 06:16 PM ISTPlayers including Magnus Carlsen, Hikaru Nakamura, Viswanathan Anand, Hou Yifan, and Vaishali Rameshbabu will all be seen in action.
Global Chess League 2024
The Tech Mahindra Global Chess League 2024, which features elite players including Magnus Carlsen, Hikaru Nakamura, Viswanathan Anand, Hou Yifan, and Vaishali Rameshbabu, is scheduled to have its second season in London from October 3–11. The competition, which is being held in association with the International Chess Federation (FIDE), will be broadcast live on Chess.com.
JioCinema will offer more viewing choices on its website and app. The opening ceremony will take place on October 2, with the first round starting on October 3 at 13:15 London time (8:15 AM ET / 14:15 CEST / 5:45 PM IST).
Chess fans!
— Tech Mahindra Global Chess League (@GCLlive) June 27, 2024
London is Calling. See you soon in season 2.#TechMGCL #TheNextMove pic.twitter.com/n5Re5bfkcQ
Teams and Format: The six participating teams are:
American Gambits: Owned by Prachura PP, Venkat K. Narayana, and cricketer Ravichandran Ashwin
Alpine SG Pipers: Owned by APL Apollo's SG Sports
Ganges Grandmasters: Owned by Insurekot Sports
upGrad Mumba Masters: Owned by Ronnie Screwvala’s Unilazer Ventures
PBG Alaskan Knights: Owned by Punit Balan Group
Triveni Continental Kings: Owned by Triveni Sports Private Limited
— Tech Mahindra Global Chess League (@GCLlive) September 29, 2024
Each team must include at least two women and one player born in 2003 or later. Teams will follow a fixed board order, consisting of:
Icon player (highest-rated):
Male player
Male player
Female player
Female player
Young player (21 years or younger)
The competition begins with a double round-robin format, where each team plays all others twice, once with white and once with black pieces. The time control for each game is 20 minutes with no increment.
Points System:
Win with black: 4 game points
Win with white: 3 game points
Draw: 1 game point
Loss: 0 points
In terms of match points:
Team victory: 3 match points
Tie: 1 match point
Loss: 0 match points
The two teams with the most match points advance to the final, which will be played over two matches. In the event of a tie, blitz playoffs will decide the winner.