Global Chess League - Live!

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10/12/2024 – The Global Chess League returns for its second edition, bringing top players from around the world to London from 3-12 October. The tournament features six teams, each made up of male and female stars, including Magnus Carlsen, Viswanathan Anand and Hou Yifan. The competition follows a double round-robin format, leading to a final showdown between the top two teams. | Follow the action live starting at 15.30 CEST (9.30 ET, 19.00 IST)

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The second edition of the Global Chess League, a franchise team tournament organised by Tech Mahindra Global in collaboration with the International Chess Federation (FIDE), is taking place on 3-12 October at Friends House in London.

The event sees six teams competing in a double round-robin format, followed by a final match between the top two teams to determine the champion.

A unique scoring system has been introduced for the innovative Global Chess League. Teams will earn 3 match points for a win, 1 match point for a draw, and 0 for a loss. However, the game points system within each match is even more distinctive. Players winning with black will earn 4 game points, while those winning with white will receive 3 game points. Draws are worth 1 game point each.

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Team composition

Alpine SG Pipers Ganges Grandmasters upGrad Mumba Masters
Magnus Carlsen Viswanathan Anand Maxime Vachier-Lagrave
Praggnanandhaa R Arjun Erigaisi Vidit Gujrathi
Richard Rapport Parham Maghsoodloo Peter Svidler
Hou Yifan Vaishali Rameshbabu Humpy Koneru
Kateryna Lagno Nurgyul Salimova Harika Dronavalli
Daniel Dardha Volodar Murzin Raunak Sadhwani
PBG Alaskan Knights Triveni Continental Kings American Gambits
Anish Giri Alireza Firouzja Hikaru Nakamura
Nodirbek Abdusattorov Wei Yi Jan-Krzysztof Duda
Shakhriyar Mamedyarov Teimour Radjabov Yu Yangyi
Tan Zhongyi Alexandra Kosteniuk Bibisara Assaubayeva
Alina Kashlinskaya Valentina Gunina Elisabeth Paehtz
Nihal Sarin Javokhir Sindarov Jonas Buhl Bjerre

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10/3/2024 – The Global Chess League returns for its second edition, bringing top players from around the world to London from 3-12 October. Organised by Tech Mahindra Global and FIDE, the team-based tournament features six teams, each made up of male and female stars, including Magnus Carlsen, Viswanathan Anand and Hou Yifan. With a US$ 1 million prize fund at stake, the competition will follow a double round-robin format, leading to a final showdown between the top two teams. An innovative scoring system and fast-paced time control promise an action-packed event.
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‘New ideas in the Najdorf – a Power Play 18 Update’ aims to complement Daniel King’s popular DVD from last year ‘The Sicilian Najdorf - a repertoire for Black’. Such a dynamic and popular opening as the Najdorf is developing the whole time. On this download, Daniel King updates lines that were included on his DVD but also responds to viewers’ requests, considering lines that he omitted from his original repertoire. The lines examined on this update are: • 1 e4 c5 2 Nf3 d6 3 d4 cxd4 4 Nxd4 Nf6 5 Nc3 a6 6 h3 e5 7 Nde2 • 5….a6 6 Bc4 in combination with the English Attack (Be3, f3 etc) • 5…a6 6 Be3 and the …a5 variation • 5…a6 6 Be2 and 9 Re1 • 5 f3 (instead of 5 Nc3) It isn’t necessary to have seen the original Najdorf DVD to understand the lines examined here – but it would help as they form part of a complete repertoire.