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Global Chess League - Finals

Format

This tournament is a double round-robin between 6 teams of six players each, and the two best teams qualify to final phase. Each team is composed by one "icon" on board 1, two male players on boards 2 and 3, two female players on boards 4 and 5, and one junior on board 6.

Scoring

Each game is scored according to:

  • Win with black: 4 Game Points (GPs)
  • Win with white: 3 GPs
  • Draw: 1 GP
  • Loss: 0 GPs

The match is scored according to:

  • Team that scores most GPs: 3 Match Points (MPs)
  • Team that scores the same as rivals: 1 MPs
  • Team that scores fewer: 0 MPs

After the double round-robin ends, the two teams with most MPs qualify to the final. The final is a best of two match, with a blitz game as tiebreaker.

Time Controls

Rapid 15+10. Players cannot agree to a draw before 30 moves each.

Teams

Triveni Continental Kings (Avg Elo: 2613)

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  1. GM Levon Aronian (USA, 2743)
  2. GM Yangyi Yu (China, 2734)
  3. GM Yi Wei (China, 2716)
  4. GM Kateryna Lagno (Russia, 2494)
  5. GM Nana Dzagnidze (Georgia, 2543)
  6. GM Jonas Buhl Bjerre (Denmark, 2535)

Format

This tournament is a double round-robin between 6 teams of six players each, and the two best teams qualify to final phase. Each team is composed by one "icon" on board 1, two male players on boards 2 and 3, two female players on boards 4 and 5, and one junior on board 6.

Scoring

Each game is scored according to:

  • Win with black: 4 Game Points (GPs)
  • Win with white: 3 GPs
  • Draw: 1 GP
  • Loss: 0 GPs

The match is scored according to:

  • Team that scores most GPs: 3 Match Points (MPs)
  • Team that scores the same as rivals: 1 MPs
  • Team that scores fewer: 0 MPs

After the double round-robin ends, the two teams with most MPs qualify to the final. The final is a best of two match, with a blitz game as tiebreaker.

Time Controls

Rapid 15+10. Players cannot agree to a draw before 30 moves each.

Teams

Triveni Continental Kings (Avg Elo: 2613)

https://globalchessleague.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/TCK-3.jpg https://globalchessleague.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/triveni-continental-1.jpg

  1. GM Levon Aronian (USA, 2743)
  2. GM Yangyi Yu (China, 2734)
  3. GM Yi Wei (China, 2716)
  4. GM Kateryna Lagno (Russia, 2494)
  5. GM Sara Khademalsharieh (Georgia, 2543)
  6. GM Jonas Buhl Bjerre (Denmark, 2535)

UpGrad Mumba Masters (Avg Elo: 2611)

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  1. GM Maxime Vachier-Lagrave (France, 2767)
  2. GM Alexander Grischuk (Russia, 2716)
  3. GM Santosh Gujrathi Vidit (India, 2665)
  4. GM Humpy Koneru (India, 2469)
  5. GM Dronavalli Harika (India, 2450)
  6. GM Javokhir Sindarov (Uzbekistan, 2596)

Today's Schedule

Final Match 1

2nd July 2023, 13:15 UTC

Final Match 2

2nd July 2023, 14:20 UTC

Tiebreaks (if needed)

2nd July 2023, 15:40 UTC

Standings

Team MPs GPs W L D
Triveni Continental Kings 18 79 6 4 0
UpGrad Mumba Masters 16 83 5 4 1
Ganges Grandmasters 15 85 5 5 0
SG Alpine Warriors 15 78 5 5 0
Chingari Gulf Titans 13 80 4 5 1
Balan Alaskan Knights 12 83 4 6 0

Media

jorge - 2.5yr

Triveni Continental Kings are the winners of the Global Chess League!

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jorge - 2.5yr

Tiebreaks

  1. Aronian vs MVL 1/2-1/2
  2. Yu vs Grischuk 1-0
  3. Wei vs Vidit 0-1
  4. Lagno vs Koneru 1/2-1/2
  5. Khademalsharieh vs Harika 0-1
  6. Bjerre vs Sindarov 0-1

Tiebreak 1 score: 5-14

  1. MVL vs Aronian 1-0
  2. Grischuk vs Yu 0-1
  3. Vidit vs Wei 0-1
  4. Knoru vs Lagno 0-1
  5. Harika vs Khademalsharieh 1/2-1/2
  6. Sindarov vs Bjerre 1-0

Tiebreak 2 score: 4-13

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jorge - 2.5yr

Tiebreaks 3

Grischuk vs Yu

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jorge - 2.5yr

Tiebreak 4

Lagno vs Koneru 1/2-1/2

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jorge - 2.5yr

Tiebreak 5

Sindarov vs Bjerre 0-1

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jorge - 2.5yr

Bjerre has been maybe the weakest link for UpGrad, very important moment for him

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ck_ @discuss.tchncs.de - 2.5yr

Probably the bigest win in Jonas' carrer so far. Way better that another round of uncountable Aronian / MvL battles.

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jorge - 2.5yr

Final Match 1

  1. Aronian vs MVL 1-0
  2. Yu vs Grischuk 1/2-1/2
  3. Wei vs Vidit 1-0
  4. Lagno vs Koneru 1/2-1/2
  5. Khademalsharieh vs Harika 1/2-1/2
  6. Bjerre vs Sindarov 0-1

Match score: 9-7

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jorge - 2.5yr

Tiebreaks 2

Khademalsharieh vs Harika 1/2-1/2

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jorge - 2.5yr

They will pick one board to play the final tiebreak

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jorge - 2.5yr

Board number 5: Harika vs Khademalsharieh

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jorge - 2.5yr

If this match ends in a draw, they will pick another board, and so on until there is a decisive result.

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