chessbase india logo

Tech Mahindra Global Chess League 2024 teams and squads unveiled

by Shahid Ahmed - 02/10/2024

Tech Mahindra Global Chess League starts tomorrow in London, England. It will be a six-team double round-robin event. Six members will play in each team comprising an icon, two male, two female and one prodigy (Under-21) in each round. Vishy Anand, Magnus Carlsen, Hikaru Nakamura, Alireza Firouzja, Maxime Vachier-Lagrave and Anish Giri are the 'Icons' who will take part in this event. There will be various 'Superstars' and six 'Prodigies' who will also be part of the second edition. Triveni Continental Kings are the defending champions. The remaining five teams are - Alpine SG Pipers, PBG Alaskan Knights, American Gambits, Upgrad Mumba Masters and Ganges Grandmasters. The Indians apart from Anand taking part in this event are - Arjun Erigaisi, R Praggnanandhaa, Vidit Gujrathi, Nihal Sarin, Raunak Sadhwani, Koneru Humpy, Harika Dronavalli and R Vaishali. First match will take place on Thursday 3rd October 2024. Which team do you think will win? Photo: Official site

Tech Mahindra Global Chess League starts tomorrow

The 10-day Tech Mahindra Global Chess League starts on 3rd October 2024, and will conclude on 12th.

All 36 participants of Tech Mahindra Global Chess League | Photo: Official site
Welcome dinner for players at the Global Chess League in London | Video: ChessBase India

Teams

The six teams who will duke it out in the inaugural edition of Tech Mahindra Global Chess League are - Triveni Continental Kings, Alpine SG Pipers, Ganges Grandmasters, PBG Alaskan Knights, American Knights and Upgrad Mumba Masters.

Tech Mahindra Global Chess League teams | Source: Official site

Icons

There will be six icons in six different teams. They are - Vishy Anand (Ganges Grandmasters), Magnus Carlsen (SG Alpine Pipers), Maxime Vachier-Lagrave (Upgrad Mumba Masters), Alireza Firouzja (Triveni Continental Kings), Hikaru Nakamura (American Gambits) and Anish Giri (PBG Alaskan Knights).

The six icons of six different teams | Photos: Official site

Superstars

There are 'Superstars' who will be playing in six franchise teams.

The 'Superstars' who will be seen in action | Photos: Official site

Prodigies

Six players, one for each team are the 'Prodigies'. They are - R Praggnanandhaa, Andrey Esipenko, Nihal Sarin, Javokhir Sindarov, Raunak Sadhwani and Jonas Buhl Bjerre.

The six 'Prodigies' | Photos: Official site

Squads

Check out the squads of all six teams

1. Alpine SG Pipers 2625

SG Alpine Warriors had a name change to Alpine SG Pipers. Magnus Carlsen and R Praggnanandhaa are the only two players who are retained. They are joined by Richard Rapport, Yifan Hou, Kateryna Lagno and Daniel Dardha.

Bo.
Name IRtg FED Fide-No.
1 GM Carlsen Magnus 2834 NOR 1503014
2 GM Praggnanandhaa R 2668 IND 25059530
3 GM Rapport Richard 2695 HUN 738590
4 GM Hou Yifan 2535 CHN 8602980
5 GM Lagno Kateryna 2463 RUS 14109336
6 GM Dardha Daniel 2555 BEL 240990

2. Triveni Continental Kings 2623

GM Wei Yi will be the sole player who will be playing for the same team Triveni Continental Kings. The remaining five will make their debut for the defending champions, TCK.

Bo.
Name IRtg FED Fide-No.
1 GM Firouzja Alireza 2742 FRA 12573981
2 GM Wei Yi 2782 CHN 8603405
3 GM Radjabov Teimour 2677 AZE 13400924
4 GM Kosteniuk Alexandra 2491 SUI 4128125
5 GM Gunina Valentina 2389 FID 4167570
6 GM Sindarov Javokhir 2654 UZB 14205483

3. PBG Alaskan Knights 2604

World Rapid 2019 champion Nodirbek Abdusattorov and World Rapid Women 2022 champion, Zhongyi Tan were retained by PBG Alaskan Knights. They will be joined by Anish Giri, Shakhriyar Mamedyarov, IM Alina Kashlinskaya and Nihal Sarin. More than 66% of the players are very good in faster time controls. They could very well be the dark horse. 

Bo.
Name IRtg FED Fide-No.
1 GM Giri Anish 2662 NED 24116068
2 GM Abdusattorov Nodirbek 2722 UZB 14204118
3 GM Mamedyarov Shakhriyar 2691 AZE 13401319
4 GM Tan Zhongyi 2515 CHN 8603642
5 IM Kashlinskaya Alina 2362 POL 4198026
6 GM Nihal Sarin 2671 IND 25092340

4. American Gambits 2599

American Gambits is a new team in the league which is replacing last year's Chingari Gulf Titans. The 'Speed King', GM Hikaru Nakamura will be the 'Icon' of the team. FIDE World Cup 2021 winner - Jan-Krzysztof Duda, Yangyi Yu, two-time consecutive World Blitz Women's champion, IM Bibisara Assaubayeva, GM Elisabeth Paehtz and last year's MVP of the final - GM Jonas Buhl Bjerre will be seen in action.

Bo.
Name IRtg FED Fide-No.
1 GM Nakamura Hikaru 2744 USA 2016192
2 GM Duda Jan-Krzysztof 2745 POL 1170546
3 GM Yu Yangyi 2711 CHN 8603820
4 IM Assaubayeva Bibisara 2439 KAZ 13708694
5 GM Paehtz Elisabeth 2409 GER 4641833
6 GM Bjerre Jonas Buhl 2545 DEN 1444948

5. Upgrad Mumba Masters 2598

Four players - Maxime Vachier-Lagrave, Vidit Gujrathi, Koneru Humpy and Harika Dronavalli were retained by Upgrad Mumba masters. Peter Svidler and Raunak Sadhwani will be joining them.

Bo.
Name IRtg FED Fide-No.
1 GM Vachier-Lagrave Maxime 2755 FRA 623539
2 GM Vidit Santosh Gujrathi 2674 IND 5029465
3 GM Svidler Peter 2709 FID 4102142
4 GM Koneru Humpy 2453 IND 5008123
5 GM Dronavalli Harika 2414 IND 5015197
6 GM Sadhwani Raunak 2583 IND 35093487

6. Ganges Grandmasters 2565

Ganges Grandmasters retained only Vishy Anand. Players who are joining the team this year are - GM Arjun Erigaisi, GM Parham Maghsoodloo, GM R Vaishali, IM Nurgyul Salimova and GM Volodar Murzin.

Bo.
Name IRtg FED Fide-No.
1 GM Anand Viswanathan 2749 IND 5000017
2 GM Erigaisi Arjun 2698 IND 35009192
3 GM Maghsoodloo Parham 2665 IRI 12539929
4 GM Vaishali Rameshbabu 2380 IND 5091756
5 IM Salimova Nurgyul 2320 BUL 2915138
6 GM Murzin Volodar 2580 FID 44155573

Format

It will be a double round-robin tournament between six teams. An icon will play on board no.1, two male players on board no.2 and 3, two female players on board no.4 and 5, and one player born in 2003 or later will play on board no.6. Unlike a regular team event, all players of a particular team will play with the same color which the team gets. Teams will also play in a fixed board order which cannot be changed after the draw of lots. The time control will be 20 minutes with no increment. Instead of simultaneous start of all six games, it will be staggered start - two games will start after the interval of every two minutes. League reserves the right to alter the interval upon giving 24 hour notice. For more details, check out the regulations link at the end of this article.

Scoring and format summary | Photo: Tech Mahindra Global Chess League

Schedule

The matches will take place from 3rd to 12th October. Only from Friday 4th to Sunday 6th October, there are four matches. The remaining days from 3rd to 11th October will have three matches per day. On last day, Saturday 12th October, the Final will witness two matches. Check out the match schedule on the image below:

Prize

Each player of the winning team - US$ 7500

Manager of the winning team - US$ 5000

Video Gallery

When Vishy Anand came to Mumbai! | Global Chess League Media meet-and-greet | Video: ChessBase India
Vishy Anand and Pravin Thipsay on Global Chess League and Double Olympiad Gold! | Video: ChessBase India
Kasparov Or Magnus? Whom Did Anish Choose? | Video: ChessBase India

Buy Tickets

Links

Tournament Regulations

Tech Mahindra Global Chess League: Official site, facebook, twitter, instagram, youtube and linkedin

Tech Mahindra: Official site, facebook, twitteryoutube and linkedin


Related news:
Triveni Continental Kings clinches Tech Mahindra Global Chess League for the second consecutive year

@ 12/10/2024 by Shahid Ahmed (en)
Javokhir Sindarov powers Triveni Continental Kings to Tech Mahindra GCL Finals

@ 11/10/2024 by Shahid Ahmed (en)
अलसकन नाइट्स ग्लोबल चैस लीग के फाइनल में

@ 11/10/2024 by Niklesh Jain (hi)
Tech Mahindra GCL Day 8: Tenacious Giri outplays Firouzja, PBG Alaskan Knights secure their place in Finals

@ 10/10/2024 by Shahid Ahmed (en)
Tech Mahindra GCL Day 7: It's a three-way race between Alaskan Knights, Continental Kings and SG Pipers

@ 09/10/2024 by Shahid Ahmed (en)
Tech Mahindra GCL Day 6: Hikaru ends Firouzja's unbeaten streak, Carlsen blunders against MVL

@ 08/10/2024 by Shahid Ahmed (en)
Tech Mahindra GCL Day 5: Alpine SG Pipers ends PBG Alaskan Knights' unbeaten streak

@ 07/10/2024 by Shahid Ahmed (en)
Tech Mahindra GCL Day 4: Carlsen and Nakamura battle a thriller, Balan Alaskan Knights maintain their sole lead

@ 06/10/2024 by Shahid Ahmed (en)
ग्लोबल चैस लीग 2024 : अलसकन नाइट्स की चौंथी जीत , आनंद की गैंगेज ग्रांड मास्टर्स नें भी खोला खाता

@ 06/10/2024 by Niklesh Jain (hi)
Tech Mahindra GCL Day 3: Firouzja outplays Nakamura and Anand, Triveni Continental Kings move up

@ 05/10/2024 by Shahid Ahmed (en)
ग्लोबल चैस लीग 2024 : पीबीजी अलसकन नाइट्स नें लगाई जीत की हैट्रिक

@ 05/10/2024 by Niklesh Jain (hi)
Tech Mahindra GCL Day 2: Nihal Sarin shines, ensures Alaskan Knights' hat-trick, Firouzja flags Magnus

@ 04/10/2024 by Shahid Ahmed (en)
Tech Mahindra GCL Day 1: PBG Alaskan Knights squash the defending champions, Triveni Continental Kings

@ 03/10/2024 by Shahid Ahmed (en)
Tech Mahindra Global Chess League 2024 starts with a grand opening ceremony

@ 03/10/2024 by Shahid Ahmed (en)
टेक महिंद्रा ग्लोबल चैस लीग 2024: आनंद , अर्जुन समेत 9 भारतीय खेलेंगे , 3 अक्टूबर से होंगे मुक़ाबले

@ 15/08/2024 by Niklesh Jain (hi)
Tech Mahindra Global Chess League to host its second edition in London

@ 27/06/2024 by ChessBase India (en)

Contact Us