The Tech Mahindra Global Chess League 2023 is a 6-team double round-robin tournament held from the 22nd of June to the 2nd of July in Dubai. The total prize pool is $1,000,000.

Format

The teams consist of six players. Each team has one icon (board 1), two male players (boards 2 and 3), two female players (boards 4 and 5), and a junior (board 6). See the team lists for full rosters. They compete on six boards against another team simultaneously. All players from the same team will play with the same colour in a match. There are 5 days consisting of 2 matches, and 5 days consisting of 4 matches.

Game and Match Points

The Game Points (GP) are awarded in the following way: a win with black pieces is worth of 4 GP, a win with white pieces is worth of 3 GP, a draw is worth of 1 GP, and a loss is worth of 0 GP. The Match Points (MP) are awarded in the following way: 3 MP to the team that scores more GP than their opponent, 1 MP to the team that scores the same GP as their opponent, and 0 MP to the team that scores fewer GP than their opponent. The two teams with the most MP qualify to the Final (the first three tie-breaks are GP, Direct Encounter, and Extended Sonneborn-Berger). The Final is a best-of-2 match. If tied, a blitz playoff shall take place.

Time control

The time control is 15 minutes with a 10-second increment beginning from move one. The players cannot draw a game by agreement before 30 moves each have been made.

“Global Chess League is a truly unique tournament. The scoring system and the schedule has been designed in a manner that gives the fans an exciting experience and keeps them glued to their screens. We are looking forward to 10 days of exciting matches in Dubai.” – Arkady Dvorkovich, the FIDE President.