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World-class chess at WELT – How does superstar Magnus Carlsen start the tournament?
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World-class chess with Magnus Carlsen live at WELT
From June 22 to July 2, WELT will broadcast the Global Chess League. In a new and spectacular league format, six teams each with six world-class players such as Magnus Carlsen and Ding Liren play for the title.
The Global Chess League is a unique new chess league. Six star-studded teams compete against each other in a spectacular format. Can the team around superstar Magnus Carlsen and Germany’s best player Elisabeth Pähtz win the opening game?
The live chess spectacle at WELT is entering the next round. From June 22nd to July 2nd we will broadcast a unique and innovative league format on welt.de. In the Global Chess League, six teams, each with six players, compete for the title. Joining the action are superstars like Magnus Carlsen, reigning World Champion Ding Liren, Ian Nepomniachtchi and some familiar faces from the Armageddon Championship Series. You can find the live streams here in this article and on our website to start with.
“The league will help increase the popularity of the sport of chess while expanding commercial opportunities. This league will witness a common team format for men and women – a first in a professional sport. We look forward to getting to know the teams and new talents,” says Arkady Dvorkovic, President of the International Chess Federation (FIDE).
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What: Global Chess League
The mode
All teams play each other twice. The six players per team play simultaneously in a rapid chess format (15 minutes plus 10 seconds time credit per move). The two best players duel on the first board, two men compete against each other on tables two and three, two women on tables four and five, and the youngsters of both teams on the sixth table.
For each win, the team with the black pieces gets four game points, the team with the white pieces gets three. In case of a draw there is one game point for both teams, in case of a loss zero points.
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The team that has gained more game points in the six duels wins the match and gets three points in the overall table. In the event of a draw, both teams receive a point, the losing team gets nothing. After all regular league games have been played, the two teams with the most points play in the final for the title.
In a unique league format, six teams with world-class players like Magnus Carlsen compete against each other
What: Global Chess League
Die Teams
The teams consist of a total of six players. Each team competes with a chess icon from the top 20 in the world rankings, two women, two men and a player born in 2002 at the earliest.
SG Alpine Warriors
Magnus Carlsen, Dommaraju Gukesh, Arjun Erigaisi, Elisabeth Pähtz, Irina Krush, Rameshbabu Praggnanandha
Ganges Grandmasters
Viswanathan Anand, Richard Rapport, Leinier Dominguez, Hou Yifan, Bella Khotenashvili, Andrey Esipenko
Upgrad Mumba Masters
Maxim Vachier-Lagrave, Gujrathi Vidit, Alexander Grischuk, Humpy Koneru, Harika Dronavalli, Javokhir Sindarov
Triveni Continental Kings
Lewon Aronian, Wei Yi, Yu Yangyi, Kateryna Lagno, Lana Dzagnidze, Jonas Buhl Bjerre
Chingari Gulf Titans
Jan-Krzystof Duda, Shakhriyar Mamedyarov, Daniil Dubov, Alexandra Kosteniuk, Polina Shuvalova, Nihal Sarin
Balan Alaskan Knights
Ian Nepomniachtchi, Teimour Radjabov, Nodirbek Abdusattorov, Tan Zhoneyi, Nino Batsiashvili, Raunak Sadhwani
All games in the video
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Triveni Continental Kings – Upgrad Mumba Masters
The Upgrade Mumba Masters win their first match against the Triveni Continental Kings. After a dramatic turn, Alexander Grischuk scores the decisive victory over Yangyi Yu and lets his team celebrate.
Chingari Gulf Titans – Ganges Grandmasters
The Ganges Grandmasters celebrate a win to open the Global Chess League. Viswanathan Anand wins the iconic duel against Jan-Krzystof Duda and secures the decisive points for his team against the Chingari Gulf Titans.
