<h5>What is the Global Chess League?</h5><p>The Global Chess League (GCL) is a brand-new chess tournament jointly organised by the International Chess Federation (FIDE) and Tech Mahindra. The first season of GCL was held in Dubai between 21st June and 2nd July 2023. It featured six teams with six players each. Every team has a mix of grandmasters from different countries, similar to IPL teams.</p><p>Ganges Grandmasters, SG Alpine Warriors, Balan Alaskan Knights, Chingari Gulf Titans, upGrad Mumba Masters, and Triveni Continental Kings are the six teams competing this season. Even though the league is global in nature, all the teams have Indian sponsors. This year’s trophy was lifted by the Triveni Continental Kings.</p><div class="raw-html-embed"><figure> <video width="100%" controls=""> <source src="https://firebasestorage.googleapis.com/v0/b/newsahoot.appspot.com/o/dubai-hosts-the-first-global-chess-league%2Fchess-global-league.mp4?alt=media&amp;token=ed7daf31-40d3-4422-aa77-d2f82119339d" type="video/mp4"> </video> <figcaption>A video of GCL. Video by Tech Mahindra Global Chess League.</figcaption> </figure></div><h5>What do we know about Chess?</h5><p>Chess is a two-player strategy game that’s played on a square board with black and white pieces. The main objective of each player is to checkmate the opponent's king while saving their own.</p><figure class="image"><img src="https://firebasestorage.googleapis.com/v0/b/newsahoot.appspot.com/o/dubai-hosts-the-first-global-chess-league%2Fchess-board.jpeg?alt=media&amp;token=9573c98a-3c72-4017-a0cd-25a31b928252"><figcaption>The image of a chess board. Photo by Wikimedia Commons.</figcaption></figure><p>Chess originated from an ancient Indian game called ‘chaturanga’ in the 600s CE (Common Era). Its modern form developed during the 16th century. In the 19th century, standardised chess boards and chess clocks were introduced. Before the invention of chess clocks, games could last for as long as 14 hours.</p><p>The International Chess Federation (FIDE), founded in 1924, is the main governing body of the game. FIDE's founding day, July 20, is celebrated as International Chess Day. The organisation holds the prestigious World Chess Championship and the Chess Olympiad.</p><h5>What happened in the GCL 2023 final?</h5><p>The Global Chess League 2023 final was played between Triveni Continental Kings and upGrad Mumba Masters. Triveni Continental Kings, who were struggling in the first few matches, made an epic comeback and ended up winning the whole tournament, lifting the first-ever GCL trophy.</p><p>The winner in the final match was decided through three stages of tie-breakers. After two rounds of rapid and two rounds of blitz ended in a draw, a series of sudden-death blitz games was played. The champions were decided in the fourth sudden-death game.</p><p>19-year-old Danish Grandmaster Jonas Bjerre bagged this victory for Triveni Continental Kings after beating 17-year-old Uzbek prodigy Javokhir Sindarov in a very tense, very exciting game.</p><figure class="image"><img src="https://firebasestorage.googleapis.com/v0/b/newsahoot.appspot.com/o/dubai-hosts-the-first-global-chess-league%2Fglobal-chess-league-winners.jpeg?alt=media&amp;token=d1b8d2aa-666e-4bfd-8932-80ac2827b553"><figcaption>The winners of the Global Chess League. Photo by Levon Aronian / Twitter.</figcaption></figure><p>Triveni Continental Kings was captained by one of the strongest world Grandmasters, Levon Aronian, while Maxime Vachier-Lagrave (2021 World Blitz Champion) led the other finalist team upGrad Mumba Masters.</p><p>Now, with its first season successfully ended, the Global Chess League is on track to become the “IPL of Chess”. Do you like to play chess? Let us know in the comments below!</p>

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