The second season will see the debut of a new team, American Gambits, owned by business leaders Prachura PP, Venkat K Narayana, and Indian cricketer and chess enthusiast Ravichandran Ashwin.
The six franchises competing in the second season include Alpine SG Pipers (SG Sports led by APL Apollo), Ganges Grandmasters (Insurekot Sports), Mumba Masters (Unilazer Ventures), PBG Alaskan Knights (Punit Balan Group) and the season champions inaugural Triveni. Continental Kings (Triveni Engineering & Industries Limited).
Players will compete in a unique joint team format consisting of six players, including two top chess players and one prodigy player per team. To increase excitement and anticipation among fans, this innovative format will air on major OTT and streaming platforms around the world.
In the tournament, each team will play a total of 10 matches in a double round-robin format, with the winner of each match decided by a best-of-six board scoring system. Each team will play ten games with black and white pieces.
Teams will play five matches, with the six players from each team initially playing with white or black pieces against their opponents, followed by a reverse round in which the entire team will play five matches with reverse-colored pieces against the same opponent.
The winning team of each match will be determined by adding points from wins and draws in the six matches played in the match. The top two teams will advance to the final round.
"We are delighted to welcome the teams for the second season of the Global Chess League. We have found the right partners to strengthen the league's global reach and look forward to bringing an exciting season of chess to fans around the world. teams made the first season a huge success and we believe their impact and popularity will continue to expand in the world of chess," said Sameer Pathak, CEO of the Global Chess League.
The six franchises competing in the second season include Alpine SG Pipers (SG Sports led by APL Apollo), Ganges Grandmasters (Insurekot Sports), Mumba Masters (Unilazer Ventures), PBG Alaskan Knights (Punit Balan Group) and the season champions inaugural Triveni. Continental Kings (Triveni Engineering & Industries Limited).
Players will compete in a unique joint team format consisting of six players, including two top chess players and one prodigy player per team. To increase excitement and anticipation among fans, this innovative format will air on major OTT and streaming platforms around the world.
In the tournament, each team will play a total of 10 matches in a double round-robin format, with the winner of each match decided by a best-of-six board scoring system. Each team will play ten games with black and white pieces.
Teams will play five matches, with the six players from each team initially playing with white or black pieces against their opponents, followed by a reverse round in which the entire team will play five matches with reverse-colored pieces against the same opponent.
The winning team of each match will be determined by adding points from wins and draws in the six matches played in the match. The top two teams will advance to the final round.
"We are delighted to welcome the teams for the second season of the Global Chess League. We have found the right partners to strengthen the league's global reach and look forward to bringing an exciting season of chess to fans around the world. teams made the first season a huge success and we believe their impact and popularity will continue to expand in the world of chess," said Sameer Pathak, CEO of the Global Chess League.
