Format
This tournament is a double round-robin between 6 teams of six players each, and the two best teams qualify to final phase. Each team is composed by one “icon” on board 1, two male players on boards 2 and 3, two female players on boards 4 and 5, and one junior on board 6.
Scoring
Each game is scored according to:
- Win with black: 4 Game Points (GPs)
- Win with white: 3 GPs
- Draw: 1 GP
- Loss: 0 GPs
The match is scored according to:
- Team that scores most GPs: 3 Match Points (MPs)
- Team that scores the same as rivals: 1 MPs
- Team that scores fewer: 0 MPs
After the double round-robin ends, the two teams with most MPs qualify to the final. The final is a best of two match, with a blitz game as tiebreaker.
Time Controls
Rapid 15+10. Players cannot agree to a draw before 30 moves each.
Teams
Triveni Continental Kings (Avg Elo: 2613)
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- GM Levon Aronian (USA, 2743)
- GM Yangyi Yu (China, 2734)
- GM Yi Wei (China, 2716)
- GM Kateryna Lagno (Russia, 2494)
- GM Nana Dzagnidze (Georgia, 2543)
- GM Jonas Buhl Bjerre (Denmark, 2535)
Chingari Gulf Titans (Avg Elo: 2628)
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- GM Jan-Krzystof Duda (Poland, 2794)
- GM Shahriyar Mamedyarov (Azerbaijan, 2694)
- GM Daniil Dubov (Russia, 2727)
- GM Alexandra Kosteniuk (FIDE, 2524)
- IM Polina Shuvalova (Russia, 2357)
- GM Sarin Nihal (India, 2672)
SG Alpine Warriors (Avg Elo: 2589)
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- GM Magnus Carlsen (Norway, 2829)
- GM Gukesh D (India, 2629)
- GM Arjun Erigasi (India, 2714)
- GM Irina Krush (USA, 2400)
- GM Elisabeth Paehtz (Germany, 2373)
- GM Praggnanandhaa R (India, 2587)
Balan Alaskan Knights (Avg Elo: 2600)
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- GM Ian Nepomniachtchi (Russia, 2760)
- GM Nodirbek Abdusattorov (Uzbekistan, 2703)
- GM Teimour Radjabov (Azerbaijan, 2694)
- GM Zhongyi Tan (China, 2517)
- GM Nino Batsiashvili (Georgia, 2358)
- Raunak Sadhwani (India, 2567)
Ganges Grandmasters (Avg Elo: 2639)
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- GM Viswanathan Anand (India, 2713)
- GM Richard Rapport (Romania, 2761)
- GM Leinier Domínguez Pérez (USA, 2706)
- GM Yifan Hou (China, 2540)
- GM Bela Khotenashvili (Georgia, 2414)
- Andrey Esipenko (FIDE, 2682)
UpGrad Mumba Masters (Avg Elo: 2611)
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- GM Maxime Vachier-Lagrave (France, 2767)
- GM Alexander Grischuk (Russia, 2716)
- GM Santosh Gujrathi Vidit (India, 2665)
- GM Humpy Koneru (India, 2469)
- GM Dronavalli Harika (India, 2450)
- GM Javokhir Sindarov (Uzbekistan, 2596)
Today’s Schedule
Match 7
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24th June 2023, 12:30 UTC
SG Alpine Warriors vs Triveni Continental Kings
Match 8
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24th June 2023, 14:00 UTC
Balan Alaskan Knights vs Ganges Grandmasters
Match 9
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24th June 2023, 15:15 UTC
Chingari Gulf Titans vs UpGrad Mumba Masters
Match 10
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24th June 2023, 16:30 UTC
Triveni Continental Kings vs Balan Alaskan Knights
Standings
Team | MPs | GPs | W | L | D |
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Ganges Grandmasters | 6 | 22 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
Balan Alaskan Knights | 3 | 21 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
SG Alpine Warriors | 3 | 15 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
Triveni Continental Kings | 3 | 15 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
UpGrad Mumba Masters | 3 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
Chingari Gulf Titans | 0 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
Media
Match 8
- Anand vs Nepo 1/2-1/2
- Rapport vs Abdusattorov 1/2-1/2
- Domínguez Pérez vs Radjabov 1-0
- Hou vs Tan 0-1
- Khotenashvili vs Batsiashvili 1-0
- Esipenko vs Sadhwani 1-0
Match score: 11-6
Ganges Grandmasters gets 3 MPs
Match 7
- Aronian vs Carlsen 1/2-1/2
- Yu vs Gukesh 1-0
- Wei vs Erigasi 1/2-1/2
- Lagno vs Krush 1/2-1/2
- Dzagnidze vs Paehtz 1/2-1/2
- Bjerre vs Pragg 0-1
Match score: 7-8
SG Alpine Warriors gets 3 MPs
Match 9
- MVL vs Duda 1/2-1/2
- Grischuk vs Mamedyarov 1/2-1/2
- Vidit vs Dubov 1/2-1/2
- Koneru vs Kosteniuk 1/2-1/2
- Harika vs Shuvalova 1/2-1/2
- Sindarov vs Nihal 1/2-1/2
Match score: 6-6
Both teams get 1 MP
Match 10
- Nepo vs Aronian 1/2-1/2
- Abdusattorov vs Yu 1-0
- Radjabov vs Wei 0-1
- Tan vs Lagno 1/2-1/2
- Batsiashvili vs Dzagnidze 1-0
- Sadhwani vd Bjerre 0-1
Match score: 8-10
Triveni Continental Kings gets 3 MPs
Standings
Team Match points Game points W L D Ganges Grandmasters 9 32 3 0 0 Triveni Continental Kings 6 32 2 2 0 SG Alpine Warriors 6 23 2 1 0 UpGrad Mumba Masters 4 19 1 1 1 Balan Alaskan Knights 3 35 1 3 0 Chingari Gulf Titans 1 17 0 2 1