The 36 Grandmasters taking part in the event are among the best in the world and include former World Champions Magnus Carlsen and Viswanathan Anand, two-time challenger for the title of World Champion Ian Nepomniachtchi, former Blitz world champions Levon Aronian and Maxime Vachier-Lagrave
The Global Chess League will feature a unique playing concept - with each match of the league taking place at a different time, played in a double round-robin format. For the first time in chess, all team members will be playing a match with pieces of the same colour.
The Global Chess League aims to bring the best among the men, women and U21 players to the forefront. The tournament is scheduled to be played in the Gold City of the world, Dubai from June 21, 2023 - July 2, 2023.
The GCL will start from June 21 and will go on till July 2. The former-five-time champion Magnus is excited about the league and opines that it is a matter of time before "India is the leading chess nation in the world".
Global Chess League will feature reigning World Chess Champion Ding Liren, the world's top-ranked chess player and five-time World Champion Magnus Carlsen, five-time World Champion Viswanathan Anand, and four-time Women's World champion Hou Yifan, among others.
The Norwegian took to Twitter to issue a statement on why he withdrew from his games against the American and how he will not play with him in the future.
India's Rameshbabu Praggnanandhaa stunned five-time World Chess Champion Magnus Carlsen at the FTX Crypto Cup and finished runners-up in the tournament in Miami.
The 17-year-old Indian chess prodigy R Praggnanandhaa created history by defeating five-time World Champion Magnus Carlsen at the FTX Crypto Cup. Praggnanandhaa became runners-up at the high-intensity tournament.