China Chess League
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The China Chess League (CCL) (Chinese: 中国国际象棋联赛) is a Chinese professional league for chess clubs. The league is organized by the Chinese Chess Association. It is sponsored by the Shandong Torch Real Estate Group and it has been able to determine the league's sponsorship name. Seasons usually run from April to November each year. The league is contested by 10 clubs.
For the 2008 season, the league has attracted 26 GMs, three IMs, and eleven WGMs. This season, ten teams are competing over 18 rounds in six different cities in a six month period, from March to August.[1]
Under the rules of the league each team is allowed to register seven Chinese players and an unlimited quota of foreign players. The rules require five boards with at least two female players and a 25 min+30 sec increment rapid game must also be played on one of the boards.[1]
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[edit] Clubs
Nine provincial-level divisions are represented, with Jiangsu having two teams.
- Beijing
- Chongqing
- Guangdong
- Hebei
- Jiangsu
- Shandong
- Shanghai
- Tianjin
- Wuxi (Jiangsu province)
- Zhejiang
[edit] See also
[edit] References
- ^ a b Stars from the Chinese League ChessBase.com (26.05.2008)
[edit] Other leagues
- Chess Bundesliga - Germany
- 4NCL - the British based Four Nations Chess League
[edit] External links
- Official site of the China Chess League (Chinese)
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