Triveni Continental Kings crowned Global Chess League champions

Triveni Continental Kings were crowned champions of inaugural Global Chess League after Danish Grandmaster Jonas Bjerre defeated upGrad Mumba Masters’ Javokhir Sindarov in a sudden death match.

Triveni Continental Kings were crowned champions of inaugural Global Chess League after Danish Grandmaster Jonas Bjerre defeated upGrad Mumba Masters' Javokhir Sindarov in a sudden death match.

The winner was decided through three stages of tie-breaks. After two rounds of rapid ending in a draw, another two rounds of blitz were played, but still finished with draws.

The champion was ultimately decided in a series of sudden-death blitz games where the decisive outcome came in the fourth game.

Bjerre, who was one of the most inexperienced players in the tournament and lost most of his games, delivered the crucial victory to his team when it mattered.

After suffering a series of four losses to Sindarov, in a drawn-even endgame which the 17-year-old Uzbek prodigy decided to force, Bjerre got the upper hand and won on Sunday night.

"The last game was incredibly tense. It was really exciting. I’m still shivering. Levon Aronian (team captain) told me - just fight, if you win this game, you will win the event," Bjerre said.

With this crucial victory, Bjerre not only clinched the title for his team but also won the $500,000 prize. The overall prize fund for the tournament was a stunning $1 million.