The newest entrant to the Global Chess League (GCL), American Gambits announced CircleChess, a tech-driven chess learning platform, as their Title Sponsor for GCL 2024.
The second season of the Global Chess League is scheduled to be played in London’s Friends House from October 3 to 12.
As part of the collaboration, the CircleChess logo will feature on the front of the American Gambits’ jerseys and pop up on the team and the players’ social media and behind-the-scenes videos, including Nakamrua’s popular streams on Twitch and YouTube.
Aligning with American Gambits, CircleChess seeks to leave a larger mark on the global landscape, particularly in the burgeoning chess community.
CircleChess offers a learning experience through the Caissa School of Chess featuring top prodigy’s GM coaches, backed by their personalized AI-powered coach, Caissa, personal chess buddies, and peer-to-peer discussion groups.
CircleChess aims to leverage Nakamura’s popularity and credibility to build momentum globally, the American Gambits’- co-owned by former chess players and entrepreneurs Prachura PP and Venkat K Narayana, alongside Indian cricket star Ravichandran Ashwin, the American Gambits will be led by the Grandmaster, and FIDE Men’s World No. 2, Hikaru Nakamura in GCL 2024.
Prachura PP, Co-Owner of American Gambits, said, “We are thrilled to welcome CircleChess as a Title Sponsor for the Global Chess League Season 2. Their passion for the game, combined with their innovative approach to chess education through AI, aligns perfectly with our team’s philosophy of redefining boundaries and challenging conventions to push the boundaries of what’s possible over a chessboard.”
Kumar Gaurav, Founder of CircleChess, said, “CircleChess is thrilled to announce our partnership with American Gambits as the Title Sponsor for the Global Chess League. As passionate chess enthusiasts ourselves, we have built CircleChess to be a platform created by chess lovers, for chess lovers. We aim to revolutionize the chess learning and gameplay experience with Caissa, our AI-powered personalized chess platform.”
“Developed in close collaboration with top Grandmasters like GM Vishnu Prasanna, GM RB Ramesh, GM Swapnil Dhopade, GM Srinath Narayanan, and GM Akash Ganesan, Caissa is designed to elevate every player’s journey, from novice to expert,” Gaurav said.
Led by Nakamura, the American Gambits roster includes Jan-Krzysztof Duda, Vladislav Artemiev, Bibisara Assaubayeva, Elisabeth Paehtz, and Jonas Buhl Bjerre, with Coach RB Ramesh offering strategic guidance.
Previously, American Gambits have announced 5C Network as their Associate Sponsor for GCL 2024.