2017 PRO Chess League season

The 2017 PRO Chess League Season was the inaugural season of the PRO Chess League. It started on January 11, 2017, and ended March 26.^[1]^[2] 48 teams participated, twelve of which had previously participated in the USCL. After the end of the first season, the St. Louis Arch Bishops defeated the Norway Gnomes, thus securing their first title.^[3] The PCL has a total prize fund of $50,000 compared to a prize fund of $10,000 in the USCL.^[4]

Standings[edit]

	W	L	TB	GP
Eastern Division
Delhi Dynamite	5	2	20.5	65.5
Budapest Gambit	4.5	2.5	24.5	62
Gorky Stormbringers	4.5	2.5	19	61
Norway Gnomes	3.5	3.5	28	60
Mumbai Movers	3.5	3.5	27	54
Riga Magicians	3.5	3.5	25.5	56.5

Ljubljana Direwolves	3.5	3.5	24.5	51.5
Belgrade Sparrows	3.5	3.5	18.5	62.5
Odisha Express	2	5	20	45
Amaravati Yodhas	1.5	5.5	16	48.5
Shymkent Nomads	1	6	23	44.5
Johannesburg Koeksisters	1	6	20.5	40

	W	L	TB	GP
Central Division
Marseille Migraines	5	2	27	67
Stockholm Snowballs	5	2	24	62.5
Amsterdam Mosquitoes	4	3	26	58.5
Cannes Blockbusters	4	3	25.5	56
London Lions	4	3	25	55.5
London Towers	4	3	23	68

Hamburg Swashbucklers	3.5	3.5	25	53.5
Apeldoorn Apes	3	4	21	56.5
Reykjavik Puffins	2.5	4.5	23.5	62
Dublin Desperados	2	5	19.5	56.5
Abuja Rockstars	2	5	17.5	39
Lagos Leatherbacks	0	7	21.5	26.5

	W	L	TB	GP
Atlantic Division
Montreal ChessBrahs	6	1	27	65.5
Buenos Aires Krakens	5	2	27	58.5
Toronto Dragons	5	2	26.5	71
Montclair Sopranos	5	2	22.5	66
Philadelphia Inventors	4.5	2.5	26.5	62
Miami Champions	4	3	22	62

New Jersey Knockouts	3.5	3.5	27	55
New York Knights	3	4	28	55.5
Patagonia Penguins	3	4	23	50
Atlanta Kings	2.5	4.5	25.5	56.5
Carolina Cobras	2	5	21	42.5
Columbus Cardinals	0	7	23.5	26.5

	W	L	TB	GP
Pacific Division
St. Louis Arch Bishops	6	1	29.5	70.5
Webster Windmills	6	1	27.5	68.5
Dallas Destiny	5.5	1.5	29	67
San Diego Surfers	5.5	1.5	26	68
Rio Grande Ospreys	5	2	31	58.5
San Jose Hackers	4	3	33.5	59

Las Vegas Desert Rats	3.5	3.5	29	59.5
Minnesota Blizzard	3	4	28.5	51
Seattle Sluggers	3	4	25	57
San Francisco Mechanics	3	4	23	52.5
Pittsburgh Pawngrabbers	3	4	21.5	47
Portland Rain	1.5	5.5	27	36.5

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Playoffs[edit]

After the end of the regular season, the top six teams from each division qualify for the playoffs with each team being seeded 1–6 based on regular season wins.

Eastern division[edit]

Division Quarterfinals			Division Semifinals			Division Championship

			1	Delhi Dynamite	6.5
4	Norway Gnomes	9	4	Norway Gnomes	9.5
5	Mumbai Movers	7				4	Norway Gnomes	9.5
						3	Gorky Stormbringers	6.5
			2	Budapest Gambit	6.5
3	Gorky Stormbringers	8	3	Gorky Stormbringers	9.5
6	Riga Magicians	8

Central division[edit]

Division Quarterfinals			Division Semifinals			Division Championship

			1	Marseille Migraines	10.5
4	Cannes Blockbusters	7	5	London Lions	5.5
5	London Lions	9				1	Marseille Migraines	6.5
						2	Stockholm Snowballs	9.5
			2	Stockholm Snowballs	8.5
3	Amsterdam Mosquitoes	7.5	6	London Towers	7.5
6	London Towers	8.5

Atlantic division[edit]

Division Quarterfinals			Division Semifinals			Division Championship

			1	Montreal Chessbrahs	9
4	Montclair Sopranos	9	4	Montclair Sopranos	7
5	Philadelphia Inventors	7				1	Montreal Chessbrahs	10
						2	Buenos Aires Krakens	6
			2	Buenos Aires Krakens	10
3	Toronto Dragons	7.5	6	Miami Champions	6
6	Miami Champions	8.5

Pacific division[edit]

Division Quarterfinals			Division Semifinals			Division Championship

			1	St. Louis Arch Bishops	8.5
4	San Diego Surfers	9.5	4	San Diego Surfers	7.5
5	Rio Grande Ospreys	6.5				1	St. Louis Arch Bishops	8
						2	Webster Windmills	8
			2	Webster Windmills	9.5
3	Dallas Destiny	7.5	6	San Jose Hackers	6.5
6	San Jose Hackers	8.5

Semifinals and championship[edit]

During the semifinal round, regardless of the participating teams, the winner of the Eastern Division played the winner of the Central Division, and the winner of the Atlantic Division played the winner of the Pacific Division.

Semifinals			PCL Championship

E4	Norway Gnomes	10

C2	Stockholm Snowballs	6
			E4	Norway Gnomes	7

			P1	St. Louis Arch Bishops	9
A1	Montreal Chessbrahs	8 (8, 1)

P1	St. Louis Arch Bishops	8 (8, 3)

Awards[edit]

Award	Player	Team
MVP	Wesley So	St. Louis Arch Bishops
MVP	Magnus Carlsen	Norway Gnomes
MVP	Georg Meier	Stockholm Snowballs
Best Female	Deimante Daulyte	Cannes Blockbusters
U2600	Yannick Gozzoli	Marseille Migraines
U2500	Nikolay Noritsyn	Toronto Dragons
U2400	Nico Zwirs	Apeldoorn Apes
U2300	Richard Francisco	Atlanta Kings
U2200	Nicholas Rosenthal	St. Louis Arch Bishops

References[edit]

^ US Chess (January 9, 2017). "The PRO Chess League Begins on Wednesday". United States Chess Federation. Retrieved February 12, 2017.
^ PROChessLeague (December 19, 2016). "2017 PRO Chess League Schedule". United States Chess Federation. Retrieved February 12, 2017.
^ "St. Louis Arch Bishops Win Inaugural PRO League Title".
^ Rensch, Daniel (January 10, 2017). "PRO Chess League Prize Fund Increased To $50k+". United States Chess Federation. Retrieved February 12, 2017.
^ (PROChessLeague), PRO Chess League. "2017 PRO Chess League: Standings". Chess.com. Retrieved 2018-06-25.

[1] US Chess (January 9, 2017). "The PRO Chess League Begins on Wednesday". United States Chess Federation. Retrieved February 12, 2017.

[2] PROChessLeague (December 19, 2016). "2017 PRO Chess League Schedule". United States Chess Federation. Retrieved February 12, 2017.

[3] "St. Louis Arch Bishops Win Inaugural PRO League Title".

[4] Rensch, Daniel (January 10, 2017). "PRO Chess League Prize Fund Increased To $50k+". United States Chess Federation. Retrieved February 12, 2017.

[5] (PROChessLeague), PRO Chess League. "2017 PRO Chess League: Standings". Chess.com. Retrieved 2018-06-25.

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