The league is organized by the Chinese Chess Association.
It is sponsored by Youngor Group and was sponsored by the Shandong Torch Real Estate Group (2005–2009) and it has been able to determine the league's sponsorship name.
[1] 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] For the 2009 season, the league was won by Shanghai, with the top male and female scorers being Wang Hao and Ju Wenjun respectively.