Mumbai, June 27 (IANS) The Global Chess League (GCL) is gearing up for its fourth season. The Season 4 Player Draft is scheduled for July 29 here, before the league begins in Bengaluru from September 3–13. This draft will see Magnus Carlsen return after a year’s absence, and Divya Deshmukh, the current FIDE Women’s World Cup champion, will make her debut in the league.The Season 4 player pool includes 36 Grandmasters from different generations, such as World Champions, World Cup winners, Olymp…
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Mumbai, Dec 22 (IANS) Leon Luke Mendonca’s draw on the prodigy board was worth more than a win for Alpine SG Pipers as they qualified for the final against table-topper Triveni Continental Kings despite losing their last league match 6-11 against PBG Alaskan Knights in Season 3 of the Global Chess League (GCL) at the Royal Opera House in Mumbai on Friday.Alpine SG Pipers had their fate in their own hand in their final league game as they were locked on 15 match points with Ganges Grandmasters …
Mumbai, Dec 22 (IANS) Ganges Grandmasters kept their hope of making it to the final alive after they registered a convincing 12-3 win over Fyers American Gambits in their last league match in Season 3 of the Global Chess League (GCL) at the Royal Opera House in Mumbai on Monday.However, their fate would depend on whether PBG Alaskan Knights could halt the winning run of Alpine SG Pipers in the last match of the group stage later in the day, as the Grandmasters are tied on 15 points with Pipers, …
Mumbai, Dec 20 (IANS) Marc’andria Maurizzi registered a last-gasp win over Volodar Murzin on the prodigy board to help defending champions Triveni Continental Kings escaped to a 8-7 victory over Fyers Amerian Gambits and consolidated their position at the top of the leader board on Matchday 7 in the Global Chess League (GCL).It looked like American Gambits had thrown the race for the top two spots wide open, having hammered second played Mumba Masters 16-1 in the first match of the day and had…
Mumbai, Dec 17 (IANS) Alpine SG Pipers stormed their way into title contention by registering their second consecutive win, thanks to yet another clinical performance on the prodigy board by GM Leon Luke Mendonca and a last-gasp victory by Player of the Match Nino Batsiashvili on Matchday 4 of the Global Chess League (GCL) on Wednesday.The Pipers beat Fyers American Gambits 10-4, while upGrad Mumba Masters registered a dominating 18-2 win over PBG Alaskan Knights.In the first clash of Matchday 4…