Season four begins
The fourth season of the Tech Mahindra Global Chess League opened in Bengaluru with six franchise teams competing in a rapid-format double round robin.
American Gambits impress
Fyers American Gambits made the strongest early statement with two wins, while other teams including Magnus Carlsen’s Alpine APL Pipers also registered encouraging results.
Big names add weight
The league features elite players such as Magnus Carlsen, Viswanathan Anand, Arjun Erigaisi, Koneru Humpy and Divya Deshmukh, helping make the event one of the biggest franchise experiments in professional chess.