SG Alpine Warriors won the coin toss but opted to play as Black. This is the second time it has happened in the Global Chess League that a team winning the coin flip decided to pin their hopes more on Black (due to an extra point in case Black wins) than on the initiative of the first move.
The Ganges Grandmasters have been dominating the league, having won all three matches played and securing nine match points. The story was somewhat different for upGrad Mumba Masters: they won one match, lost one and drew one, and started day four from the middle of the scoreboard, with four match points.
The Maharashtra Ironmen were crowned the champions of the first ever season of the Premier Handball League (PHL) after they secured victory against the Golden Eagles Uttar Pradesh in the final that ended 38-24 in their favour
In the 6th match of Global Chess League where Balan Alaskan Knights took on Triveni Continental Kings, both sides went in hard and the games were tough
All eyes were on board one where – for the first time in years – Magnus Carlsen was up against Vishy Anand, the man he beat in 2013 to claim the title of world champion for the first time.
AFTER TWO DAYS of high level chess action, the Global Chess League continues with four more crucial match-ups.
In match four of the Global Chess League Chingari Gulf Titans played as white against Triveni Continental Kings. Both started with a defeat on the first day and were looking for their first victory.
The second day of the Tech Mahindra Global Chess League witnessed the debut of Magnus Carlsen, the strongest chess player in the world. Carlsen played his first game against Ian Nepomniachtchi, a two-time challenger for the world crown.
The Golden Eagles Uttar Pradesh clinched victory against the Delhi Panzers in a dramatic match that ended 36-35 in favour of the Golden Eagles.
The Rajasthan Patriots secured a stunning victory against the Maharashtra Ironmen in a game that ended 35-30. The two teams will again take on each other in Semi-Finals 1 set to be played on 24th June 2023 with the game set to kick-off at 7pm.
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