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GCL 2025: Coaching three Candidates in one team; GM Thipsay’s masterclass behind SG Pipers’ title | Top Stories News

SG Pipers clinch GCL Season 3 title NEW DELHI: Praggnanandhaa Rameshbabu, Anish Giri and Fabiano Caruana — wait, this isn’t a fun exercise in randomly listing chess stars, but the trio that helped SG Pipers break the stranglehold of two-time defending champions Continental Kings and lift the Global Chess League (GCL) Season 3 title a…

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GCL: R Praggnanandhaa’s SG Pipers beat two-time champions Continental Kings to clinch Global Chess League 2025 title | Chess News

SG Pipers clinch GCL season 3 title (GCL Photo) NEW DELHI: SG Pipers pulled off a stunning upset to win the third edition of the Global Chess League (GCL) on Tuesday, defeating two-time defending champions Continental Kings in the final.The Pipers had barely made it to the final, edging past Ganges Grandmasters by just one…

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GCL 2025: Anish Giri’s SG Pipers loses in final group-stage match, but still qualifies for finale against Continental Kings | Chess News

Viswanathan Anand vs Hikaru Nakamura (GCL Photo) NEW DELHI: SG Pipers have booked their place in the final of the Global Chess League (GCL), where they will face defending champions and table toppers Continental Kings.As Monday saw a dramatic end to the league stage, Pipers lost their last league match 6-11 to Alaskan Knights, but…

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GCL: D Gukesh loses to Maxime Vachier-Lagrave, but his team Alaskan Knights win; Continental Kings enter final | Chess News

D Gukesh vs MVL (GCL Photo) Three-time women’s world champion Hou Yifan won both her games with black pieces to help SG Pipers register two victories on the penultimate day of the league stage and jump to second spot on Match day in the Global Chess League (GCL).Defending champions Triveni Continental Kings sealed their third…

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Clash of egos, ideas and identities: Is GCL breaking the stereotype and making chess players talk as teams? | Chess News

D Gukesh, R Praggnanandhaa, and Koneru Humpy (GCL Photo) NEW DELHI: Former World chess champion and one of the greatest ever to grace the game of 64 squares, Bobby Fischer once said, “I like the moment when I break a man’s ego.”Few quotes capture the long-held mythology of elite chess as sharply as that one….

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GCL 2025: D Gukesh vs Hikaru Nakamura ends in draw; Triveni Continental Kings begin title defence with a win | Chess News

Gukesh vs Hikaru Nakamura (GCL Photo) NEW DELHI: Mumba Masters secured a commanding victory against Ganges Grandmasters with a score of 17-4, winning four out of six boards on the opening day of the Global Chess League (GCL).At Mumbai’s Royal Opera House, defending champions Triveni Continental Kings began their title defence with a 9-7 victory…

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Chess | Will World No. 2 Hikaru Nakamura come to India for GCL season 3? Team shares update | Chess News

Hikaru Nakamura (GCL Photo) The Global Chess League’s third season is set to begin at Mumbai’s Royal Opera House, with American Gambits making their second tournament appearance.The team has announced World No. 2 Hikaru Nakamura’s participation as their Icon player, arriving Sunday morning. The squad includes Bibisara Assaubayeva, Richard Rapport, Vladislav Artemiev, Teodora Injac, and…

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‘Mango, Paneer, and …’: Not just chess on Russian GM Volodar Murzin’s mind as India hosts GCL for first time | Exclusive | Chess News

Volodar Murzin (FIDE/GCL Photo) NEW DELHI: Russia wears its history like an heirloom, something impossible to ignore. Chess, naturally, is one of its proudest legacies.India, another civilisation rooted in deep traditions, has spent the last few decades carving out its own place on the global chess map, producing prodigies and sharing podiums at a pace…

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Faustino Oro clinches Prodigy U21 title; Jose Martinez, Mai Narva win GCL Contenders crowns | Chess News

Argentina’s chess prodigy Faustino Oro won the Prodigy U21 title at the GCL Contenders Knockout Challengers Round held in Mumbai (Image via X/@FedericoMarin) Argentina’s 12-year-old chess prodigy Faustino Oro added another feather to his cap by winning the Prodigy U21 title at the GCL Contenders Knockout Challengers Round held in Mumbai. Grandmaster Jose Martinez and…

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