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The Global Chess League held its first draft for the highly anticipated inaugural edition at the Mahindra Campus, here on Wednesday.The GCL, which is a joint venture between Tech Mahindra and FIDE and scheduled to take place from June 21 to .
The Global Chess League is a new team tournament launched by Tech Mahindra in cooperation with FIDE. The first edition will be held in Dubai from 21 June to 2 July.
New Delhi, May 23: The Global Chess League (GCL) on Tuesday announced a steller line-up including current World Champion Ding Liren of China and his two predecessors and five-time Champions, Magnus Carlsen of Norway and Viswanathan Anand of India, along with four-time Women s World champion Hou Yifan for the inaugural edition to be held in Dubai next month.
By Hritika Sharma (Reuters) - Reigning world champion Ding Liren and top-ranked Magnus Carlsen will participate in next month's inaugural franchise-ba.