Chingari Gulf Titans caused a big upset by stunning table-toppers Ganges Grandmasters 9:7 while upGrad Mumbai Masters won a crucial match as the Global Chess League delivered another round of gripping clashes here on Tuesday.Despite the defeat, .
Vishy Anand continues to lead by example. Once again he won the battle of the 'Icons', this time against Levon Aronian (TCK). While his three points were confirmed, his teammates Leinier Domingueze, Hou Yifan and Bella Khotenashvili scored emphatic wins to ensure that their team scored the biggest victory of the event in terms of game points: 14-2. Balan Alaskan Knights overcame their 3-15 loss as they beat the top team, SG Alpine Warriors, by the minimum margin 3-0 (10-9). Nodirbek Abdusattorov, Tan Zhongyi and Nino Batsiashvili's wins rendered R Praggnanandhaa and Magnus Carlsen's individual triumphs ineffective as they only added game points, while BAK won the match. The action on Tuesday kicks off at 5:30 p.m. local time, 7 p.m. IST. | Photo: Aditya Sur Roy
Dubai, June 24 (IANS) After three days of play at the inaugural Global Chess League, the team of Ganges Grandmasters is at the top, having won all three matches they played, here on Saturday.
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After three days of play at the inaugural Global Chess League (GCL), the team of Ganges Grandmasters is at the top, having won all three matches they played.