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Tech Mahindra Global Chess League 2026 (Start)
Season Four of the Tech Mahindra Global Chess League
Mark Crowther – Friday 4th September 2026
The Opening ceremony is in Bangalore Palace (pictured) the event itself is the Lalit Ashok luxury hotel. Photo: Alpesh Jogia / Unsplash.
The Opening ceremony is in Bangalore Palace (pictured) the event itself is the Lalit Ashok luxury hotel. Photo: Alpesh Jogia / Unsplash. | https://unsplash.com/photos/a-large-building-with-a-clock-tower-on-top-of-it-5fRm08cdJsM
The 2026 Tech Mahindra Global Chess League runs Sat 5th-13th Sept in Bengaluru, India. It uses a rapid time control of 20 minutes plus 2 seconds a move. Magnus Carlsen, Alireza Firouzja and Viswanathan Anand star. League: 6 teams 10 matches, the top two finishers play for the title, the next two for 3rd-4th.
The matches are played over six boards.
1 Icon, who will play on board 1
2 male players, who will play on board 2 and 3
2 female players, who will play on board 4 and 5
1 player born in 2003 or later, who will play on board 6
Team Lists
CheQ Mumba Master
Vachier-Lagrave, Maxime
Pranesh, M
Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar
Dronavalli, Harika
Yip, Carissa
Daneshvar, Bardiya
PBG Alaskan Knights
Anand, Viswanathan
Erigaisi, Arjun
Erdogmus, Yagiz Kaan
Lagno, Kateryna
Batsiashvili, Nino
Mishra, Abhimanyu
Triveni Continental Kings
Firouzja, Alireza
Wei, Yi
Aravindh, Chithambaram Vr.
Zhu, Jiner
Kosteniuk, Alexandra
Pranav, V
Ganges Grandmasters
Nepomniachtchi, Ian
Aronian, Levon
Dominguez Perez, Leinier
Shuvalova, Polina
Tsolakidou, Stavroula
Mendonca, Leon Luke
Fyers American Gambits
Sindarov, Javokhir
Nihal, Sarin
Dubov, Daniil
Assaubayeva, Bibisara
Khademalsharieh, Sarasadat
Maurizzi, Marcandria
Alpine APL Pipers
Carlsen, Magnus
Giri, Anish
Vidit, Santosh Gujrathi
Divya, Deshmukh
Koneru, Humpy
Murzin, Volodar
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