Tournament

Tech Mahindra Global Chess League 2026 — Preliminary Stage

The Tech Mahindra Global Chess League 2026 preliminary stage brings six franchises together for a 30-match team competition. PBG Alaskan Knights, FYERS American Gambits, Triveni Continental Kings, Ganges Grandmasters, upGrad Mumba Masters and Alpine APL Pipers all feature in the published schedule. Use this IgniteChess page as a guide to the opening phase of the tournament. Follow the fixtures in schedule order, explore available games round by round and return as the competition develops. The franchise format creates a different story from an individual event: every fixture is a direct team contest, while each result contributes to the wider preliminary-stage campaign.

Dates
5 September 2026–12 September 2026
Location
Bengaluru, India
Format
6-team double round-robin

Preliminary Stage

Players

  • GM Carlsen, Magnus
  • GM Firouzja, Alireza
  • GM Erigaisi Arjun
  • GM Aronian, Levon
  • GM Sindarov, Javokhir
  • GM Nepomniachtchi, Ian
  • GM Wei, Yi
  • GM Anand, Viswanathan
  • GM Vachier-Lagrave, Maxime
  • GM Nihal Sarin
  • GM Dubov, Daniil
  • GM Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar
  • GM Giri, Anish
  • GM Dominguez Perez, Leinier
  • GM Vidit, Santosh Gujrathi
  • GM Murzin, Volodar
  • GM Aravindh, Chithambaram VR.
  • GM Mishra, Abhimanyu
  • GM Pranav, V
  • GM Maurizzi, MarcAndria
  • GM Mendonca, Leon Luke
  • GM Daneshvar, Bardiya
  • GM Pranesh M
  • GM Erdogmus, Yagiz Kaan
  • GM Zhu, Jiner
  • GM Assaubayeva, Bibisara
  • GM Koneru, Humpy
  • GM Kosteniuk, Alexandra
  • GM Lagno, Kateryna
  • GM Divya Deshmukh
  • GM Dronavalli, Harika
  • GM Batsiashvili, Nino
  • IM Shuvalova, Polina
  • IM Tsolakidou, Stavroula
  • IM Khademalsharieh, Sarasadat
  • IM Yip, Carissa

Standings

  1. Shuvalova, Polina — 7
  2. Carlsen, Magnus — 6.5
  3. Dronavalli, Harika — 6.5
  4. Kosteniuk, Alexandra — 6.5
  5. Murzin, Volodar — 6.5
  6. Sindarov, Javokhir — 6.5
  7. Erdogmus, Yagiz Kaan — 6
  8. Koneru, Humpy — 6
  9. Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar — 6
  10. Maurizzi, MarcAndria — 6
  11. Nepomniachtchi, Ian — 6
  12. Nihal Sarin — 6
  13. Tsolakidou, Stavroula — 6
  14. Aronian, Levon — 5.5
  15. Batsiashvili, Nino — 5.5
  16. Erigaisi Arjun — 5.5
  17. Aravindh, Chithambaram VR. — 5
  18. Assaubayeva, Bibisara — 5
  19. Lagno, Kateryna — 5
  20. Pranav, V — 5
  21. Vachier-Lagrave, Maxime — 5
  22. Vidit, Santosh Gujrathi — 5
  23. Giri, Anish — 4.5
  24. Mendonca, Leon Luke — 4.5
  25. Pranesh M — 4.5
  26. Daneshvar, Bardiya — 4
  27. Dominguez Perez, Leinier — 4
  28. Dubov, Daniil — 4
  29. Firouzja, Alireza — 4
  30. Mishra, Abhimanyu — 4
  31. Wei, Yi — 4
  32. Yip, Carissa — 3.5
  33. Zhu, Jiner — 3.5
  34. Divya Deshmukh — 3
  35. Khademalsharieh, Sarasadat — 2.5
  36. Anand, Viswanathan — 2

Rounds

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