The round-robin stage of GCL Season 3 concluded on December 22 with Alireza Firouzja’s Triveni Continental Kings leading the tournament with 24 Match Points. The playoffs are scheduled for December 23, where Gukesh Dommaraju’s PBG Alaskan Knights will face Viswanathan Anand’s Ganges Grandmasters in the match for the third place, and Alireza Firouzja’s Triveni Continental Kings will meet Fabiano Caruana’s Alpine SG Pipers in the grand finals. A victory for Triveni Continental Kings would mark their third consecutive GCL title.

The current standings are:

  1. Triveni Continental Kings – 24 Match points (102 Game points)

  2. Alpine SG Pipers – 15 Match points (84 Game points)

  3. Ganges Grandmasters – 15 Match points (83 Game points)

  4. PBG Alaskan Knights – 15 Match points (73 Game points)

  5. upGrad Mumba Masters – 12 Match points (92 Game points)

  6. Fyers American Gambits – 9 Match points (76 Game points)

The Tech Mahindra Global Chess League is a team event featuring squads of six top players from around the world, including both men and women with 20+0 time control. The tournament runs from December 14 to December 24 in Mumbai.

Credit: Global Chess League