Mumbai will host the Global Chess League Season 3 from December 14 at the Royal Opera House, following the event’s successful first two editions. The event will feature top players like Magnus Carlsen, Hikaru Nakamura, Fabiano Caruana and Viswanathan Anand.

The main event will feature the same rapid team format with many top players from previous seasons. The Triveni Continental Kings with Alireza Firouzja, Wei Yi and Vidit Gujrathi are the defending champions after winning Season 2.

The Tech Mahindra Global Chess League is the first official franchise chess league. The competition is the only one in professional sports with a joint team format, featuring men’s and women’s players together.