The 5th day of the Tech Mahindra Global Chess League 2026 in India has concluded. Javokhir Sindarov’s team, FYERS American Gambits, leads the event with 12 points. FYERS American Gambits are 2 tiebreak points ahead of Magnus Carlsen’s Alpine APL Pipers.

🇺🇿 Javokhir Sindarov and 🇫🇷 Alireza Firouzja played in the fourth round of the day. Sindarov made a Brilliant move in the Middlegame and gained a significant advantage. Javokhir sacrificed his Knight on move 19. Alireza resigned on move 34.

The current standings are:

Place Team & Leader Score TB
1. FYERS American Gambits (🇺🇿 Javokhir Sindarov) 12 60
2. Alpine APL Pipers (🇳🇴 Magnus Carlsen) 12 58
3. Ganges Grandmasters (🇷🇺 Ian Nepomniachtchi) 12 55
4. CheQ Mumba Masters (🇫🇷 Maxime Vachier-Lagrave) 9 59
5. PBG Alaskan Knights (🇮🇳 Viswanathan Anand) 9 58
6. Triveni Continental Kings (🇫🇷 Alireza Firouzja) 6 52

The Tech Mahindra Global Chess League 2026 takes place from September 5 to 13 in Bengaluru, India. Time control for the event is Rapid 20+0, with a 2-second increment from move 41.

Credit: Global Chess League