The Tech Mahindra Global Chess League 2025 began with an opening ceremony at Mahandra Towers in Mumbai. Triveni Continental Kings beat Alpine SG Pipers 9:7, and upGrad Mumba Masters defeated Ganges Grandmasters 17:4 in the first round.

Team rosters for the Season 3:

• Hikaru’s Team: Richard Rapport, Vladislav Artemiev, Bibisara Assaubayeva, Teodora Injac, Volodar Murzin

• Alireza Firouzja’s Team: Wei Yi, Vidit Gujrathi, Alexandra Kosteniuk, Zhu Jiner, Marc’Andria Maurizzi

• Fabiano Caruana’s Team: Praggnanandhaa Rameshbabu, Anish Giri, Hou Yifan, Nino Batsiashvili, Leon Luke Mendonca

• Gukesh Dommaraju’s Team: Arjun Erigaisi, Leinier Dominguez, Sara Khadem, Kateryna Lagno, Daniel Dardha

• Viswanathan Anand’s Team: Vincent Keymer, Javokhir Sindarov, Stavroula Tsolakidou, Polina Shuvalova, Raunak Sadhwani

• Maxime Vachier-Lagrave’s Team: Wesley So, Shakhriyar Mamedyarov, Koneru Humpy, Harika Dronavalli, Bardiya Daneshvar

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

Credit: Global Chess League