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Tech Mahindra Global Chess League 2026 | Preliminary Stage

5 Sept to 12 Sept 2026 · Bengaluru, India · 6-team double round-robin · 20 min + 2 sec / move starting from move 41 Finished

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Team standings

Team standings, Tech Mahindra Global Chess League 2026 | Preliminary Stage
#	Team	1a	1b	2a	2b	3a	3b	4a	4b	5a	5b	6a	6b
1	upGrad Mumba Masters	*	*
	PBG Alaskan Knights			*	*
	Triveni Continental Kings					*	*
	Ganges Grandmasters							*	*
	FYERS American Gambits									*	*
	Alpine APL Pipers											*	*

TB1 Matchpoints (3 for wins, 1 for Draws, 0 for Losses) · TB2 Special Gamepoints for white and black (Win White/Black: 3/4, Draw White/Black:1/1, Lost:0)

Ranking crosstable (Pts.). Official ranking from chess-results.com.

Team matches by round

Every team match with its boards, and team pages with full rosters.

Top 100 players in this event

GM Javokhir Sindarov ★: No. 1, 20 pts, performance 2851 (+16)
GM Alexandra Kosteniuk ★: No. 2, 20 pts, performance 2498 (+10)
IM Polina Shuvalova ★: No. 3, 20 pts, performance 2583 (+25)
IM Stavroula Tsolakidou ★: No. 4, 20 pts, performance 2468 (+12)
GM Nihal Sarin ★: No. 5, 19 pts, performance 2752 (+8)
GM Shakhriyar Mamedyarov ★: No. 6, 19 pts, performance 2687 (+3)
GM Humpy Koneru ★: No. 7, 19 pts, performance 2458 (+3)
GM Magnus Carlsen ★: No. 8, 18 pts, performance 2837 (+5)
GM Volodar Murzin ★: No. 9, 18 pts, performance 2681 (+8)
GM Yagiz Kaan Erdogmus ★: No. 11, 18 pts, performance 2718 (+29)
GM Nino Batsiashvili ★: No. 12, 18 pts, performance 2427 (+3)
GM Levon Aronian ★: No. 13, 17 pts, performance 2708 (-4)
GM Santosh Gujrathi Vidit ★: No. 14, 17 pts, performance 2623
GM V Pranav ★: No. 15, 17 pts, performance 2576 (-2)
GM Harika Dronavalli ★: No. 16, 17 pts, performance 2540 (+17)
GM Chithambaram VR. Aravindh ★: No. 17, 16 pts, performance 2627 (+3)
GM Erigaisi Arjun ★: No. 18, 15 pts, performance 2707 (-5)
GM Ian Nepomniachtchi ★: No. 19, 15 pts, performance 2814 (+12)
GM Maxime Vachier-Lagrave ★: No. 20, 14 pts, performance 2746 (+6)
GM Leon Luke Mendonca ★: No. 21, 13 pts, performance 2549
GM Bibisara Assaubayeva ★: No. 22, 13 pts, performance 2423 (-4)
GM Kateryna Lagno ★: No. 23, 13 pts, performance 2429 (+1)
GM Abhimanyu Mishra ★: No. 24, 12 pts, performance 2503 (-13)
GM Pranesh M ★: No. 26, 12 pts, performance 2677 (+18)
GM Daniil Dubov ★: No. 27, 11 pts, performance 2539 (-20)
IM Carissa Yip ★: No. 28, 11 pts, performance 2291 (-9)
GM Alireza Firouzja ★: No. 29, 10/10, performance 2666 (-11)
GM Anish Giri ★: No. 30, 10/10, performance 2652 (-1)
GM Leinier Dominguez Perez ★: No. 31, 10/10, performance 2544 (-15)
GM Yi Wei ★: No. 32, 9/10, performance 2603 (-17)
GM Jiner Zhu ★: No. 33, 9/10, performance 2310 (-21)
GM Divya Deshmukh ★: No. 34, 6/10, performance 2281 (-19)
IM Sarasadat Khademalsharieh ★: No. 35, 5/10, performance 2206 (-20)
GM Viswanathan Anand ★: No. 36, 4/10, performance 2503 (-27)

Standings

Standings, Tech Mahindra Global Chess League 2026 | Preliminary Stage
#	Player	Team	Rating	Score	Games	Perf	Change
1	GM Javokhir Sindarov ★	Fyers American Gambits	2732	20	10	2851	+16
2	GM Alexandra Kosteniuk ★	Triveni Continental Kings	2421	20	10	2498	+10
3	IM Polina Shuvalova ★	Ganges Grandmasters	2398	20	10	2583	+25
4	IM Stavroula Tsolakidou ★	Ganges Grandmasters	2381	20	10	2468	+12
5	GM Nihal Sarin ★	Fyers American Gambits	2698	19	10	2752	+8
6	GM Shakhriyar Mamedyarov ★	CheQ Mumba Masters	2664	19	10	2687	+3
7	GM Humpy Koneru ★	Alpine APL Pipers	2435	19	10	2458	+3
8	GM Magnus Carlsen ★	Alpine APL Pipers	2803	18	10	2837	+5
9	GM Volodar Murzin ★	Alpine APL Pipers	2620	18	10	2681	+8
10	GM MarcAndria Maurizzi	Fyers American Gambits	2568	18	10	2653	+12
11	GM Yagiz Kaan Erdogmus ★	PBG Alaskan Knights	2507	18	10	2718	+29
12	GM Nino Batsiashvili ★	PBG Alaskan Knights	2406	18	10	2427	+3
13	GM Levon Aronian ★	Ganges Grandmasters	2739	17	10	2708	-4
14	GM Santosh Gujrathi Vidit ★	Alpine APL Pipers	2624	17	10	2623	0
15	GM V Pranav ★	Triveni Continental Kings	2594	17	10	2576	-2
16	GM Harika Dronavalli ★	CheQ Mumba Masters	2415	17	10	2540	+17
17	GM Chithambaram VR. Aravindh ★	Triveni Continental Kings	2604	16	10	2627	+3
18	GM Erigaisi Arjun ★	PBG Alaskan Knights	2745	15	10	2707	-5
19	GM Ian Nepomniachtchi ★	Ganges Grandmasters	2729	15	10	2814	+12
20	GM Maxime Vachier-Lagrave ★	CheQ Mumba Masters	2706	14	10	2746	+6
21	GM Leon Luke Mendonca ★	Ganges Grandmasters	2551	13	10	2549	0
22	GM Bibisara Assaubayeva ★	Fyers American Gambits	2451	13	10	2423	-4
23	GM Kateryna Lagno ★	PBG Alaskan Knights	2421	13	10	2429	+1
24	GM Abhimanyu Mishra ★	PBG Alaskan Knights	2598	12	10	2503	-13
25	GM Bardiya Daneshvar	CheQ Mumba Masters	2546	12	10	2514	-4
26	GM Pranesh M ★	CheQ Mumba Masters	2534	12	10	2677	+18
27	GM Daniil Dubov ★	Fyers American Gambits	2685	11	10	2539	-20
28	IM Carissa Yip ★	CheQ Mumba Masters	2356	11	10	2291	-9
29	GM Alireza Firouzja ★	Triveni Continental Kings	2748	10	10	2666	-11
30	GM Anish Giri ★	Alpine APL Pipers	2660	10	10	2652	-1
31	GM Leinier Dominguez Perez ★	Ganges Grandmasters	2657	10	10	2544	-15
32	GM Yi Wei ★	Triveni Continental Kings	2726	9	10	2603	-17
33	GM Jiner Zhu ★	Triveni Continental Kings	2465	9	10	2310	-21
34	GM Divya Deshmukh ★	Alpine APL Pipers	2419	6	10	2281	-19
35	IM Sarasadat Khademalsharieh ★	Fyers American Gambits	2366	5	10	2206	-20
36	GM Viswanathan Anand ★	PBG Alaskan Knights	2721	4	10	2503	-27

Games

Games
Round	Game	Result
2.1	Ian Nepomniachtchi – Alireza Firouzja	½-½
2.2	Levon Aronian – Yi Wei	1-0
2.3	Leinier Dominguez Perez – Chithambaram VR. Aravindh	0-1
2.4	Polina Shuvalova – Jiner Zhu	1-0
2.5	Stavroula Tsolakidou – Alexandra Kosteniuk	1-0
2.6	Leon Luke Mendonca – V Pranav	0-1

Games involving a top-100 player. Click a game to replay it.

Standings and games from Lichess broadcasts. ★ marks a player on the FIDE top 100 lists.