Global Chess League 2025

Global Chess League 2025
Association	FIDE
League	Global Chess League
Sport	Chess
Defending champions	Triveni Continental Kings (2024)
Hosts	Mumbai
Duration	December 14–23, 2025
Teams	6
Season MVP	Alireza Firouzja (male) Hou Yifan (female)
Finals
Champions	Alpine SG Pipers
Runners-up	Triveni Continental Kings
Final MVP	Anish Giri
Seasons
←  2024

Global Chess League

Most recent season or competition: 2025
Sport	Chess
Founded	2023
Founder	FIDE Tech Mahindra Michael Mkpadi
First season	2023
No. of teams	6
Confederation	FIDE
Most recent champion	Alpine SG Pipers (2025)
Most titles	Triveni Continental Kings (2 titles)
Broadcaster	JioCinema
Streaming partner	Stake
Sponsor	Tech Mahindra
Tournament format	Round-robin, Knockout
Official website	Official website

The Global Chess League 2025, known for sponsorship reasons as the Tech Mahindra Global Chess League 2025, was the third season of the annual over-the-board rapid chess league organized by FIDE. It was held in Mumbai from December 14 to 23, 2025. ^[1] It was a joint venture organized by Tech Mahindra and FIDE. ^[2]

It featured six teams of six players each, and involved ten round-robin matches, followed by a final match between the top two teams. Alpine SG Pipers, led by Fabiano Caruana won the event after defeating the defending champions Triveni Continental Kings, led by Alireza Firouzja in the final. ^{[3] [4] [5]} Anish Giri was named Player of the Final for winning both his games in the final. Alireza Firouzja was named Male Player of the Season. Hou Yifan was named Female Player of the Season.

Group stage

Rank	Team	MP	GP	Qualification
1	Triveni Continental Kings	24	102	Advance to Final match
2	Alpine SG Pipers	15	84
3	Ganges Grandmasters	15	83	Advance to Third place match
4	PBG Alaskan Knights	15	73
5	upGrad Mumba Masters	12	92
6	Fyers American Gambits	9	76

Final

Third place

Name	1	2	TB1	TB2	Total
Ganges Grandmasters	1	0	0	0	1
PBG Alaskan Knights	0	1	1	1	3

	Results
Match 1
Ganges Grandmasters	4–2	PBG Alaskan Knights
Viswanathan Anand	1–0	Gukesh Dommaraju
Vincent Keymer	0–1	Arjun Erigaisi
Javokhir Sindarov	1–0	Leinier Domínguez
IM Polina Shuvalova	1–0	Kateryna Lagno
IM Stavroula Tsolakidou	0–1	IM Sarasadat Khademalsharieh
Raunak Sadhwani	1–0	Daniel Dardha
Match 2
PBG Alaskan Knights	3½–2½	Ganges Grandmasters
Gukesh Dommaraju	½–½	Viswanathan Anand
Arjun Erigaisi	1–0	Vincent Keymer
Leinier Domínguez	1–0	Javokhir Sindarov
Kateryna Lagno	0–1	IM Polina Shuvalova
IM Sarasadat Khademalsharieh	0–1	IM Stavroula Tsolakidou
Daniel Dardha	1–0	Raunak Sadhwani
Tiebreaker 1
Ganges Grandmasters	2½–3½	PBG Alaskan Knights
Viswanathan Anand	½–½	Gukesh Dommaraju
Vincent Keymer	0–1	Arjun Erigaisi
Javokhir Sindarov	1–0	Leinier Domínguez
IM Polina Shuvalova	0–1	Kateryna Lagno
IM Stavroula Tsolakidou	0–1	IM Sarasadat Khademalsharieh
Raunak Sadhwani	1–0	Daniel Dardha
Tiebreaker 2
PBG Alaskan Knights	4–2	Ganges Grandmasters
Gukesh Dommaraju	1–0	Viswanathan Anand
Arjun Erigaisi	0–1	Vincent Keymer
Leinier Domínguez	1–0	Javokhir Sindarov
Kateryna Lagno	1–0	IM Polina Shuvalova
IM Sarasadat Khademalsharieh	0–1	IM Stavroula Tsolakidou
Daniel Dardha	1–0	Raunak Sadhwani

Final

Name	1	2	Total
Triveni Continental Kings	0	0	0
Alpine SG Pipers	1	1	2

	Results
Match 1
Triveni Continental Kings	2–4	Alpine SG Pipers
Alireza Firouzja	1–0	Fabiano Caruana
Wei Yi	0–1	Anish Giri
Vidit Gujrathi	½–½	R Praggnanandhaa
Zhu Jiner	½–½	Hou Yifan
Alexandra Kosteniuk	0–1	Nino Batsiashvili
Marc'Andria Maurizzi	0–1	Leon Luke Mendonca
Match 2
Alpine SG Pipers	4½–1½	Triveni Continental Kings
Fabiano Caruana	1–0	Alireza Firouzja
Anish Giri	1–0	Wei Yi
R Praggnanandhaa	1–0	Vidit Gujrathi
Hou Yifan	½–½	Zhu Jiner
Nino Batsiashvili	0–1	Alexandra Kosteniuk
Leon Luke Mendonca	1–0	Marc'Andria Maurizzi

Franchises

Alpine SG Pipers

Board	Player	Rating	Results
			1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	Score
1	Fabiano Caruana	2751	0	1	0	½	0	1	½	½	½	0	4
2	Anish Giri	2685	0	½	½	½	0	1	0	½	½	0	3½
3	R Praggnanandhaa	2663	½	0	½	½	0	1	0	½	½	½	4
4	Hou Yifan	2536	½	0	1	½	0	0	1	1	1	1	6
5	Nino Batsiashvili	2346	1	1	½	1	1	1	0	½	½	½	7
6	Leon Luke Mendonca	2498	½	0	1	1	1	0	1	0	0	½	5

upGrad Mumba Masters

Board	Player	Rating	Results
			1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	Score
1	Maxime Vachier-Lagrave	2730	1	0	1	½	0	½	0	½	1	0	4½
2	Wesley So	2702	½	½	½	1	½	1	0	½	½	0	5
3	Shakhriyar Mamedyarov	2707	1	1	½	½	½	1	0	½	0	1	6
4	Koneru Humpy	2448	0	½	0	1	½	1	0	0	½	0	3½
5	Harika Dronavalli	2435	1	½	½	1	½	0	0	½	0	½	4½
6	Bardiya Daneshvar	2498	1	1	0	1	½	½	½	1	1	1	7½

Fyers American Gambits

Board	Player	Rating	Results
			1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	Score
1	Hikaru Nakamura	2732	½	1	0	½	½	1	1	½	½	½	6
2	Vladislav Artemiev	2727	½	½	½	½	½	0	1	½	½	0	4½
3	Richárd Rapport	2702	½	0	1	½	0	½	1	½	½	½	5
4	Bibisara Assaubayeva	2461	½	½	½	½	1	½	1	½	0	½	5½
5	IM Teodora Injac	2360	1	½	0	0	½	0	1	1	½	0	4½
6	Volodar Murzin	2642	½	0	1	0	½	½	½	0	1	0	4

PBG Alaskan Knights

			Results
Board	Player	Rating	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	Score
1	Gukesh Dommaraju	2692	½	0	0	½	1	0	1	½	0	1	4½
2	Arjun Erigaisi	2714	½	½	½	0	1	1	0	1	½	1	6
3	Leinier Domínguez	2703	½	½	0	½	1	½	0	½	1	½	5
4	Kateryna Lagno	2360	½	0	0	0	1	½	1	0	½	0	3½
5	IM Sarasadat Khademalsharieh	2356	0	½	½	0	0	1	0	1	1	½	4½
6	Daniel Dardha	2592	½	0	½	0	0	½	½	½	0	½	3

Ganges Grandmasters

Board	Player	Rating	Results
			1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	Score
1	Viswanathan Anand	2727	0	0	1	0	½	½	½	½	0	½	3½
2	Vincent Keymer	2640	½	½	½	0	½	0	1	0	½	1	4½
3	Javokhir Sindarov	2704	0	1	1	1	1	0	1	½	1	½	7
4	IM Polina Shuvalova	2452	1	1	1	½	0	0	0	1	0	½	5
5	IM Stavroula Tsolakidou	2358	0	0	½	0	½	1	1	0	0	1	4
6	Raunak Sadhwani	2611	0	1	½	½	½	½	0	½	½	1	5

Triveni Continental Kings

Board	Player	Rating	Results
			1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	Score
1	Alireza Firouzja	2754	1	1	1	1	1	0	0	½	1	1	7½
2	Wei Yi	2751	1	½	½	1	½	0	1	½	½	1	6½
3	Vidit Gujrathi	2650	½	½	0	0	½	0	1	½	0	0	3
4	Zhu Jiner	2435	½	1	½	½	½	1	0	½	1	1	6½
5	Alexandra Kosteniuk	2450	0	½	1	1	½	0	1	0	1	½	5½
6	Marc'Andria Maurizzi	2506	½	1	0	½	½	1	½	1	½	0	5½

References

1. Alberto Colodro, Carlos (14 December 2025). "Global Chess League 2025: Indians in action, preview, teams, format, scoring system, timings". ChessBase. Retrieved 23 December 2025.
2. "What is Global Chess League - Teams, format, schedule and players". 21 June 2023. Archived from the original on 27 June 2023. Retrieved 23 December 2025.
3. P.K. Ajith Kumar. "GCL 2025: Alpine SG Pipers clinch title to end Triveni Continental Kings' reign". Sportstar. Retrieved 23 December 2025.
4. "Alpine SG Pipers defeat Triveni Continental Kings to emerge as new Tech Mahindra GCL Champions". FIDE. Retrieved 23 December 2025.
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