Global Chess League 2026
Global Chess League 2026 Schedule and Results
Every match, day by day, in IST
Thirty round-robin matches over eight days in Bengaluru, from Saturday 5 to Saturday 12 September 2026, then the final on Sunday 13 September. Every team plays every other team twice. Finished matches show the game-point score; the rest show the start time.
Fixtures and results
Days one to six have four matches each, starting at 3:30 PM, 5:00 PM, 6:30 PM and 8:00 PM IST. Days seven and eight have three, from 5:00 PM. A match is six games played at once, one per board, and the score shown is the game points: 4 for a win with Black, 3 for a win with White, 1 each for a draw. The points table turns those scores into match points.
Day 1
Saturday 5 September
The Fyers American Gambits lead with six match points after two wins. The Alpine APL Pipers and Ganges Grandmasters each won their only match and have three points. Read the full Day 1 report
- Match 13:30 PM
KnightsPBG Alaskan Knights4–10
GambitsFYERS American Gambits - Match 25:00 PM
KingsTriveni Continental Kings9–10
GrandmastersGanges Grandmasters - Match 36:30 PM
MastersCheQ Mumba Masters8–10
PipersAlpine APL Pipers - Match 48:00 PM
GambitsFYERS American Gambits14–5
KingsTriveni Continental Kings
Day 2
Sunday 6 September
Ganges Grandmasters ended the Fyers American Gambits' winning run, while Alpine APL Pipers and PBG Alaskan Knights also won. The Gambits, Grandmasters and Pipers finish Day 2 level on six match points. Read the full Day 2 report
- Match 53:30 PM
PipersAlpine APL Pipers11–6
GrandmastersGanges Grandmasters - Match 65:00 PM
MastersCheQ Mumba Masters6–11
KnightsPBG Alaskan Knights - Match 76:30 PM
GrandmastersGanges Grandmasters9–7
GambitsFYERS American Gambits - Match 88:00 PM
KingsTriveni Continental Kings9–10
MastersCheQ Mumba Masters
Day 3
Monday 7 September
The Alpine APL Pipers swept three games with Black against the Fyers American Gambits and lead alone on nine match points. CheQ Mumba Masters, PBG Alaskan Knights and Triveni Continental Kings also won. Read the full Day 3 report
- Match 93:30 PM
KnightsPBG Alaskan Knights9–7
PipersAlpine APL Pipers - Match 105:00 PM
MastersCheQ Mumba Masters12–3
GrandmastersGanges Grandmasters - Match 116:30 PM
PipersAlpine APL Pipers15–3
GambitsFYERS American Gambits - Match 128:00 PM
KnightsPBG Alaskan Knights6–11
KingsTriveni Continental Kings
Day 4
Tuesday 8 September
The Fyers American Gambits beat the PBG Alaskan Knights through three wins with Black and lead a four-team tie on nine match points with Alpine APL Pipers, CheQ Mumba Masters and Ganges Grandmasters. The Grandmasters, Mumba Masters and Triveni Continental Kings also won; the Pipers slipped from first. Read the full Day 4 report
- Match 133:30 PM
GrandmastersGanges Grandmasters12–8
KnightsPBG Alaskan Knights - Match 145:00 PM
GambitsFYERS American Gambits6–11
MastersCheQ Mumba Masters - Match 156:30 PM
KingsTriveni Continental Kings10–4
PipersAlpine APL Pipers - Match 168:00 PM
GambitsFYERS American Gambits12–9
KnightsPBG Alaskan Knights
Day 5
Wednesday 9 September
The Fyers American Gambits stay first on game points, but Alpine APL Pipers and Ganges Grandmasters also have 12 match points after Day 5. PBG Alaskan Knights move to nine after two Black wins. Read the full Day 5 report
- Match 173:30 PM
MastersCheQ Mumba Masters6–11
PipersAlpine APL Pipers - Match 185:00 PM
GrandmastersGanges Grandmasters15–3
KingsTriveni Continental Kings - Match 196:30 PM
KnightsPBG Alaskan Knights11–6
MastersCheQ Mumba Masters - Match 208:00 PM
KingsTriveni Continental Kings5–8
GambitsFYERS American Gambits
Day 6
Thursday 10 September
Alpine APL Pipers and Fyers American Gambits share first place on 15 match points and 73 game points. Ganges Grandmasters also have 15 match points and sit one game point behind. Read the full Day 6 report
- Match 213:30 PM
PipersAlpine APL Pipers4–12
GrandmastersGanges Grandmasters - Match 225:00 PM
MastersCheQ Mumba Masters14–5
KingsTriveni Continental Kings - Match 236:30 PM
PipersAlpine APL Pipers11–6
KnightsPBG Alaskan Knights - Match 248:00 PM
GrandmastersGanges Grandmasters5–13
GambitsFYERS American Gambits
Day 7
Friday 11 September
Ganges Grandmasters won five games against CheQ Mumba Masters and moved first on game points. Alpine APL Pipers joined them on 18 match points, while Fyers American Gambits stayed three points behind. Read the full Day 7 report
- Match 255:00 PM
KingsTriveni Continental Kings13–7
KnightsPBG Alaskan Knights - Match 266:30 PM
PipersAlpine APL Pipers9–7
GambitsFYERS American Gambits - Match 278:00 PM
GrandmastersGanges Grandmasters16–1
MastersCheQ Mumba Masters
Day 8
Saturday 12 September
Ganges Grandmasters and Alpine APL Pipers reached the final despite losing their last round-robin matches. CheQ Mumba Masters beat Fyers American Gambits 11-6, but the Gambits held third place by one game point. Read the full Day 8 report
- Match 285:00 PM
KingsTriveni Continental Kings11–6
PipersAlpine APL Pipers - Match 296:30 PM
KnightsPBG Alaskan Knights9–7
GrandmastersGanges Grandmasters - Match 308:00 PM
GambitsFYERS American Gambits6–11
MastersCheQ Mumba Masters
Day 9
Sunday 13 September
Third-place match at 3:30 PM IST, then the final at 6:30 PM IST. The top two of the round-robin table play the final; third and fourth play for third place.
The Alpine APL Pipers won the first match of the final 8-7, but Ganges Grandmasters answered 12-4 in the second. Fyers American Gambits beat CheQ Mumba Masters twice to take third place. Read the full Day 9 report
Every finished day gets a written review on the daily reports page: who won each match, the boards that decided them and how the points table moved.
Results are taken from the live broadcast of the games and appear here after every finished match. Every match streams free; the channels and the commentary team are on the watch page, and seats in the hall are on the tickets page.
