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

  1. Match 13:30 PMPBG Alaskan Knights logoKnights4–10FYERS American Gambits logoGambits
  2. Match 25:00 PMTriveni Continental Kings logoKings9–10Ganges Grandmasters logoGrandmasters
  3. Match 36:30 PMCheQ Mumba Masters logoMasters8–10Alpine APL Pipers logoPipers
  4. Match 48:00 PMFYERS American Gambits logoGambits14–5Triveni Continental Kings logoKings

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

  1. Match 53:30 PMAlpine APL Pipers logoPipers11–6Ganges Grandmasters logoGrandmasters
  2. Match 65:00 PMCheQ Mumba Masters logoMasters6–11PBG Alaskan Knights logoKnights
  3. Match 76:30 PMGanges Grandmasters logoGrandmasters9–7FYERS American Gambits logoGambits
  4. Match 88:00 PMTriveni Continental Kings logoKings9–10CheQ Mumba Masters logoMasters

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

  1. Match 93:30 PMPBG Alaskan Knights logoKnights9–7Alpine APL Pipers logoPipers
  2. Match 105:00 PMCheQ Mumba Masters logoMasters12–3Ganges Grandmasters logoGrandmasters
  3. Match 116:30 PMAlpine APL Pipers logoPipers15–3FYERS American Gambits logoGambits
  4. Match 128:00 PMPBG Alaskan Knights logoKnights6–11Triveni Continental Kings logoKings

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

  1. Match 133:30 PMGanges Grandmasters logoGrandmasters12–8PBG Alaskan Knights logoKnights
  2. Match 145:00 PMFYERS American Gambits logoGambits6–11CheQ Mumba Masters logoMasters
  3. Match 156:30 PMTriveni Continental Kings logoKings10–4Alpine APL Pipers logoPipers
  4. Match 168:00 PMFYERS American Gambits logoGambits12–9PBG Alaskan Knights logoKnights

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

  1. Match 173:30 PMCheQ Mumba Masters logoMasters6–11Alpine APL Pipers logoPipers
  2. Match 185:00 PMGanges Grandmasters logoGrandmasters15–3Triveni Continental Kings logoKings
  3. Match 196:30 PMPBG Alaskan Knights logoKnights11–6CheQ Mumba Masters logoMasters
  4. Match 208:00 PMTriveni Continental Kings logoKings5–8FYERS American Gambits logoGambits

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

  1. Match 213:30 PMAlpine APL Pipers logoPipers4–12Ganges Grandmasters logoGrandmasters
  2. Match 225:00 PMCheQ Mumba Masters logoMasters14–5Triveni Continental Kings logoKings
  3. Match 236:30 PMAlpine APL Pipers logoPipers11–6PBG Alaskan Knights logoKnights
  4. Match 248:00 PMGanges Grandmasters logoGrandmasters5–13FYERS American Gambits logoGambits

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

  1. Match 255:00 PMTriveni Continental Kings logoKings13–7PBG Alaskan Knights logoKnights
  2. Match 266:30 PMAlpine APL Pipers logoPipers9–7FYERS American Gambits logoGambits
  3. Match 278:00 PMGanges Grandmasters logoGrandmasters16–1CheQ Mumba Masters logoMasters

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

  1. Match 285:00 PMTriveni Continental Kings logoKings11–6Alpine APL Pipers logoPipers
  2. Match 296:30 PMPBG Alaskan Knights logoKnights9–7Ganges Grandmasters logoGrandmasters
  3. Match 308:00 PMFYERS American Gambits logoGambits6–11CheQ Mumba Masters logoMasters

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.

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