Aravindh Chithambaram at the Global Chess League

FIDE title

Grandmaster

Federation

India

2026 team

Triveni Continental Kings

2026 board

Superstar, men's boards

Seasons

2026

FIDE id

5072786

The 2026 season is his first in the Global Chess League. The Triveni Continental Kings, champions in 2023 and 2024, drafted him for one of their two men's Superstar boards.

In the 2026 season Aravindh plays for the Triveni Continental Kings on one of the two Superstar men's boards. The season runs from 5 to 13 September 2026 in Bengaluru, India.

Global Chess League record

Aravindh has not played a Global Chess League season before 2026.

Career highlights

1. 1.Won the 2025 Prague Masters with 6 points from 9 games, unbeaten.
2. 2.Won the 2024 Chennai Grand Masters, a round-robin of top Indian and international grandmasters.
3. 3.Reached a classical rating above 2700 for the first time on the November 2024 FIDE list.
4. 4.Makes his Global Chess League debut in 2026 with the Triveni Continental Kings.
5. 5.On the September 2026 FIDE rating list, Aravindh is rated 2677 in classical chess, 2604 in rapid and 2562 in blitz.

2026 season

Aravindh Chithambaram plays the 2026 season with the Triveni Continental Kings, which runs from 5 to 13 September 2026 in Bengaluru, India. Aravindh's squad mates are Alireza Firouzja, Wei Yi, Zhu Jiner, Alexandra Kosteniuk and Pranav Venkatesh.

Each Global Chess League match is played on six boards of rapid chess, one board per squad member, and a win with Black earns the team more game points than a win with White. The format and scoring page explains the points. Matches are streamed free; the how-to-watch page lists the streams and the IST start times.

• —Matches played: 10
• —Match points: 12
• —Game points: 81
• —Position: 5 of 6

1. 1.Saturday 5 September, 17:00 IST: Ganges Grandmasters 10–9 Triveni Continental Kings
2. 2.Saturday 5 September, 20:00 IST: Triveni Continental Kings 5–14 FYERS American Gambits
3. 3.Sunday 6 September, 20:00 IST: CheQ Mumba Masters 10–9 Triveni Continental Kings
4. 4.Monday 7 September, 20:00 IST: Triveni Continental Kings 11–6 PBG Alaskan Knights
5. 5.Tuesday 8 September, 18:30 IST: Triveni Continental Kings 10–4 Alpine APL Pipers
6. 6.Wednesday 9 September, 17:00 IST: Triveni Continental Kings 3–15 Ganges Grandmasters
7. 7.Wednesday 9 September, 20:00 IST: FYERS American Gambits 8–5 Triveni Continental Kings
8. 8.Thursday 10 September, 17:00 IST: Triveni Continental Kings 5–14 CheQ Mumba Masters
9. 9.Friday 11 September, 17:00 IST: PBG Alaskan Knights 7–13 Triveni Continental Kings
10. 10.Saturday 12 September, 17:00 IST: Triveni Continental Kings 11–6 Alpine APL Pipers

Results were last checked on 13 September 2026 at 8:36 PM IST.

The 2026 final is in progress. Scores so far: Finals | Game 1: Alpine APL Pipers 8, Ganges Grandmasters 7; Finals | Game 2: Alpine APL Pipers 4, Ganges Grandmasters 12.

2026 games

Aravindh has 10 finished games in the 2026 season: 4 wins, 2 draws, 4 losses, 16 team points earned.

1. 1.Saturday 5 September, 17:00 IST: board 3, Black against Dominguez Perez, Leinier (Ganges Grandmasters), win.
2. 2.Saturday 5 September, 20:00 IST: board 3, White against Dubov, Daniil (FYERS American Gambits), loss.
3. 3.Sunday 6 September, 20:00 IST: board 3, Black against Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar (CheQ Mumba Masters), loss.
4. 4.Monday 7 September, 20:00 IST: board 3, White against Erdogmus, Yagiz Kaan (PBG Alaskan Knights), win.
5. 5.Tuesday 8 September, 18:30 IST: board 3, White against Vidit, Santosh Gujrathi (Alpine APL Pipers), win.
6. 6.Wednesday 9 September, 17:00 IST: board 3, White against Dominguez Perez, Leinier (Ganges Grandmasters), draw.
7. 7.Wednesday 9 September, 20:00 IST: board 3, Black against Dubov, Daniil (FYERS American Gambits), draw.
8. 8.Thursday 10 September, 17:00 IST: board 3, White against Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar (CheQ Mumba Masters), loss.
9. 9.Friday 11 September, 17:00 IST: board 3, Black against Erdogmus, Yagiz Kaan (PBG Alaskan Knights), loss.
10. 10.Saturday 12 September, 17:00 IST: board 3, Black against Vidit, Santosh Gujrathi (Alpine APL Pipers), win.

Daily reports mentioning Aravindh

1. 1.Day 1: Gambits win twice to take the first lead
2. 2.Day 2: Grandmasters stop Gambits as three teams tie
3. 3.Day 3: Pipers take sole lead with three Black wins
4. 4.Day 4: Gambits lead four-way tie after three Black wins
5. 5.Day 8: Grandmasters and Pipers reach the final

Frequently asked questions

More on the league: the Global Chess League 2026 hub, the schedule, the points table and the league overview with every season since 2023.