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Triveni Continental Kings at the Global Chess League 2026: Squad, Owners and History

The Triveni Continental Kings are the most successful team in the Global Chess League, with the 2023 and 2024 titles and the 2025 runners-up place. This page covers the 2026 squad board by board, the owners and the team's results in every season.

Who they are

The Triveni Continental Kings are one of the six franchise teams of the Tech Mahindra Global Chess League and the only team to have won it twice. They won the first season in Dubai in 2023 after a final that went to sudden death, defended the title in London in 2024, and lost the 2025 final in Mumbai to Alpine SG Pipers after winning the round robin by nine match points.

The franchise is owned by Triveni Sports Pvt Ltd, a joint venture of Triveni Turbine Ltd and Triveni Engineering & Industries Ltd, under owner Dhruv Sawhney. The team name has not changed since 2023. Loek van Wely coaches the team, as he did in 2024.

Alireza Firouzja has been the Icon since 2024. Wei Yi has played for the Kings in 2023, 2024, 2025 and 2026.

The 2026 squad

Triveni Continental Kings logo

Icon

Alireza Firouzja

France. Season 3 MVP.

Superstar man

Wei Yi

China. Retained from the runners-up squad.

Superstar man

Aravindh Chithambaram

India. Drafted in Mumbai in June 2026.

Superstar woman

Zhu Jiner

China. Retained from the runners-up squad.

Superstar woman

Alexandra Kosteniuk

Switzerland. Women's World Champion in 2008 and Final MVP of Season 2.

Prodigy

Pranav V

India. The youngest player in the Triveni squad.

Alireza Firouzja is the Icon of the 2026 squad. Wei Yi and Aravindh Chithambaram play the two Superstar men's boards, Zhu Jiner and Alexandra Kosteniuk play the two Superstar women's boards, and Pranav V is the Prodigy. Loek van Wely is the coach.

Firouzja, Wei Yi, Zhu Jiner and Kosteniuk all played for the Kings in 2025, so the 2026 squad has more continuity than any other team. Kosteniuk was Player of the Match in the 2024 final, and Firouzja was Male Player of the Tournament in 2025.

2026 season in Bengaluru

Triveni Continental Kings are fifth in the 2026 standings after 10 matches, with 12 match points and 81 game points. Results last checked on 13 September 2026 at 8:36 PM IST.

  1. 1.Ganges Grandmasters: Triveni Continental Kings 9, Ganges Grandmasters 10
  2. 2.FYERS American Gambits: Triveni Continental Kings 5, FYERS American Gambits 14
  3. 3.CheQ Mumba Masters: Triveni Continental Kings 9, CheQ Mumba Masters 10
  4. 4.PBG Alaskan Knights: Triveni Continental Kings 11, PBG Alaskan Knights 6
  5. 5.Alpine APL Pipers: Triveni Continental Kings 10, Alpine APL Pipers 4
  6. 6.Ganges Grandmasters: Triveni Continental Kings 3, Ganges Grandmasters 15
  7. 7.FYERS American Gambits: Triveni Continental Kings 5, FYERS American Gambits 8
  8. 8.CheQ Mumba Masters: Triveni Continental Kings 5, CheQ Mumba Masters 14
  9. 9.PBG Alaskan Knights: Triveni Continental Kings 13, PBG Alaskan Knights 7
  10. 10.Alpine APL Pipers: Triveni Continental Kings 11, Alpine APL Pipers 6

Full table and fixtures: GCL 2026 points table, schedule, GCL 2026 overview.

Board-by-board results

Every finished match of the team, board by board. A win with White is worth 3 game points, a win with Black 4, and a draw 1 for each team. Player names link to the player profiles.

Preliminary stage · Saturday 5 September, 17:00 IST

Triveni Continental Kings9–10Ganges Grandmasters

Game points: Black win 4 · White win 3 · Draw 1–1. Points shown as White–Black.

  1. Board 1Nepomniachtchi, Ian1–1Firouzja, Alireza
  2. Board 2Aronian, Levon3–0Wei, Yi
  3. Board 3Dominguez Perez, Leinier0–4Aravindh, Chithambaram VR.
  4. Board 4Shuvalova, Polina3–0Zhu, Jiner
  5. Board 5Tsolakidou, Stavroula3–0Kosteniuk, Alexandra
  6. Board 6Mendonca, Leon Luke0–4Pranav, V

Preliminary stage · Saturday 5 September, 20:00 IST

Triveni Continental Kings5–14FYERS American Gambits

Game points: Black win 4 · White win 3 · Draw 1–1. Points shown as White–Black.

  1. Board 1Firouzja, Alireza1–1Sindarov, Javokhir
  2. Board 2Wei, Yi0–4Nihal Sarin
  3. Board 3Aravindh, Chithambaram VR.0–4Dubov, Daniil
  4. Board 4Zhu, Jiner1–1Assaubayeva, Bibisara
  5. Board 5Kosteniuk, Alexandra3–0Khademalsharieh, Sarasadat
  6. Board 6Pranav, V0–4Maurizzi, MarcAndria

Preliminary stage · Sunday 6 September, 20:00 IST

Triveni Continental Kings9–10CheQ Mumba Masters

Game points: Black win 4 · White win 3 · Draw 1–1. Points shown as White–Black.

  1. Board 1Vachier-Lagrave, Maxime3–0Firouzja, Alireza
  2. Board 2Pranesh M1–1Wei, Yi
  3. Board 3Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar3–0Aravindh, Chithambaram VR.
  4. Board 4Dronavalli, Harika3–0Zhu, Jiner
  5. Board 5Yip, Carissa0–4Kosteniuk, Alexandra
  6. Board 6Daneshvar, Bardiya0–4Pranav, V

Preliminary stage · Monday 7 September, 20:00 IST

Triveni Continental Kings11–6PBG Alaskan Knights

Game points: Black win 4 · White win 3 · Draw 1–1. Points shown as White–Black.

  1. Board 1Firouzja, Alireza1–1Anand, Viswanathan
  2. Board 2Wei, Yi3–0Erigaisi Arjun
  3. Board 3Aravindh, Chithambaram VR.3–0Erdogmus, Yagiz Kaan
  4. Board 4Zhu, Jiner0–4Lagno, Kateryna
  5. Board 5Kosteniuk, Alexandra3–0Batsiashvili, Nino
  6. Board 6Pranav, V1–1Mishra, Abhimanyu

Preliminary stage · Tuesday 8 September, 18:30 IST

Triveni Continental Kings10–4Alpine APL Pipers

Game points: Black win 4 · White win 3 · Draw 1–1. Points shown as White–Black.

  1. Board 1Firouzja, Alireza1–1Carlsen, Magnus
  2. Board 2Wei, Yi1–1Giri, Anish
  3. Board 3Aravindh, Chithambaram VR.3–0Vidit, Santosh Gujrathi
  4. Board 4Zhu, Jiner1–1Divya Deshmukh
  5. Board 5Kosteniuk, Alexandra1–1Koneru, Humpy
  6. Board 6Pranav, V3–0Murzin, Volodar

Preliminary stage · Wednesday 9 September, 17:00 IST

Triveni Continental Kings3–15Ganges Grandmasters

Game points: Black win 4 · White win 3 · Draw 1–1. Points shown as White–Black.

  1. Board 1Firouzja, Alireza1–1Nepomniachtchi, Ian
  2. Board 2Wei, Yi1–1Aronian, Levon
  3. Board 3Aravindh, Chithambaram VR.1–1Dominguez Perez, Leinier
  4. Board 4Zhu, Jiner0–4Shuvalova, Polina
  5. Board 5Kosteniuk, Alexandra0–4Tsolakidou, Stavroula
  6. Board 6Pranav, V0–4Mendonca, Leon Luke

Preliminary stage · Wednesday 9 September, 20:00 IST

Triveni Continental Kings5–8FYERS American Gambits

Game points: Black win 4 · White win 3 · Draw 1–1. Points shown as White–Black.

  1. Board 1Sindarov, Javokhir3–0Firouzja, Alireza
  2. Board 2Nihal Sarin1–1Wei, Yi
  3. Board 3Dubov, Daniil1–1Aravindh, Chithambaram VR.
  4. Board 4Assaubayeva, Bibisara1–1Zhu, Jiner
  5. Board 5Khademalsharieh, Sarasadat1–1Kosteniuk, Alexandra
  6. Board 6Maurizzi, MarcAndria1–1Pranav, V

Preliminary stage · Thursday 10 September, 17:00 IST

Triveni Continental Kings5–14CheQ Mumba Masters

Game points: Black win 4 · White win 3 · Draw 1–1. Points shown as White–Black.

  1. Board 1Firouzja, Alireza0–4Vachier-Lagrave, Maxime
  2. Board 2Wei, Yi1–1Pranesh M
  3. Board 3Aravindh, Chithambaram VR.0–4Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar
  4. Board 4Zhu, Jiner1–1Dronavalli, Harika
  5. Board 5Kosteniuk, Alexandra3–0Yip, Carissa
  6. Board 6Pranav, V0–4Daneshvar, Bardiya

Preliminary stage · Friday 11 September, 17:00 IST

Triveni Continental Kings13–7PBG Alaskan Knights

Game points: Black win 4 · White win 3 · Draw 1–1. Points shown as White–Black.

  1. Board 1Anand, Viswanathan1–1Firouzja, Alireza
  2. Board 2Erigaisi Arjun3–0Wei, Yi
  3. Board 3Erdogmus, Yagiz Kaan3–0Aravindh, Chithambaram VR.
  4. Board 4Lagno, Kateryna0–4Zhu, Jiner
  5. Board 5Batsiashvili, Nino0–4Kosteniuk, Alexandra
  6. Board 6Mishra, Abhimanyu0–4Pranav, V

Preliminary stage · Saturday 12 September, 17:00 IST

Triveni Continental Kings11–6Alpine APL Pipers

Game points: Black win 4 · White win 3 · Draw 1–1. Points shown as White–Black.

  1. Board 1Carlsen, Magnus0–4Firouzja, Alireza
  2. Board 2Giri, Anish1–1Wei, Yi
  3. Board 3Vidit, Santosh Gujrathi0–4Aravindh, Chithambaram VR.
  4. Board 4Divya Deshmukh1–1Zhu, Jiner
  5. Board 5Koneru, Humpy1–1Kosteniuk, Alexandra
  6. Board 6Murzin, Volodar3–0Pranav, V

Owners and identity

Owner
Triveni Sports Pvt Ltd (Triveni Turbine Ltd and Triveni Engineering & Industries Ltd), owner Dhruv Sawhney
Titles
Global Chess League 2023 and 2024
Other finals
Runners-up 2025
Coach 2026
Loek van Wely

Season by season

2023, Dubai, as Triveni Continental Kings: Champions; first in the round robin, 18 match points, 79 game points. Levon Aronian was the Icon, with Wei Yi, Yu Yangyi, Kateryna Lagno, Sarasadat Khademalsharieh and Jonas Buhl Bjerre. The Kings were last after six matches with two wins, then won their last four to finish first. The final against upGrad Mumba Masters was level after two rapid matches (9-7, 3-12) and two blitz matches (5-14, 13-7) and was decided in sudden death, when Bjerre beat Javokhir Sindarov with Black. Bjerre was King of the match and Lagno Queen of the match.

Full 2023 results and standings

2024, London, as Triveni Continental Kings: Champions; second in the round robin, 18 match points, 99 game points. Alireza Firouzja joined as Icon, with Wei Yi, Teimour Radjabov, Alexandra Kosteniuk, Valentina Gunina and Javokhir Sindarov. The Kings lost both round-robin matches to PBG Alaskan Knights, 3-15 and 8-12, and qualified for the final on the last day by beating Alpine SG Pipers 9-7. In the final they beat PBG 9-7 with White and 13-7 with Black. Kosteniuk beat Tan Zhongyi in both matches and was Player of the Match.

Full 2024 results and standings

2025, Mumbai, as Triveni Continental Kings: Runners-up; first in the round robin, 24 match points, 102 game points. Firouzja, Wei Yi, Vidit Gujrathi, Kosteniuk, Zhu Jiner and Marc'Andria Maurizzi won eight of ten matches and finished nine match points clear. Firouzja won his first five games and was Male Player of the Tournament. In the final the Kings lost 2-4 and 1.5-4.5 to Alpine SG Pipers; Firouzja lost on time in a winning position against Fabiano Caruana in the second match.

Full 2025 results and standings

Notable players

  1. 1.Alireza Firouzja: Icon since 2024, champion in 2024, Male Player of the Tournament in 2025.
  2. 2.Wei Yi: on the Kings' boards in 2023, 2024, 2025 and 2026.
  3. 3.Alexandra Kosteniuk: Player of the Match in the 2024 final, back on the Superstar women's board in 2025 and 2026.
  4. 4.Levon Aronian: Icon of the 2023 title-winning squad; he plays for Ganges Grandmasters in 2026.
  5. 5.Javokhir Sindarov: Prodigy of the 2024 champions, whose win over Daniel Dardha in the last round helped the Kings reach the final; he is the Icon of FYERS American Gambits in 2026.

More on the league: Global Chess League overview, winners and past seasons, Global Chess League 2026, all 2026 squads.

Frequently asked questions

Who plays for Triveni Continental Kings in 2026?

Alireza Firouzja is the Icon, Wei Yi and Aravindh Chithambaram are the Superstar men, Zhu Jiner and Alexandra Kosteniuk are the Superstar women, and Pranav V is the Prodigy. Loek van Wely is the coach.

Who owns the Triveni Continental Kings?

Triveni Sports Pvt Ltd, a joint venture between Triveni Turbine Ltd and Triveni Engineering & Industries Ltd. Dhruv Sawhney is the owner.

How many times have the Triveni Continental Kings won the Global Chess League?

Twice: in Dubai in 2023, beating upGrad Mumba Masters in a sudden-death final, and in London in 2024, beating PBG Alaskan Knights 2-0. In 2025 they won the round robin but lost the final to Alpine SG Pipers.

Who is the coach of the Triveni Continental Kings?

Loek van Wely, who also led the team in its 2024 title season.

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