Tag : Grandmasters

Dubai: After three days of play at the inaugural Global Chess League, the team of Ganges Grandmasters is at the top, having won all three matches they played, here on Saturday. With 9 match points out of three matches, Ganges Grandmasters have a significant lead. They are chased by Triveni Continental Kings, who are on six match points and have the same number of game points as GG (32) but have played four matches. SG Alpine Warriors are also on six match points but have 23 game points. upGrad Mumba Masters have four match points, Balan Alaskan Knights have three but they are the second team in the Global Chess League to have played four matches. Chingari Gulf Titans have a tough challenge ahead. They are at the bottom of the board, with just one match point, having failed to win any of the matches. Mumba Masters vs Chingari Gulf Titans (6-6) Chingari Gulf Titans entered this match as the only team without a victory in the Global Chess League after the first two days. Commencing with black pieces, the task was slightly more difficult for them as they did not have the initiative of the first move. While the teams exhibited equal strength on the top three boards at the outset of the round, the bottom three boards were leaning towards upGrad Mumba Masters: India's top woman player Humpy Koneru managed to take the initiative against the former World Champion Alexandra Kosteniuk following a slip. India's second top-rated woman player Harika Dronavalli was pressuring Polina Shuvalova and Javokhir Sindarov got an edge against Nihal Sarin. As the games on the top boards ended in a draw, drama unfolded on the final board where the tables turned on Sindarov following a mistake, entering in a completely lost position. However, Nihal Sarin made a ...