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Faustino Oro, 11-year-old nicknamed Messi of Chess, to fight in GCL Contenders Knockout Challengers event
October 11, 2025 12:15 pm
12 Grandmasters and International Masters join Open qualifiers; winners to join Season 3 as ambassadors
‘What's the big deal in Hikaru Nakamura throwing Gukesh’s king?’ American Gambits co-owner Prachura
October 07, 2025 11:05 am
Talking about Nakamura’s personality behind the scenes, Prachura said: “He's a showman. He came to the event to entertain people and he entertained." The incident does set up a spicy clash between Gukesh and Nakamura at the upcoming Global Chess League. “Hikaru versus Gukesh is going to be an epic, especially since Magnus Carlsen is not playing," Prachura adds.
Global to local: Global Chess League comes ‘home’ with third edition
October 01, 2025 9:21 am
Team booths, a no-money-involved fantasy app, a re-introduced 2-second increment rule: Amit Kamath gives you the inside scoop on what’ll be new in GCL 3
Why American Gambits chased after Arjun Erigaisi in Global Chess League 3 Draft
September 29, 2025 8:35 pm
Despite losing out on Arjun, the Gambits have assembled a strong side in the Draft for season 3, to be played in Mumbai. Having retained Hikaru Nakamura and Bibisara Assaubayeva, American Gambits added Richard Rapport, Vladislav Artemiev, Teodora Injac, and Volodar Murzin to their squad.
Gukesh and Arjun Erigaisi, Indian chess' Karan Arjun, reunited for Global Chess League 3 at PBG Alaskan Knights
September 27, 2025 8:19 am
Gukesh’s teammate Arjun, in particular, saw three teams trying to snap him up while the Mumbai team came into the draft with their eyes firmly set on Wesley So, who is also making his debut in the league.
Global Chess League 3: World Champion Gukesh returns to GCL, but Magnus Carlsen to skip this season
September 24, 2025 3:05 pm
Joining Gukesh will be top stars like five-time world champion Viswanathan Anand, Hikaru Nakamura, Fabiano Caruana, Alireza Firouzja, and Maxime Vachier-Lagrave
Global Chess League's 'GCL Contenders' will let you play alongside grandmasters; here’s how to join
August 31, 2025 7:19 pm
The Global Chess League has launched a new tournament, 'GCL Contenders,' offering a direct pathway for amateurs to compete with the world's elite. Three winners will earn a spot as GCL ambassadors.
Global Chess League to be hosted by India this year after two seasons abroad
August 07, 2025 7:41 pm
The first edition of the Global Chess League was hosted in Dubai while last year, the event was in London. GCL frequently sees some of the top stars in the sport like former world champions Magnus Carlsen, Viswanathan Anand and Hou Yifan.
Can chess force broadcasters to change the channel and put it on TV?
May 07, 2025 10:07 am
Sport needs to be made attractive to casual follower, but with India possessing a young brigade of champions, there's scope for it to be viable on television
Why Hikaru Nakamura found playing at Global Chess League more appealing than being in American all-star Olympiad teams
October 15, 2024 6:15 pm
The American chess star Hikaru Nakamura has not played in any team events since the Batumi Olympiad six years ago but joined GCL because 'it is a lot more fun'.
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