The Global Chess League 2025, known for sponsorship reasons as the Tech Mahindra Global Chess League 2025, was the third season of the annual over-the-board rapid chess league organized by FIDE. It was held in Mumbai from December 14 to 23, 2025. It was a joint venture organized by Tech Mahindra and FIDE.
It featured six teams of six players each, and involved ten round-robin matches, followed by a final match between the top two teams. Alpine SG Pipers, led by Fabiano Caruana won the event after defeating the defending champions Triveni Continental Kings, led by Alireza Firouzja in the final. Anish Giri was named Player of the Final for winning both his games in the final. Firouzja was named Male Player of the Season. Hou Yifan was named Female Player of the Season.
Group stage +RankTeamQualification1Triveni Continental Kings24102 Advance to Final match2Alpine SG Pipers15843Ganges Grandmasters 1583 Advance to Third place match4PBG Alaskan Knights 15735upGrad Mumba Masters12926Fyers American Gambits976
Final
Third place
Name12TB1TB2Total Ganges Grandmasters10001 PBG Alaskan Knights01113
Results Match 1Ganges Grandmasters4–2PBG Alaskan Knights Viswanathan Anand1–0Gukesh DommarajuVincent Keymer0–1Arjun ErigaisiJavokhir Sindarov1–0Leinier DomínguezIM Polina Shuvalova1–0Kateryna LagnoIM Stavroula Tsolakidou0–1IM Sarasadat KhademalshariehRaunak Sadhwani1–0Daniel Dardha Match 2PBG Alaskan Knights3½–2½Ganges Grandmasters Gukesh Dommaraju½–½Viswanathan AnandArjun Erigaisi1–0Vincent KeymerLeinier Domínguez1–0Javokhir SindarovKateryna Lagno0–1IM Polina ShuvalovaIM Sarasadat Khademalsharieh0–1IM Stavroula TsolakidouDaniel Dardha1–0Raunak Sadhwani Tiebreaker 1Ganges Grandmasters2½–3½PBG Alaskan Knights Viswanathan Anand½–½Gukesh DommarajuVincent Keymer0–1Arjun ErigaisiJavokhir Sindarov1–0Leinier DomínguezIM Polina Shuvalova0–1Kateryna LagnoIM Stavroula Tsolakidou0–1IM Sarasadat KhademalshariehRaunak Sadhwani1–0Daniel Dardha Tiebreaker 2PBG Alaskan Knights4–2Ganges Grandmasters Gukesh Dommaraju1–0Viswanathan AnandArjun Erigaisi0–1Vincent KeymerLeinier Domínguez1–0Javokhir SindarovKateryna Lagno1–0IM Polina ShuvalovaIM Sarasadat Khademalsharieh0–1IM Stavroula TsolakidouDaniel Dardha1–0Raunak Sadhwani
Final
Name12Total Triveni Continental Kings 000 Alpine SG Pipers112
Results Match 1Triveni Continental Kings2–4Alpine SG PipersAlireza Firouzja1–0Fabiano CaruanaWei Yi0–1Anish GiriVidit Gujrathi½–½R PraggnanandhaaZhu Jiner½–½Hou YifanAlexandra Kosteniuk0–1Nino BatsiashviliMarc'Andria Maurizzi0–1Leon Luke Mendonca Match 2Alpine SG Pipers4½–1½Triveni Continental KingsFabiano Caruana1–0Alireza FirouzjaAnish Giri1–0Wei YiR Praggnanandhaa1–0Vidit GujrathiHou Yifan½–½Zhu JinerNino Batsiashvili0–1Alexandra KosteniukLeon Luke Mendonca1–0Marc'Andria Maurizzi
Franchises +Alpine SG PipersBoardPlayerRatingResults12345678910Score1 Fabiano Caruana2751010½01½½½042 Anish Giri26850½½½010½½03½3 R Praggnanandhaa2663½0½½010½½½44 Hou Yifan2536½01½00111165 Nino Batsiashvili234611½1110½½½76 Leon Luke Mendonca2498½01110100½5 +upGrad Mumba MastersBoardPlayerRatingResults12345678910Score1 Maxime Vachier-Lagrave2730101½0½0½104½2 Wesley So2702½½½1½10½½053 Shakhriyar Mamedyarov270711½½½10½0164 Koneru Humpy24480½01½100½03½5 Harika Dronavalli24351½½1½00½0½4½6 Bardiya Daneshvar24981101½½½1117½ +Fyers American GambitsBoardPlayerRatingResults12345678910Score1 Hikaru Nakamura2732½10½½11½½½62 Vladislav Artemiev2727½½½½½01½½04½3 Richárd Rapport2702½01½0½1½½½54 Bibisara Assaubayeva2461½½½½1½1½0½5½5 IM Teodora Injac23601½00½011½04½6 Volodar Murzin2642½010½½½0104 +PBG Alaskan KnightsResultsBoardPlayerRating12345678910Score1 Gukesh Dommaraju2692½00½101½014½2 Arjun Erigaisi2714½½½01101½163 Leinier Domínguez2703½½0½1½0½1½54 Kateryna Lagno2360½0001½10½03½5 IM Sarasadat Khademalsharieh23560½½001011½4½6 Daniel Dardha2592½0½00½½½0½3 +Ganges GrandmastersBoardPlayerRatingResults12345678910Score1 Viswanathan Anand27270010½½½½0½3½2 Vincent Keymer2640½½½0½010½14½3 Javokhir Sindarov27040111101½1½74 IM Polina Shuvalova2452111½00010½55 IM Stavroula Tsolakidou235800½0½1100146 Raunak Sadhwani261101½½½½0½½15 +Triveni Continental KingsBoardPlayerRatingResults12345678910Score1 Alireza Firouzja27541111100½117½2 Wei Yi27511½½1½01½½16½3 Vidit Gujrathi2650½½00½01½0034 Zhu Jiner2435½1½½½10½116½5 Alexandra Kosteniuk24500½11½0101½5½6 Marc'Andria Maurizzi2506½10½½1½1½05½
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