The GCL will start from June 21 and will go on till July 2. The former-five-time champion Magnus is excited about the league and opines that it is a matter of time before "India is the leading chess nation in the world".
Global Chess League will feature reigning World Chess Champion Ding Liren, the world's top-ranked chess player and five-time World Champion Magnus Carlsen, five-time World Champion Viswanathan Anand, and four-time Women's World champion Hou Yifan, among others.
Priyanshu Rajawat got the better of Denmark's Magnus Johannesen 21-15, 19-21, 21-16 in a thrilling men's singles final that lasted an hour and eight minutes.
He beat Denmark's Magnus Johannesen by 21-15, 19-21, 21-16 in a thrilling men's singles final. After clinching a competitive first game, Priyanshu went down in a close second game to set up an exciting decider. The Indian held his nerves to clinch the final game as well, winning the title
The Norwegian took to Twitter to issue a statement on why he withdrew from his games against the American and how he will not play with him in the future.
India's Rameshbabu Praggnanandhaa stunned five-time World Chess Champion Magnus Carlsen at the FTX Crypto Cup and finished runners-up in the tournament in Miami.
The 17-year-old Indian chess prodigy R Praggnanandhaa created history by defeating five-time World Champion Magnus Carlsen at the FTX Crypto Cup. Praggnanandhaa became runners-up at the high-intensity tournament.
Oslo [Norway], June 3 (ANI): Indian Grandmaster Viswanathan Anand continued his winning campaign in the Norway Chess tournament as he defeated China's Wang Hao in the third round to remain on top of the standings.