TWIC is 31. First issue 17th September 1994.Tech Mahindra Global Chess League 2026 (Start)
Season Four of the Tech Mahindra Global Chess League
Mark Crowther - Friday 4th September 2026
The Opening ceremony is in Bangalore Palace (pictured) the event itself is the Lalit Ashok luxury hotel. Photo: Alpesh Jogia / Unsplash. | https://unsplash.com/photos/a-large-building-with-a-clock-tower-on-top-of-it-5fRm08cdJsM
The 2026 Tech Mahindra Global Chess League runs Sat 5th-13th Sept in Bengaluru, India. It uses a rapid time control of 20 minutes plus 2 seconds a move. Magnus Carlsen, Alireza Firouzja and Viswanathan Anand star. League: 6 teams 10 matches, the top two finishers play for the title, the next two for 3rd-4th.
The matches are played over six boards.
- 1 Icon, who will play on board 1
- 2 male players, who will play on board 2 and 3
- 2 female players, who will play on board 4 and 5
- 1 player born in 2003 or later, who will play on board 6
Team Lists
- CheQ Mumba Master
- Vachier-Lagrave, Maxime
- Pranesh, M
- Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar
- Dronavalli, Harika
- Yip, Carissa
- Daneshvar, Bardiya
- PBG Alaskan Knights
- Anand, Viswanathan
- Erigaisi, Arjun
- Erdogmus, Yagiz Kaan
- Lagno, Kateryna
- Batsiashvili, Nino
- Mishra, Abhimanyu
- Triveni Continental Kings
- Firouzja, Alireza
- Wei, Yi
- Aravindh, Chithambaram Vr.
- Zhu, Jiner
- Kosteniuk, Alexandra
- Pranav, V
- Ganges Grandmasters
- Nepomniachtchi, Ian
- Aronian, Levon
- Dominguez Perez, Leinier
- Shuvalova, Polina
- Tsolakidou, Stavroula
- Mendonca, Leon Luke
- Fyers American Gambits
- Sindarov, Javokhir
- Nihal, Sarin
- Dubov, Daniil
- Assaubayeva, Bibisara
- Khademalsharieh, Sarasadat
- Maurizzi, Marcandria
- Alpine APL Pipers
- Carlsen, Magnus
- Giri, Anish
- Vidit, Santosh Gujrathi
- Divya, Deshmukh
- Koneru, Humpy
- Murzin, Volodar
