Carlsen vs Nepo in GCL final, Alpine APL Pipers face Ganges Grandmasters
The teams finished level on 18 points, but Ganges Grandmasters advanced on superior game points.
- The Alpine APL Pipers will face the Ganges Grandmasters in the Global Chess League final at the Lalit Ashok, with both teams finishing the league stage tied at 18 points.
- Superior game points earned the Grandmasters the top seed with 95 points against the Pipers, securing their final berth despite a recent 9-7 loss to PBG Alaskan Knights.
- Cheq Mumba Masters defeated the Fyers American Gambits 11-6 in their final league match, clearing the path for the Pipers to reach the championship game.
- Following league play, the American Gambits and Mumba Masters will contest the third-place playoff, having each finished with 15 points in the league stage.
- This championship match concludes Season Four of the Global Chess League, while the Triveni Continental Kings and PBG Alaskan Knights finished last with 12 points each.
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Chess superstar Magnus Carlsen lost the final with his team Alpine APL Pipers at the Global Chess League in India. Also the best player in the world was defeated in his duel.
Russian chess players Ian In doubt and Paulina Shuvalov, with the Ganges Grandmasters, won the Global Chess League in Bangalore, while the Unquestioned in the finals beat Magnus Carlsen.
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