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GCL Season 3: Alpine Pipers Beat Continental Kings To Be Crowned Champions; Alaskan Knights Finish Third

By IANS News December 23, 2025 • 21:18 PM View: 168

Alpine SG Pipers: Alpine SG Pipers upset two-time defending champions Triveni Continental Kings to be crowned champions of the third edition of the Global Chess League (GCL) at the Royal Opera House in Mumbai on Tuesday.

The Pipers, who had sealed the final berth by the skin of their teeth as they edged Ganges Grandmasters by just one game point, were at their dominant best in the final as they won the first rapid match 4-2 with black pieces and then scored a 4.5-1.5 win with white.PBG Alaskan Knights finished third after beating Ganges Grandmasters in a tie-break.

The finale of the Global Chess League (GCL) Season 3 lived up to the hype as the final day turned out to be as topsy-turvy as the league stage.

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