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Alpine APL Pipers beat Mumba Masters; American Gambits take lead with two wins on Day 1 of the Global Chess League (GCL) Season 4 in Bengaluru on Saturday. Photo credit: GCL Image Source: IANS

GCL Season 4: Alpine Pipers Beat Mumba Masters; American Gambits Take Lead With Two Wins On Day 1

By IANS News September 05, 2026 • 23:50 PM View: 10

Alpine APL Pipers: Defending champions Alpine APL Pipers kicked off their campaign with a fighting win with black pieces over CheQ Mumba Masters 10-8, while FYERS American Gambits took an early lead with two wins from two matches on the opening day of the Global Chess League (GCL) Season 4 in Bengaluru on Saturday.

The Gambits opened the day with a 10-4 win over PBG Alaskan Knights and then inflicted a second straight defeat on two-time champions Triveni Continental Kings, winning 14-5. In the day’s other match, Ganges Grandmasters got the better of Continental Kings 10-9.

The opening day of the GCL Season 4 got off to a blockbuster start as hundreds of chess fans stormed to the venue to watch the world’s best players in action, and they were treated to some high-quality chess.