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    GCL Season 3: Hou Yifan wins two games as Alpine SG Pipers move to second spot; Triveni Continental
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    GCL Season 3: Hou Yifan Wins Two Games As Alpine SG Pipers Move To Second Spot; Triveni Continental Kings Reach Final

    By IANS News December 21, 2025 • 22:52 PM View: 217
    With Alpine SG Pipers: Three-time women’s world champion Hou Yifan won both her games with black pieces to help Alpine SG Pipers register two victories on the penultimate day of the league stage and jump to second spot in the Global Chess League (GCL) at the Royal Opera House here on Sunday.

    Defending champions Triveni Continental Kings sealed their third consecutive final berth with a 14-5 win over Ganges Grandmasters to reach 21 match points with seven wins from nine matches. With Alpine SG Pipers beating upGrad Mumba Masters and Fyers American Gambits by an identical 8-7 score-line, with black to reach 15 match points in the event, a joint initiative of Tech Mahindra and FIDE.

    First edition finalists Mumba Masters' hopes of making the final, however, suffered a major setback as they lost both their matches on Sunday.

    TAGS Hou Yifan Alpine SG Pipers Triveni Continental Kings Global Chess League Royal Opera House Ganges Grandmasters Alpine SG Pipers Mumba Masters Fyers American Gambits Tech Mahindra American Gambits PBG Alaskan Knights Maxime Vachier
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