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GCL Season 3: Mumba Masters Make It Two In Two; Ganges Grandmasters Stun Pipers For Maiden Win
World Rapid Champion Volodar Murzin: With two wins from their first two matches, the Maxime Vachier-Lagrave-led upGrad Mumba Masters went top of the table in the third edition of the Global Chess League (GCL) in Mumbai on Monday. The Masters defeated Fyers American Gambits 9-7, before Ganges Grandmasters mounted a stunning comeback to beat Alpine SG Pipers 13-7 with Black for their first win of Season 3.
Matchday 2 action kicked off at the Royal Opera House on Monday, where “hosts” upGrad Mumba Masters edged past Fyers American Gambits in a tightly contested tie, with resilience across the boards proving decisive.
Under early pressure, Masters steadied themselves as Wesley So held Vladislav Artemiev to a draw, followed by Koneru Humpy mounting a strong comeback to also split the point, keeping the scores level at 2–2. The momentum swung sharply when Shakhriyar Mamedyarov outplayed Richard Rapport on board three, patiently building a dominant position to give Masters a 5–2 lead in a crucial spell.
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