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In the first team match of the day, Vishy Anand and Magnus Carlsen faced each other on the icon board. Carlsen had Black and pressed for much of the game, but in the end the clock decided the outcome: on move 64, Anand lost on time in a drawn position.
ChessBase India captured the final phase of the game:
Vishy Anand | Photo: Global Chess League
This win with Black earned the Pipers four points, but it was not enough to win the match. Vidit also lost on time. He had an equal position against 15-year-old Yagiz Kaan Erdogmuş, but ran out of time on move 43. Nino Batsiashvili scored the decisive win for the Alaskan Knights against Humpy Koneru.
Photo: Global Chess League
| White | Black | Result | GCL points |
|---|---|---|---|
| Viswanathan Anand | Magnus Carlsen | 0–1 | 0:4 |
| Yağız Kaan Erdoğmuş | Vidit | 1–0 | 3:0 |
| Arjun Erigaisi | Anish Giri | ½–½ | 1:1 |
| Nino Batsiashvili | Humpy Koneru | 1–0 | 3:0 |
| Kateryna Lagno | Divya Deshmukh | ½–½ | 1:1 |
| Abhimanyu Mishra | Volodar Murzin | ½–½ | 1:1 |
| Team result | 9:7 | ||
The second match was more one-sided. The Mumba Masters won three games without losing any.
Pranesh M caused an upset by defeating Levon Aronian. The young Indian grandmaster was a late addition to the team, replacing Vladimir Fedoseev, but has been playing well so far. Carissa Yip scored her first win after starting the event with three losses. Bardiya Daneshvar claimed the third victory, beating Leon Luke Mendonca.
| White | Black | Result | GCL points |
|---|---|---|---|
| Maxime Vachier-Lagrave | Ian Nepomniachtchi | ½–½ | 1:1 |
| Shakhriyar Mamedyarov | Leinier Dominguez | ½–½ | 1:1 |
| Pranesh M | Levon Aronian | 1–0 | 3:0 |
| Carissa Yip | Stavroula Tsolakidou | 1–0 | 3:0 |
| Harika Dronavalli | Polina Shuvalova | ½–½ | 1:1 |
| Bardiya Daneshvar | Leon Luke Mendonca | 1–0 | 3:0 |
| Team result | 12:3 | ||
A few hours after their defeat, the Pipers scored the biggest win of the day. They had Black on all six boards and thus benefited from the GCL scoring system in each of their three victories.
Humpy Koneru beat Sara Khadem in just 29 moves, Volodar Murzin defeated Marc'Andria Maurizzi, and Vidit beat Daniil Dubov.
On the icon board, Carlsen faced Javokhir Sindarov. Carlsen surprised his opponent as early as move three with 3...f6!?, an idea which, according to Carlsen, originated from a misclick by his second Peter Heine Nielsen. Carlsen had good winning chances in the endgame but failed to convert them, and the game ended in a draw after 57 moves. Afterwards, Carlsen praised his opponent: "Sindarov is very good. He has a very, very good positional understanding ... is versatile and has no obvious weaknesses."
Top encounter: Javokhir Sindarov against Magnus Carlsen | Photo: Global Chess League
| White | Black | Result | GCL points |
|---|---|---|---|
| Javokhir Sindarov | Magnus Carlsen | ½–½ | 1:1 |
| Nihal Sarin | Anish Giri | ½–½ | 1:1 |
| Daniil Dubov | Vidit | 0–1 | 0:4 |
| Sara Khadem | Humpy Koneru | 0–1 | 0:4 |
| Bibisara Assaubayeva | Divya Deshmukh | ½–½ | 1:1 |
| Marc'Andria Maurizzi | Volodar Murzin | 0–1 | 0:4 |
| Team result | 3:15 | ||
In the final team match of the day, the Triveni Continental Kings scored their first victory after starting the event with three defeats. Wei Yi beat Arjun Erigaisi, Aravindh Chithambaram defeated Yagiz Kaan Erdoğmuş, and Alexandra Kosteniuk beat Nino Batsiashvili.
For the Knights, Kateryna Lagno defeated Zhu Jiner with Black to score four points. Alireza Firouzja drew with Anand, while Pranav and Mishra also shared the point.
| White | Black | Result | GCL points |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alireza Firouzja | Viswanathan Anand | ½–½ | 1:1 |
| Wei Yi | Arjun Erigaisi | 1–0 | 3:0 |
| Aravindh Chithambaram | Yağız Kaan Erdoğmuş | 1–0 | 3:0 |
| Zhu Jiner | Kateryna Lagno | 0–1 | 0:4 |
| Alexandra Kosteniuk | Nino Batsiashvili | 1–0 | 3:0 |
| Pranav | Abhimanyu Mishra | ½–½ | 1:1 |
| Ergebnis | 11:6 | ||
Pipers in sole lead
After day three, all teams have played four matches. The Alpine APL Pipers are the only team with three wins and lead the standings with nine match points. Four teams are tied behind them on six points.
| Rank | Team | Matches | Wins | Losses | MP | GP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alpine APL Pipers | 4 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 43 |
| 2 | CheQ Mumba Masters | 4 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 36 |
| 3 | FYERS American Gambits | 4 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 34 |
| 4 | PBG Alaskan Knights | 4 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 30 |
| 5 | Ganges Grandmasters | 4 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 28 |
| 6 | Triveni Continental Kings | 4 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 34 |
The first half of the preliminary stage concludes on Tuesday. Among the day's matches, the Triveni Continental Kings will face the leading Alpine APL Pipers, with Alireza Firouzja taking on Magnus Carlsen on the icon board.
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