{
  "id": 5319832,
  "title": "Global Chess League 2026: Full schedule, squads, format, live streaming – all you need to know",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/03/global-chess-league-2026-full-schedule-squads-format-live-streaming",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-09-03T11:52:07.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Indian Express",
    "slug": "the-indian-express",
    "url": "https://indianexpress.com/article/sports/chess/global-chess-league-gcl-4-schedule-squads-format-live-streaming-10861767/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "The fourth season of the Tech Mahindra Global Chess League kicks off on September 5 in Bengaluru, featuring six squads competing for a $1 million prize. Defending champion Magnus Carlsen returns to the Icon board with Alpine APL Pipers, while World Championship challenger Javokhir Sindarov leads Fyers American Gambits. The nine-day rapid event concludes on September 13 at The Lalit Ashok, with the top two teams facing off in a best-of-two final. Star players include Viswanathan Anand, Anish Giri, Arjun Erigaisi, Koneru Humpy, Harika Dronavalli, Divya Deshmukh, Alireza Firouzja, Ian Nepomniachtchi, D Gukesh, and R Praggnanandhaa. The tournament follows a double round-robin format, followed by the final. All matches will be free to stream on Tech Mahindra's official YouTube channel, Chess24, Twitch, and Chess.com India, with Hindi commentary for Indian viewers.",
  "summary": null,
  "key_points": [
    "Fourth season of Tech Mahindra Global Chess League starts Sep 5 in Bengaluru",
    "Defending champion Magnus Carlsen returns with Alpine APL Pipers",
    "Tournament streamed live on YouTube, Chess24, Twitch, Chess.com India"
  ],
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  "coverage": {
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}