Kateryna Lagno at the Global Chess League

FIDE title

Grandmaster

Federation

Russia

2026 team

PBG Alaskan Knights

2026 board

Superstar, women's boards

Seasons

2023, 2024, 2025, 2026

FIDE id

14109336

Lagno has played every league season, each time for a different franchise: champion with the Triveni Continental Kings in 2023, the Alpine SG Pipers in 2024 and the PBG Alaskan Knights in 2025. Across the three seasons she scored 11 points from 30 games. The Knights kept her for 2026.

In the 2026 season Lagno plays for the PBG Alaskan Knights on one of the two Superstar women's boards. The season runs from 5 to 13 September 2026 in Bengaluru, India.

Global Chess League record

In 2023 the Triveni Continental Kings beat the upGrad Mumba Masters in the first league final in Dubai. When the title went to sudden-death games on boards drawn by lots, Lagno held a draw against Koneru Humpy from a difficult position, and the Kings won on the last board.

In 2024 the Alpine SG Pipers did not reach the final in London. In 2025 the PBG Alaskan Knights finished third in Mumbai after beating the Ganges Grandmasters on blitz tiebreaks in the third-place match.

1. 1.2023: Triveni Continental Kings, Superstar (women's boards). Team result: champions. Held a draw against Koneru Humpy in the sudden-death tiebreak game that kept the title alive for the Kings.
2. 2.2024: Alpine SG Pipers, Superstar (women's boards). Team result: did not reach the final.
3. 3.2025: PBG Alaskan Knights, Superstar (women's boards). Team result: third.

Career highlights

1. 1.Women's World Rapid Champion 2014 and Women's World Blitz Champion in 2010, 2018 and 2019.
2. 2.European women's champion in 2005 and 2008.
3. 3.Runner-up at the 2018 Women's World Championship knockout.
4. 4.Olympiad team gold with Ukraine in 2006 and with Russia in 2014.
5. 5.Global Chess League champion in 2023 with the Triveni Continental Kings; 11 points from 30 games over three seasons.
6. 6.On the September 2026 FIDE rating list, Lagno is rated 2506 in classical chess, 2421 in rapid and 2447 in blitz.

2026 season

Kateryna Lagno plays the 2026 season with the PBG Alaskan Knights, which runs from 5 to 13 September 2026 in Bengaluru, India. Lagno's squad mates are Viswanathan Anand, Arjun Erigaisi, Yagiz Kaan Erdogmus, Nino Batsiashvili and Abhimanyu Mishra.

Each Global Chess League match is played on six boards of rapid chess, one board per squad member, and a win with Black earns the team more game points than a win with White. The format and scoring page explains the points. Matches are streamed free; the how-to-watch page lists the streams and the IST start times.

• —Matches played: 4
• —Match points: 6
• —Game points: 30
• —Position: 4 of 6

1. 1.Saturday 5 September, 15:30 IST: FYERS American Gambits 10–4 PBG Alaskan Knights
2. 2.Sunday 6 September, 17:00 IST: PBG Alaskan Knights 11–6 CheQ Mumba Masters
3. 3.Monday 7 September, 15:30 IST: PBG Alaskan Knights 9–7 Alpine APL Pipers
4. 4.Monday 7 September, 20:00 IST: Triveni Continental Kings 11–6 PBG Alaskan Knights

Results were last checked on 7 September 2026 at 8:44 PM IST.

The 2026 final is scheduled for Sunday 13 September 2026 in Bengaluru, India. The champion appears here after the final.

2026 games

Lagno has 4 finished games in the 2026 season: 1 win, 3 draws, 0 losses, 7 team points earned.

1. 1.Saturday 5 September, 15:30 IST: board 4, Black against Assaubayeva, Bibisara (FYERS American Gambits), draw.
2. 2.Sunday 6 September, 17:00 IST: board 4, White against Dronavalli, Harika (CheQ Mumba Masters), draw.
3. 3.Monday 7 September, 15:30 IST: board 4, White against Divya Deshmukh (Alpine APL Pipers), draw.
4. 4.Monday 7 September, 20:00 IST: board 4, Black against Zhu, Jiner (Triveni Continental Kings), win.

Frequently asked questions

More on the league: the Global Chess League 2026 hub, the schedule, the points table and the league overview with every season since 2023.