Nino Batsiashvili at the Global Chess League

FIDE title

Grandmaster

Federation

Georgia

2026 team

PBG Alaskan Knights

2026 board

Superstar, women's boards

Seasons

2023, 2025, 2026

FIDE id

13602993

She played the first league season with the Balan Alaskan Knights in 2023 and won the 2025 title with the Alpine SG Pipers, scoring 7 points from 10 games in the league stage. For 2026 she returns to the Knights franchise, now the PBG Alaskan Knights.

In the 2026 season Batsiashvili 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 Balan Alaskan Knights, with Ian Nepomniachtchi as Icon, finished sixth in Dubai. In 2025 Batsiashvili scored 7 points from 10 games for the Alpine SG Pipers in Mumbai, who beat the Triveni Continental Kings in the final, 4-2 and 4.5-1.5.

1. 1.2023: Balan Alaskan Knights, Superstar (women's boards). Team result: sixth.
2. 2.2025: Alpine SG Pipers, Superstar (women's boards). Team result: champions. Scored 7 points from 10 games in the league stage.

Career highlights

1. 1.Georgian women's champion in 2015, 2018, 2020 and 2022.
2. 2.Global Chess League champion in 2025 with the Alpine SG Pipers, with 7 points from 10 league-stage games.
3. 3.A regular on the Georgian women's Olympiad team.
4. 4.Returns in 2026 to the Knights franchise she played for in the first season.
5. 5.On the September 2026 FIDE rating list, Batsiashvili is rated 2466 in classical chess, 2406 in rapid and 2295 in blitz.

2026 season

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

Batsiashvili has 4 finished games in the 2026 season: 2 wins, 1 draw, 1 loss, 7 team points earned.

1. 1.Saturday 5 September, 15:30 IST: board 5, Black against Khademalsharieh, Sarasadat (FYERS American Gambits), draw.
2. 2.Sunday 6 September, 17:00 IST: board 5, White against Yip, Carissa (CheQ Mumba Masters), win.
3. 3.Monday 7 September, 15:30 IST: board 5, White against Koneru, Humpy (Alpine APL Pipers), win.
4. 4.Monday 7 September, 20:00 IST: board 5, Black against Kosteniuk, Alexandra (Triveni Continental Kings), loss.

Daily reports mentioning Batsiashvili

1. 1.Day 2: Grandmasters stop Gambits as three teams tie

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.