Polina Shuvalova at the Global Chess League

FIDE title

International Master

Federation

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2026 team

Ganges Grandmasters

2026 board

Superstar, women's boards

Seasons

2023, 2025, 2026

FIDE id

24171760

Shuvalova played on a women's Superstar board for the Chingari Gulf Titans in 2023 and for the Ganges Grandmasters in 2025, scoring 9.5 points from 20 games across the two seasons. The Ganges Grandmasters kept her for 2026.

In the 2026 season Shuvalova plays for the Ganges Grandmasters 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 Chingari Gulf Titans finished fifth in Dubai. In 2025 the Ganges Grandmasters finished fourth in Mumbai: they were level on match points with two other teams behind the Triveni Continental Kings and missed the final by one game point, then lost the third-place match to the PBG Alaskan Knights on blitz tiebreaks.

1. 1.2023: Chingari Gulf Titans, Superstar (women's boards). Team result: fifth.
2. 2.2025: Ganges Grandmasters, Superstar (women's boards). Team result: fourth.

Career highlights

1. 1.World Junior Girls Champion 2019.
2. 2.World Youth Girls under-18 champion in 2018 and 2019.
3. 3.Holds the international master title since 2020.
4. 4.Two Global Chess League seasons with 9.5 points from 20 games.
5. 5.On the September 2026 FIDE rating list, Shuvalova is rated 2509 in classical chess, 2398 in rapid and 2382 in blitz.

2026 season

Polina Shuvalova plays the 2026 season with the Ganges Grandmasters, which runs from 5 to 13 September 2026 in Bengaluru, India. Shuvalova's squad mates are Ian Nepomniachtchi, Levon Aronian, Leinier Dominguez, Stavroula Tsolakidou and Leon Mendonca.

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: 28
• —Position: 5 of 6

1. 1.Saturday 5 September, 17:00 IST: Ganges Grandmasters 10–9 Triveni Continental Kings
2. 2.Sunday 6 September, 15:30 IST: Ganges Grandmasters 6–11 Alpine APL Pipers
3. 3.Sunday 6 September, 18:30 IST: Ganges Grandmasters 9–7 FYERS American Gambits
4. 4.Monday 7 September, 17:00 IST: CheQ Mumba Masters 12–3 Ganges Grandmasters

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

Shuvalova has 4 finished games in the 2026 season: 3 wins, 1 draw, 0 losses, 10 team points earned.

1. 1.Saturday 5 September, 17:00 IST: board 4, White against Zhu, Jiner (Triveni Continental Kings), win.
2. 2.Sunday 6 September, 15:30 IST: board 4, White against Divya Deshmukh (Alpine APL Pipers), win.
3. 3.Sunday 6 September, 18:30 IST: board 4, White against Assaubayeva, Bibisara (FYERS American Gambits), win.
4. 4.Monday 7 September, 17:00 IST: board 4, Black against Dronavalli, Harika (CheQ Mumba Masters), draw.

Daily reports mentioning Shuvalova

1. 1.Day 1: Gambits win twice to take the first lead
2. 2.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.