Global Chess League: Winners and Past Seasons (2023, 2024 and 2025)

Three seasons of the Global Chess League have been completed. Triveni Continental Kings won the first two, in Dubai in 2023 and in London in 2024, and Alpine SG Pipers won the third in Mumbai in 2025. The winner of the round robin has gone on to win the final only once, in 2023: PBG Alaskan Knights topped the 2024 table and lost the final, and Triveni topped the 2025 table and lost the final.

The finals are played as the best of two rapid matches. The 2023 final needed two blitz matches and a sudden-death round; the 2024 and 2025 finals were both won 2-0. The awards have changed names: in 2023 the league named a King and a Queen of the series, in 2024 a Season MVP and a Player of the Match in the final, in 2025 a Male and a Female Player of the Tournament and an MVP of the final.

Roll of honour

2026: the final in Bengaluru

The 2026 final is scheduled for Sunday 13 September 2026 in Bengaluru, India. The champion appears here after the final. Follow the season on the Global Chess League 2026 hub and the points table.

2025: Alpine SG Pipers in Mumbai

14 to 23 December 2025, Royal Opera House, Mumbai.

Alpine SG Pipers won the final 2-0 on 23 December 2025. Anish Giri beat Wei Yi in both matches and was named MVP of the final. In the second match Alireza Firouzja lost on time in a winning position against Fabiano Caruana. Triveni Continental Kings had won the round robin by nine match points and were denied a third title in a row.

Champions

Alpine SG Pipers

Runners-up

Triveni Continental Kings

Third place

PBG Alaskan Knights

Male Player of the Tournament

Alireza Firouzja (Triveni Continental Kings)

Female Player of the Tournament

Hou Yifan (Alpine SG Pipers)

MVP of the final

Anish Giri (Alpine SG Pipers)

Prize fund

USD 1,000,000

1. 1.Alireza Firouzja won his first five games of the season and finished as Male Player of the Tournament.
2. 2.Hou Yifan won three games in a row with Black, which carried Alpine SG Pipers into the final.
3. 3.Alpine SG Pipers lost 6-11 to PBG Alaskan Knights in the last round and still qualified for the final, one game point ahead of Ganges Grandmasters (84 to 83).

Full report: Global Chess League 2025 results and standings. Team pages: Alpine SG Pipers, Triveni Continental Kings

2024: Triveni Continental Kings in London

3 to 12 October 2024, Friends House, Euston, London.

Triveni Continental Kings won the final 2-0 on 12 October 2024. PBG Alaskan Knights won the toss and chose Black for the first match, which Triveni won 9-7. Triveni then won the second match 13-7 with Black. Alexandra Kosteniuk beat Tan Zhongyi in both matches and was named Player of the Match. Triveni had lost both round-robin matches against PBG, 3-15 and 8-12.

Champions

Triveni Continental Kings

Runners-up

PBG Alaskan Knights

Season MVP

Nihal Sarin (PBG Alaskan Knights)

Player of the final

Alexandra Kosteniuk (Triveni Continental Kings)

Prize money

USD 500,000 to the winners, USD 250,000 to the runners-up

1. 1.PBG Alaskan Knights won eight of ten round-robin matches, scored 114 game points and qualified for the final with a round to spare.
2. 2.Triveni Continental Kings qualified on the last day of the round robin by beating Alpine SG Pipers 9-7: Javokhir Sindarov beat Daniel Dardha and Valentina Gunina beat Kateryna Lagno, while Magnus Carlsen beat Alireza Firouzja on the top board.
3. 3.Earlier in the round robin Triveni had beaten Alpine 17-4, with Firouzja winning against Carlsen.

Full report: Global Chess League 2024 results and standings. Team pages: Triveni Continental Kings, PBG Alaskan Knights

2023: Triveni Continental Kings in Dubai

22 June to 2 July 2023, Dubai, United Arab Emirates.

The final on 2 July 2023 went the full distance. Triveni Continental Kings won the first rapid match 9-7 with White and upGrad Mumba Masters won the second 12-3. The blitz matches were also split: Mumba won 14-5, Triveni won 13-7. In sudden death, single games board by board, three games were drawn before Jonas Bjerre beat Javokhir Sindarov with Black to give Triveni the title.

Champions

Triveni Continental Kings

Runners-up

upGrad Mumba Masters

King of the series

R Praggnanandhaa (SG Alpine Warriors)

Queen of the series

Tan Zhongyi (Balan Alaskan Knights)

King of the match (final)

Jonas Buhl Bjerre (Triveni Continental Kings)

Queen of the match (final)

Kateryna Lagno (Triveni Continental Kings)

Prize money

USD 500,000 to the winners from a USD 1,000,000 fund

1. 1.Triveni Continental Kings were last in the table after six matches, with two wins and four losses, and then won their last four matches to finish first.
2. 2.SG Alpine Warriors, with Magnus Carlsen on the top board, won both matches on day 4 and led the standings at that point.
3. 3.Ganges Grandmasters scored the most game points of the season (85) but finished third on match points.

Full report: Global Chess League 2023 results and standings. Team pages: Triveni Continental Kings, upGrad Mumba Masters

Frequently asked questions

More: Global Chess League overview, Global Chess League 2026.