The chess world will turn its focus to Bengaluru as the Global Chess League 2026 gets underway on Saturday, September 5, today. The tournament features several of the biggest names in chess, bringing together leading male players, top women competitors and promising young talents.Six teams will compete for the championship, with legends including Viswanathan Anand and Magnus Carlsen set to share the stage with some of the game's most exciting young players. The league will feature a fast-paced format, adding another layer of excitement to the competition.Global Chess League 2026 Matches On September 5The opening day's fixtures are:3:30 PM IST: PBG Alaskan Knights vs FYERS American Gambits5:00 PM IST: Triveni Continental Kings vs Ganges Grandmasters6:30 PM IST: CheQ Mumba Masters vs Alpine APL Pipers8:00 PM IST: FYERS American Gambits vs Triveni Continental KingsGlobal Chess League 2026 Teams And PlayersEach franchise has a six-player squad featuring one Icon player, two Superstar Men, two Superstar Women and one Prodigy.Alpine APL PipersIcon: Magnus CarlsenSuperstar Men: Anish Giri, Vidit GujrathiSuperstar Women: Divya Deshmukh, Koneru HumpyProdigy: Volodar MurzinCheQ Mumba MastersIcon: Maxime Vachier-LagraveSuperstar Men: Shakhriyar Mamedyarov, Vladimir FedoseevSuperstar Women: Carissa Yip, Harika DronavalliProdigy: Bardiya DaneshvarFYERS American GambitsIcon: Javokhir SindarovSuperstar Men: Daniil Dubov, Nihal SarinSuperstar Women: Bibisara Assaubayeva, Sara KhademProdigy: Marc’Andria MaurizziGanges GrandmastersIcon: Ian NepomniachtchiSuperstar Men: Levon Aronian, Leinier DominguezSuperstar Women: Polina Shuvalova, Stavroula TsolakidouProdigy: Leon MendoncaPBG Alaskan KnightsIcon: Viswanathan AnandSuperstar Men: Arjun Erigaisi, Yagiz Kaan ErdogmusSuperstar Women: Kateryna Lagno, Nino BatsiashviliProdigy: Abhimanyu MishraTriveni Continental KingsIcon: Alireza FirouzjaSuperstar Men: Wei Yi, Aravindh ChithambaramSuperstar Women: Zhu Jiner, Alexandra KosteniukProdigy: Pranav VGlobal Chess League 2026 Full ScheduleSeptember 53:30 PM: PBG Alaskan Knights vs FYERS American Gambits5:00 PM: Triveni Continental Kings vs Ganges Grandmasters6:30 PM: Airlearn Mumba Masters vs Alpine APL Pipers8:00 PM: FYERS American Gambits vs Triveni Continental KingsSeptember 63:30 PM: Alpine APL Pipers vs Ganges Grandmasters5:00 PM: Airlearn Mumba Masters vs PBG Alaskan Knights6:30 PM: Ganges Grandmasters vs FYERS American Gambits8:00 PM: Triveni Continental Kings vs Airlearn Mumba MastersSeptember 73:30 PM: PBG Alaskan Knights vs Alpine APL Pipers5:00 PM: Airlearn Mumba Masters vs Ganges Grandmasters6:30 PM: Alpine APL Pipers vs FYERS American Gambits8:00 PM: PBG Alaskan Knights vs Triveni Continental KingsSeptember 83:30 PM: Ganges Grandmasters vs PBG Alaskan Knights5:00 PM: FYERS American Gambits vs Airlearn Mumba Masters6:30 PM: Triveni Continental Kings vs Alpine APL Pipers8:00 PM: FYERS American Gambits vs PBG Alaskan KnightsSeptember 93:30 PM: Airlearn Mumba Masters vs Alpine APL Pipers5:00 PM: Ganges Grandmasters vs Triveni Continental Kings6:30 PM: PBG Alaskan Knights vs Airlearn Mumba Masters8:00 PM: Triveni Continental Kings vs FYERS American GambitsSeptember 103:30 PM: Alpine APL Pipers vs Ganges Grandmasters5:00 PM: Airlearn Mumba Masters vs Triveni Continental Kings6:30 PM: Alpine APL Pipers vs PBG Alaskan Knights8:00 PM: Ganges Grandmasters vs FYERS American GambitsSeptember 115:00 PM: Triveni Continental Kings vs PBG Alaskan Knights6:30 PM: Alpine APL Pipers vs FYERS American Gambits8:00 PM: Ganges Grandmasters vs Airlearn Mumba MastersSeptember 125:00 PM: Triveni Continental Kings vs Alpine APL Pipers6:30 PM: PBG Alaskan Knights vs Ganges Grandmasters8:00 PM: FYERS American Gambits vs Airlearn Mumba MastersSeptember 133:30 PM: 3rd Place Match6:30 PM: Final