It was a day of upsets at the Global Chess League, as Magnus Carlsen and Alireza Firouzja were handed defeats. The PBG Alaskan Knights extended their dominant run with a commanding victory over the Ganges Grandmasters.

PBG Alaskan Knights lead the Global Chess League with six wins in seven matches, needing only one more victory to secure finals. Key games saw Mumba Masters beating Alpine Sg Pipers, and American Gambits a surprising win over Triveni Continental Kings.

PBG Alaskan Knights Remained Top Despite Defeat to Alpine Sg Pipers. Check out the complete results of GCL on October 7 as Triveni Continental Kings and Ganges Masters also won.

The PBG Alaskan Knights continued their winning run in the Global Chess League while Visawanathan Anand's Ganges Grandmasters struggled again on Sunday. In the opening match on Sunday, Hikaru Nakamura and Elisabeth Paehtz lead the winning charge for the American Gambits.

PBG Alaskan Knights were placed at the top spot with 18 match points and a win away from securing their place in the final of the Global Chess League (GCL) here. The Knights have so far registered six victories in seven matches and are six points ahead of Triveni and Alpine SG Pipers.

Alaska Knights rose to the occasion yet again to beat Alpine SG Pipers after Carlsen’s win against Giri and Nihal Sarin’s draw in the Global Chess League.

In a surprising turn of events, Mumba Masters delivered a shocking defeat to tournament leaders PBG Alaskan Knights 10-9, disrupting their path to direct qualification for the finals. The win revived Mumba’s hopes of reaching the knockout stage themselves.

Alpine Sg Pipers Hou Yifan plays during the match against PBG Alaskan Knights Tan Zhongyi at the Global Chess League

The Triveni Continental Kings and Mumba Masters opened the second half of the Tech Mahindra Global Chess League on day five of the event. Triveni, the reigning champions from season one, entered the match with three wins out of five,