The Economic Times

Divya Deshmukh to debut, Magnus Carlsen set for return in Global Chess League Season 4

Magnus Carlsen returns to the Global Chess League for its fourth edition, while Divya Deshmukh makes her debut. The player draft is set for June 29 in Mumbai, with the tournament taking place in Bengaluru from September 3 to 13. The league features 36 Grandmasters, including Viswanathan Anand and Ian Nepomniachtchi, as franchises build six-player squads across various categories for the six-board rapid format.