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GCL India: Chess League Blows Up, Fans To Play V Gukesh & Nakamura? | First Sports With Rupha Ramani

December 12, 2025, 7:50 PM ISTFirst Sports by Rupha Ramani

GCL India: Chess League Blows Up, Fans To Play V Gukesh & Nakamura? | First Sports With Rupha Ramani

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The Global Chess League is back, and this time, it’s landing in Mumbai with more power, more stars and more fan engagement than ever before. After Dubai and London, Season 3 comes to India as legends like Viswanathan Anand, the reigning World Champion, Gukesh, Praggnanandhaa, Arjun Erigaisi, Vidit Gujrathi, and Koneru Humpy, along with global icons like Hikaru Nakamura and Fabiano Caruana, turn chess into a high-voltage team sport. With six stacked franchises battling it out, live commentary through fan headphones, team booths, and vote-chess participation, GCL is redefining how the fans consume chess. Rupha Ramani with details.   First Sports | Rupha Ramani | Firstpost | Sports News #firstsports #rupharamani #sportsnews #firstpost Firstpost is an Indian news and media website. Get all the incisive opinions, in-depth analyses and other visual stories that matter to you and the world right here on this channel. Subscribe to Firstpost channel and press the bell icon to get notified when we go live. https://www.youtube.com/@Firstpost Follow Firstpost on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/firstpost/ Follow Firstpost on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/firstpostin/ Follow Firstpost on X: https://twitter.com/firstpost Follow Firstpost on WhatsApp: https://www.whatsapp.com/channel/0029Va6zOIrEQIamseyg762V

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