Global Chess League. Javohir Sindorov lost to Magnus Carlsen

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The Tech Mahindra Global Chess League tournament continues in Bangalore, India.

In the 9th round, "Fyers American Gambits", led by Uzbekistani grandmaster Javohir Sindorov, lost to "Alpine APL Pipers", led by Magnus Carlsen, with a score of 7:9.

Uzbekistan's number one chess player, playing with the black pieces, lost to Norwegian grandmaster Magnus Carlsen with a score of 0:3. Javohir Sindorov's teammate, Kazakhstani chess player Bibisara Assaubayeva, won against "Alpine APL Pipers" representative, Divya Deshmukh from India. In addition, Daniil Dubov competed against another Indian athlete, Vidit Gujrathi, and suffered a defeat. The remaining 4 matches ended in a draw.

The "Ganges Grandmasters" team defeated "PBG Alaskan Knights" (referred to as "CheQ Mumba Masters" in the source text) with a score of 16:1. Team captain Ian Nepomniachtchi defeated the rival team's leader, Maxime Vachier-Lagrave of France.

The teams led by Ian Nepomniachtchi and Magnus Carlsen have both accumulated 18 points. However, according to tie-break indicators, "Ganges Grandmasters" is in 1st place. Javohir Sindorov's team "Fyers American Gambits" is in 3rd place with 15 points.

On September 12, "Fyers American Gambits" will play against the "PBG Alaskan Knights" (referred to as "CheQ Mumba Masters" in the source text) team, which currently occupies 4th place with 12 points.

For information, in 2026, the total prize fund of the Global Chess League competition will amount to 1 million dollars. Half of it — 500 thousand dollars — will be distributed depending on the team's final position: the champion will receive 250 thousand, the silver medalist 125 thousand, the third-place team 75 thousand, and the fourth-place team 50 thousand dollars.

Another 450 thousand dollars will be distributed among all teams in proportion to the number of game points accumulated throughout the tournament. An additional 50 thousand dollars will be received by the league winner. Thus, the amount of prize money depends not only on the final position but also on the result of each individual game. The tournament will continue until September 13.