Magnus Carlsen and Sindarov to meet at least twice in IPL-styled Global Chess League
Fans would have preferred contest for world crown, but 20-minute Rapid games are still competitive substituteMagnus Carlsen, the world No 1, will be paired at least twice in the next few days with the world championship challenger, Uzbekistan’s Javokhir Sindarov, in the Tech Mahindra Global Chess League, the six-team franchise competition based on cricket’s Indian Premier League.In 2024 the Global League was staged in London, but this year it is back in India at Bengaluru (formerly Bangalore), India’s technology capital,…
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