Bengaluru, Sept. 5 -- Defending champions Alpine APL Pipers kicked off their campaign with a fighting win with black pieces over CheQ Mumba Masters 10-8 while two-time winners Triveni Continental Kings suffered a 9-10 reversal against Ganges Grandmasters and FYERS American Gambits defeated PBG Alaskan Knights 10-4 on the opening day the Global Chess League (GCL).

The opening day of the GCL Season 4 got off to a blockbuster start as hundreds of chess fans stormed to the venue to watch the world's best players in action, and they were treated to some high-quality chess.

With world number 1 Magnus Carlsen returning to the Pipers' fold after a hiatus of a year, all eyes were on how the defending champions would start their campaign against ...