We all came here curious to see what will happen and how this will play out and so far it is proving to be exciting and promises a lot,' said Anand. Those two victories were the only decisive games of the match as the other four ended in a draw. In the new circumstances, the side playing with white pieces has the initial advantage of the first move which might prove valuable for the outcome.Īnand’s early victory gave an important boost to the Ganges team.įour-time world champion China’s Yifan was the second to score, defeating another former women’s world champion Alexandra Kosteniuk in a thrilling game. The entire team plays with the same colour of pieces, unlike in standard chess events where both teams have an equal number of black and white boards. Starting off the proceedings five-time world champion Anand used his experience while capitalising on the advantage of playing with white pieces to get the better of 2021 World Cup winner Jan-Krzysztof Duda.įor the first time ever, chess is employing the practice of flipping to decide the colour of the pieces. In the other tie, Mumba Masters eked out a thrilling 8-7 win over Triveni Continental Kings.
Ganges Grandmasters defeated the Chingari Gulf Titans 10-4 in Dubai on Thursday night. Former world champions Vishwananthan Anand and Hou Yifan notched big victories to help Ganges Grandmasters begin the inaugural Global Chess League on a winning note.
