Nihal Sarin joins FYERS American Gambits, Divya Deshmukh teams up with Magnus Carlsen

Nihal Sarin joins FYERS American Gambits, Divya Deshmukh teams up with Magnus Carlsen

Newly crowned Bullet Chess champion Nihal Sarin emerged as the biggest attraction at the Global Chess League (GCL) player draft on Monday, while five-time world champion Viswanathan Anand switched franchises for the first time in the league ahead of the fourth edition, to be played in Bengaluru from September 3 to 13.

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World Rapid Champion Magnus Carlsen: Newly-crowned Bullet Chess Champion and Season 2 MVP, Nihal Sarin, emerged as one of the most sought-after names before joining FYERS American Gambits as the Global Chess League (GCL) lit the countdown for Season 4—scheduled