Mumbai, Sept 24 (UNI) India’s chess superstars – reigning World Champion D Gukesh, five-time World Champion Viswanathan Anand, and prodigy R Praggnanandhaa – will lead the spotlight at the Global Chess League (GCL) Season 3 player draft in Mumbai on September 26.

The third edition of the league, a joint initiative of Tech Mahindra and FIDE, will see six franchises competing to build powerhouse teams from a 36-player pool, featuring elite Grandmasters and rising talents from 17 countries.

Other marquee names include world icons Hikaru Nakamura, Fabiano Caruana, Alireza Firouzja, Maxime Vachier-Lagrave, four-time Women’s World Champion Hou Yifan, and World Cup runner-up Koneru Humpy.

The U-21 Prodigy category will showcase rising stars Volodar Murzin, 2024 FIDE World Rapid Champion, and

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