Alpine SG Pipers upset two-time <a href="https://www.mid-day.com/sports/other-sports/article/alpine-sg-pipers-to-take-on-triveni-continental-kings-in-global-chess-league-final-23608934" rel="nofollow">defending champions</a> Triveni Continental Kings to clinch the third edition of the Global Chess League on Thursday.
The Pipers were at their dominant best, winning &nbsp;the first rapid match 4-2 with black pieces and then scoring a 4.5-1.5 win with white.
Nino Batsiashvili and Leon Luke Mendonca again proved how valuable they have been to SG Pipers by winning their respective games, and although Continental Kings&rsquo;s Alireza Firouzja beat Fabiano Caruana &nbsp;to bring his <a href="https://www.mid-day.com/sports/other-sports/article/hou-yifan-shines-with-two-wins-23608790" rel="nofollow">team</a> back in contention, Anish Giri&rsquo;s win over Wei Yi meant that the Pipers took the first match 4-2 In the second match, R Praggnanandhaa gave Pipers an early edge with a win over Vidit Gujrathi and Anish Giri then registered his second win over Wei Yi before Caruana then scored a full point against Alireza to seal victory.
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The Pipers were at their dominant best, winning  the first rapid match 4-2 with black pieces and then scoring a 4.5-1.5 win with white

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