World champion Gukesh Dommaraju and Arjun Erigaisi will turn out for the PBG Alaskan Knights team in the third edition of the Global Chess League (GCL) after being picked by the franchise at the GCL Draft in Mumbai on Friday. Gukesh was a notable absence in the second season of the league as he was shaping up his challenge for the world championship battle against Ding Liren in Singapore in November-December. Gukesh had joined forces with Magnus Carlsen, Praggnanandhaa and Arjun Erigaisi in the SG Alpine team in the inaugural season.

The third season will not have Magnus Carlsen competing, after the Norwegian World No 1 was a part of the league in the first edition in Dubai and the second edition in London.

Joining Gukesh and Arjun in the Alaskan Knights franchise will be Leinier Domin

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