Argentina’s Faustino Oro and India’s Pranesh M headline 12 Grandmasters and International Masters joining the GCL Contenders 2025 Knockout Challengers Round. Winners will compete for ambassador spots at GCL Season 3 in Mumbai from December 13 to 24.

Hyderabad: Argentina’s Faustino Oro, aka “Messi of Chess,” and Indian chess prodigy Pranesh M headline the list of 12 Grandmasters and International Masters who have joined the GCL Contenders 2025 Knockout Challengers Round, where they will face qualifiers from earlier rounds for three coveted ambassador spots at Global Chess League (GCL) season 3.

The GCL, a joint initiative between Tech Mahindra and FIDE, will take place at the Royal Opera House in Mumbai from December 13 to 24, bringing together some of the sport’s greatest names under on

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