New Delhi, Aug. 28 -- For the first time in the world of chess, the Global Chess League (GCL), a joint venture between Tech Mahindra and FIDE, is creating a direct pathway for aspiring chess players to compete alongside the game's elite. Through GCL Contenders 2025, a two-month global initiative, three winners will earn the ultimate lifetime opportunity to enter GCL Season 3 as the league's ambassadors, and a chance to go shoulder-to-shoulder with the world's most elite Grandmasters in the first-ever franchise-based chess league, as per a release from GCL and Tech Mahindra.

Open to amateurs and professionals, this multi-tiered tournament will spotlight grassroots talent, strengthen the chess community, and culminate with the winners step...