It was a day of upsets at the Global Chess League, as Magnus Carlsen and Alireza Firouzja were handed defeats. The PBG Alaskan Knights extended their dominant run with a commanding victory over the Ganges Grandmasters.

The $1mn Tech Mahindra Global Chess League, which has brought world No 1 Magnus Carlsen and many other top grandmasters to London this week, reaches its final on Saturday. The franchise-based six-team league has already sparked controversy.

PBG Alaskan Knights defeated Ganges Grandmasters and are now only one win away from the Global Chess League final with three more matches remaining before the knockout stage.

Giri blundered a piece against Alpine SG Pipers' Carlsen, losing in just 22 moves. This was the shortest game of the league so far, lasting only 20 minutes.

Magnus Carlsen's Pipers capitalized on standout performances by Hou Yifan and Kateryna Lagno to defeat the previously unbeaten Alaskan Knights 9-7 in the Global Chess League's sixth round. Despite this defeat,

But finally, Carlsen threw in the towel against Maxime Vachier-Lagrave and exited the playing hall in a huff. What made matters worse was that his team, the Alpine SG Pipers, lost 5-14 to the upGrad Mumba Masters with defeats for Richard Rapport and Daniel Dardha.

The Mumba Masters bounced back decisively to climb from the bottom of the standings to fourth place, just behind the Pipers, with a 14-5 win on Tuesday.