Bengaluru: Defending champions Alpine APL Pipers were off to a good start with a fighting 10-8 win with the black pieces over Mumba Masters, while two-time winners Triveni Continental Kings suffered a 9-10 reversal against Ganges Grandmasters and American Gambits defeated PBG Alaskan Knights 10-4 on the opening day of the Global Chess League here on Saturday.
With world No. 1 Magnus Carlsen returning to the Pipers' fold after missing last year, all eyes were on the five-time world champion in the match against Mumba Masters and he did not disappoint.
