Magnus Carlsen beaten by clock; Viswanathan Anand loses to former world blitz champion at Global Chess League

Magnus Carlsen ran out of time in his match against Alireza Firouzja, leading to Triveni Continental Kings’ thrashing of Alpine Sg Pipers 17-4 in the Global Chess League. Meanwhile, Viswanathan Anand lost to Maxime Vachier-Lagrave, and Anish Giri held Hikaru Nakamura to a draw, propelling PBG Alaskan Knights to the lead.