Defending champions Triveni Continental Kings secured a 10-8 win over Mumba Masters on day five of the Tech Mahindra Global Chess League in Friends House, London on Monday.
Alireza Firouzja secured his fifth consecutive victory in the tournament.
"This is one of the best performances I've ever had, but there are still a few rounds left," Firouzja said after the match, adding that his team was "a bit lucky to win."
Continental Kings entered the match with three wins out of five and began the day being in second place.
Mumba Masters, last season's top contenders, had just one win and four losses in this season, and are placed just above the bottom of the standings at the fifth position.
This phase marked the beginning of the rematch stage, with all teams having already faced each other once.
In their first contest, Continental Kings, having Firouzja, Wei Yi, and Valentina Gunina, playing with white, defeated Mumba 12–3 to win.
This time, Mumba had the advantage of making the first move.
Mumba's Maxime Vachier-Lagrave sought to avenge his previous loss to Firouzja but succumbed to another defeat after several mistakes in a sharp and tactical game.
Firouzja clinched victory with a powerful attacking combination, forcing Vachier-Lagrave to resign in a near-checkmate situation.
Firouzja's win keeps him undefeated after six rounds.
Vidit Gujrathi and Wei Yi repeated their earlier opening line on the top board, but this time, Vidit took advantage of critical mistake made by Wei Yi to secure a win for Mumba Masters.
Alexandra Kosteniuk extended Continental King’s lead by defeating Koneru Humpy, but Harika Dronavalli brought Mumba back into the match by defeating Gunina.
With Continental Kings leading 9–7, the match came down to the youngster’s board.
Continental King’s Javokhir Sindarov missed two winning chances but Mumba's Raunak Sadhwani, opted for a draw by repeating moves and landed Continental King’s with 10–8 victory.
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