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• André Diamant wins Brazil Chess Series - Floripa

  The Brazil Chess Series - Floripa Open brought together 542 players from 19 federations for a 10-round Swiss tournament in Florianópolis from 17 to 25 January. A strong field featuring 19 GMs produced a tightly contested event, with four players tying for first place on 8½/10. The title was ultimately decided according to tiebreak criteria, with André Diamant, Aryan Tari and Luis Paulo Supi finishing on the podium. | Photo: Vivian Passig

• Tata Steel Chess - Live!

  The 88th edition of the Tata Steel Chess Tournament is taking place from 17 January to 1 February and once again features the traditional structure of parallel Masters and Challengers tournaments, each consisting of 14 players competing in a single round-robin. After eight rounds Nodirbek Abdusattorov leads with 5.5/8, half a point ahead of Javokhir Sindarov who is sole second with 5.0/8. In round 9 the two leaders play against each other. | Follow the games live with expert commentary starting at 14.00 CET (7.00 ET, 20.30 IST)

• ChessBase´26: A Players Guide (1)

  Recently we sent a friend of our company a copy of our latest database software, asking him what he thought of it. Instead of simply using it in the customary fashon, Iniyan P, a strong and very active grandmaster, spent weeks delving into every corner of the program, searching for all new featurs and enhancements: And he submitted an extensive training review, which we share with our readers.