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• US duo shines in Kolkata: So and Yip win Tata Steel India blitz tournaments

  The concluding day of the Tata Steel Chess India event decided the blitz titles in Kolkata. In the open section, Wesley So kept things under control to secured first place with a round to spare. Nihal Sarin got second place, while Arjun Erigaisi again finished third. The women's event ended in a playoff, where Carissa Yip claimed the title after beating Vantika Agrawal by a 1½-½ score. Stavroula Tsolakidou completed the podium. | Photo: Lennart Ootes

• Tata Steel Chess India - Live!

  The final day of action in Kolkata sees the last nine of 3-minute blitz games in both sections. Wesley So and Carissa Yip entered the day as the sole leaders in the open and women's categories, respectively. | Follow the action live, with expert commentary starting at 15:00 local time (10:30 CET, 04:30 ET).

• Review: 60 Minutes against Caro-Kann

  The concept behind ChessBase’s “60 Minutes” courses is simple: a one-hour video course for just under ten euros. There are also courses on middlegame or endgame topics, but most of them present rather “specialised” opening lines. In the second instalment of a small series, Jochen Schwarz introduces the most important 60 Minutes courses for 1.e4 players against the Caro-Kann Defence.