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The knockout phase of the Airthings Masters is taking place on February 6-10. Three Divisions (with 8, 16 and 32 players respectively) are being played concurrently. Each knockout includes winners’ and losers’ brackets. Magnus Carlsen, Wesley So and Alireza Firouzja are among the 8 participants in Division I. | Follow the live commentary, starting at 17.00 CET (11.00 ET, 21.30 IST)
The play-in phase of the Airthings Masters is taking place on February 3 and is open to all grandmasters. A total of 54 players will qualify to the knockout stage set to start on Monday. A 9-round Swiss tournament will be followed by 2-game matches to decide who qualifies and to which division of the knockout. | Follow the live commentary, starting at 17.00 CET (11.00 ET, 21.30 IST)
The Meltwater Champions Chess Tour Finals is a seven-day long all-play-all round robin in San Francisco starting on November 14 and concluding on November 20. Eight elite chess stars take part in the third and final major of the tour, including Magnus Carlsen, Wesley So and Rameshbabu Praggnanandhaa. | Follow the games live with expert commentary starting at 21.00 CET (15.00 ET, 01.30 IST)