Semifinals (10 December)
Winners from the quarterfinals advance to the semifinals, where two-game matches, again using a 30+15 time control, decide who will contest the championship match and who will play in the third-place playoff.
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Finals (11 December)
The final day determines the complete standings. The first- through fourth-place matches are played with a 30+15 time control, while the classification matches for fifth through eighth place use a 10+5 control.
EXPAND YOUR CHESS HORIZONS
Data, plans, practice – the new Opening Report In ChessBase there are always attempts to show the typical plans of an opening variation. In the age of engines, chess is much more concrete than previously thought. But amateurs in particular love openings with clear plans, see the London System. In ChessBase ’26, three functions deal with the display of plans. The new opening report examines which piece moves or pawn advances are significant for each important variation. In the reference search you can now see on the board where the pieces usually go. If you start the new Monte Carlo analysis, the board also shows the most common figure paths.
