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The 6th Andranik Margaryan Memorial was organized by the Chess Academy of Armenia from 8th to 16th January, 2016, in Armenian capital Yerevan.

The event was a 10-player single round-robin tournament, valid for GM norms.

Here is the start of Tata Steel 2016 in videos.

The 75th Georgian Individual Chess Championship is taking place from 14-26 January, 2016, in Georgian capital Tbilisi.

Standings and statistics

The 2016 Tradewise Gibraltar Chess Festival is taking place from January 25th to February 4, at the Caleta Hotel in Gibraltar.

The traditional 10-round Swiss FIDE event s one of the strongest open chess tournaments in the world and its hefty prize fund attracted many top players. The first prize is £20,000, while the best female player will be awarded £15,000.

The 78th Tata Steel Chess Tournament 2016 is taking place from 16-31 January in Wijk Aan Zee, Amsterdam and Utrecht.

The event is a 13th category tournament with an average Elo rating 2569.