Serbian GM Alexey Sarana scored 10.5 points with 10 wins and 1 draw to win the Titled Tuesday on June 16. Runner-up Magnus Carlsen won 8 times and drew 3 times, which led him to finish second with 9.5 points.

Three players finished with 9 points, requiring a tiebreak to decide the final standings. The Titled Tuesday (June 16, 2026) Top 6 are:

Place Player Score TB Prize
1. 🇷🇸 GM Alexey Sarana 10.5 73 $2,500
2. 🇳🇴 GM Magnus Carlsen 9.5 77 $1,500
3. 🇮🇳 GM Narayanan Lyna 9 75.5 $1,000
4. 🇷🇺 GM Alexander Grischuk 9 71 $700
5. 🇷🇺 GM Zhamsaran Tsydypov 9 70.5 $400
6. 🇺🇸 GM Christopher Yoo 8.5 75 $400

Titled Tuesday is Chess.com’s weekly 11-round Swiss tournament for titled players, occurring every Tuesday. This event is not a part of the seasonal Grand Prix 2025-2026, and matches do not award points to the Grand Prix leaderboard. The Titled Tuesday prize pool increased from $3,000 to $10,000 from June 2.

Credit: Rafal Oleksiewicz / FIDE