Alireza Firouzja scored 10 points with 9 victories and 2 draws to win the Titled Tuesday on November 3. Runner-up Hikaru Nakamura won 9 times, drew 1 time, and lost once, which led him to finish second with 9.5 points.

Five players finished with 9 points, requiring a tiebreak to decide the final standings. The Titled Tuesday (November 3, 2026) Top 6 are:

Place Player Score TB Prize
1. 🇫🇷 GM Alireza Firouzja 10 71.0 $2,500
2. 🇺🇸 GM Hikaru Nakamura 9.5 78.0 $1,500
3. 🇺🇸 GM Hans Moke Niemann 9 81.0 $1,000
4. 🇺🇸 GM Fabiano Caruana 9 75.0 $700
5. 🇵🇱 GM Jan-Krzysztof Duda 9 73.0 $400
6. 🇮🇷 FM Hamidreza Tahmasebi 9 63.5 $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 in June.

Credit: Lennart Ootes