Indian GM Arjun Erigaisi scored 9.5 points with 9 wins and 1 draw to win the Titled Tuesday on July 7. Runner-up Hikaru Nakamura won 8 times, drew 2 times, and lost once, which led him to finish second with 9 points.

Seven players finished with 9 points, requiring a tiebreak to decide the final standings. The Titled Tuesday (July 7, 2026) Top 6 are:

Place Player Score TB Prize
1. 🇮🇳 GM Arjun Erigaisi 9.5 75 $2,500
2. 🇺🇸 GM Hikaru Nakamura 9 78.5 $1,500
3. 🇷🇺 GM Dmitry Andreikin 9 78.5 $1,000
4. 🇺🇸 GM Hans Moke Niemann 9 75 $700
5. 🇮🇳 GM M Pranesh 9 73 $400
6. 🇷🇸 GM Alexey Sarana 9 72 $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.

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