GM Jan-Krzysztof Duda scored 9.5 points with 9 wins and 1 draw to win Titled Tuesday on December 23. Runner-up Maxime Vachier-Lagrave also drew once and lost once, which led him to finish second on tiebreaks with 9.5 points.

Two players finished with 9.5 points and four players with 9 points, requiring a tiebreak to decide the final standings. The Titled Tuesday Top 5 (December 23, 2025) are:

1. GM Jan-Krzysztof Duda – 9.5 points (TB score: 78)

2. GM Maxime Vachier-Lagrave – 9.5 points (TB score: 78)

3. GM Hikaru Nakamura – 9 points (TB score: 78)

4. GM Nikolas Theodorou – 9 points (TB score: 71)

5. GM Parham Maghsoodloo – 9 points (TB score: 71)

Titled Tuesday is Chess.com’s weekly 11-round Swiss tournament for titled players, occurring every Tuesday. This event is part of the Grand Prix 2025-2026 - Winter Split.

Credit: Lennart Ootes