Polish GM Jan-Krzysztof Duda scored 9.5 points with 9 wins and 1 draw to win the Titled Tuesday on August 25. Runner-up GM Arjun Erigaisi won 9 times and drew once, which led him to finish second with 9.5 points.

Six players finished with 9 points, requiring a tiebreak to decide the final standings. The Titled Tuesday (August 25, 2026) Top 6 are:

Place Player Score TB Prize
1. 🇵🇱 GM Jan-Krzysztof Duda 9.5 71.5 $2,500
2. 🇮🇳 GM Arjun Erigaisi 9.5 57 $1,500
3. 🇷🇺 IM Aleksandr Usov 9 72.5 $1,000
4. 🇬🇷 GM Nikolas Theodorou 9 69.5 $700
5. 🇺🇸 GM Christopher Yoo 9 68 $400
6. 🇺🇸 GM Jeffery Xiong 9 67 $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