Vietnamese GM Le Quang Liem scored 9.5 points with 9 wins and 1 draw to win the Titled Tuesday on September 8. Runner-up Hikaru Nakamura won 8 times and drew 3 times, which led him to finish second with 9.5 points.

Three players finished with 9.5 points, requiring a tiebreak to decide the final standings. The Titled Tuesday (September 8, 2026) Top 6 are:

Place Player Score TB Prize
1. 🇻🇳 GM Le Quang Liem 9.5 76.5 $2,500
2. 🇺🇸 GM Hikaru Nakamura 9.5 75.5 $1,500
3. 🇩🇪 IM Tobias Koelle 9.5 71.5 $1,000
4. 🇺🇸 GM Hans Moke Niemann 9 78.5 $700
5. 🇷🇺 GM Dmitry Andreikin 9 70.5 $400
6. 🇺🇸 GM Jeffery Xiong 9 68.5 $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