Maxime Vachier-Lagrave scored 9.5 points with 8 wins and 3 draws to win the Titled Tuesday on July 21. Runner-up Fabiano Caruana won 9 times, drew 1 time, and lost once, which led him to finish second with 9.5 points.

Two players finished with 9 points, requiring a tiebreak to decide the final standings. The Titled Tuesday (July 21, 2026) Top 6 are:

Place Player Score TB Prize
1. 🇫🇷 GM Maxime Vachier-Lagrave 9.5 80.5 $2,500
2. 🇺🇸 GM Fabiano Caruana 9.5 78 $1,500
3. 🇷🇺 GM Alexander Grischuk 9 74.5 $1,000
4. 🇺🇸 GM Wesley So 9 70 $700
5. 🇷🇸 GM Alexey Sarana 8.5 79.5 $400
6. 🇷🇺 GM Rudik Makarian 8.5 75.5 $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