Iranian GM Parham Maghsoodloo won the First and Second 3 0 Thursday by scoring 9 points in both events on October 15. Fabiano Caruana won the Third 3 0 Thursday with 9 points by securing 9 wins.

The First 3 0 Thursday October 15, 2026 winners:

Place Player Score TB Prize
1. 🇮🇷 GM Parham Maghsoodloo 9 73.5 $400
2. 🇻🇳 GM Nguyen Ngoc Truong Son 9 66.5 $250
3. 🇧🇾 GM Denis Lazavik 9 66.0 $150
4. 🇺🇸 GM Hikaru Nakamura 8.5 78.0 $100
5. 🇵🇱 GM Jan Klimkowski 8.5 71.5 -

The Second 3 0 Thursday October 15, 2026 winners:

Place Player Score TB Prize
1. 🇮🇷 GM Parham Maghsoodloo 9 77.0 $400
2. 🇷🇺 GM Dmitry Andreikin 9 75.5 $250
3. 🇷🇸 GM Alexey Sarana 8.5 72.0 $150
4. 🇮🇷 GM Sina Movahed 8 77.0 $100
5. 🇦🇲 GM Shant Sargsyan 8 75.0 -

The Third 3 0 Thursday October 15, 2026 winners:

Place Player Score TB Prize
1. 🇺🇸 GM Fabiano Caruana 9 72.0 $400
2. 🇺🇸 GM Jeffery Xiong 8.5 71.5 $250
3. 🇦🇲 GM Haik Martirosyan 8.5 66.0 $150
4. 🇵🇪 IM Renato Terry 8 72.0 $100
5. 🇺🇸 Ethan Sheehan 8 56.5 -

3 0 Thursday is a set of three weekly Swiss tournaments for verified titled players from Chess.com. 3 0 Thursday features a 3+0 time control with a $1,000 weekly prize fund per event ($3,000 per week).

Credit: Simon Bohnenblust / Biel Chess Festival