19-year-old Grandmaster Pranesh M began the November 25 tournament with seven consecutive victories. He then secured an additional 2.5 points, which earned him the Titled Tuesday win with a total of 9.5 points.

Pranesh M defeated both Magnus Carlsen and Hikaru Nakamura during the event. He tied with Carlsen on 9.5 points but secured first place with a superior tiebreak score of 77.5 against Carlsen’s 73.5. Currently, Carlsen and Nakamura are in first and second place, respectively, in the overall Titled Tuesday Grand Prix 2025-26 Autumn Split standings.

Titled Tuesday Top 5 (November 25, 2025):

🇮🇳 GM M Pranesh - 9.5 points

🇳🇴 GM Magnus Carlsen - 9.5 points

🇷🇺 GM Denis Lazavik - 9 points

🇷🇸 GM Alexey Sarana - 9 points

🇷🇺 GM Vladislav Artemiev - 9 points

Titled Tuesday is Chess.com’s weekly 11-round Swiss tournament for titled players, occurring every Tuesday. This event concluded the Grand Prix 2025-26 Autumn Split.

Credit: FIDE/Michal Walusza