Vietnamese GM Tuan Minh Le scored 9.5 points with 9 wins and 1 draw to win the Titled Tuesday on August 18. Runner-up GM Parham Maghsoodloo won 9 times, drew once, and lost once, 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 (August 18, 2026) Top 6 are:

Place Player Score TB Prize
1. 🇻🇳 GM Tuan Minh Le 9.5 71.5 $2,500
2. 🇮🇷 GM Parham Maghsoodloo 9.5 70 $1,500
3. 🇮🇳 GM Arjun Erigaisi 9.5 58 $1,000
4. 🇷🇸 GM Alexey Sarana 9 74.5 $700
5. 🇺🇸 GM Hikaru Nakamura 9 73 $400
6. 🇮🇷 GM Sina Movahed 9 72 $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: Michal Walusza / FIDE