Wesley So scored 9.5 points with 8 victories and 3 draws to win the Titled Tuesday on September 29. Runner-up Denis Lazavik won 7 times and drew 4 times, which led him to finish second with 9 points.

Seven players finished with 9 points, requiring a tiebreak to decide the final standings. The Titled Tuesday (September 29, 2026) Top 6 are:

Place Player Score TB Prize
1. 🇺🇸 GM Wesley So 9.5 78.0 $2,500
2. 🇧🇾 GM Denis Lazavik 9 79.0 $1,500
3. 🇷🇺 GM Dmitry Andreikin 9 74.0 $1,000
4. 🇮🇳 GM Aravindh Chithambaram 9 71.5 $700
5. 🇦🇲 GM Haik Martirosyan 9 70.5 $400
6. 🇬🇷 GM Nikolas Theodorou 9 67.5 $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