Titled Tuesday: All The Information
Titled Tuesday is Chess.com's weekly 11-round Swiss tournament for titled players, occurring twice each Tuesday since February 1, 2022.
GM Hikaru Nakamura has won the most Titled Tuesday events since October 20, 2020, with 27 total victories. GM Jeffery Xiong has the second-most with six.
Results
- May 31, 2022: Early winner: GM Hans Niemann. Late winner: GM Hikaru Nakamura. Tournament report coming soon.
- May 24, 2022: Early winner: GM Dariusz Swiercz. Late winner: GM Hikaru Nakamura. Tournament report here.
- May 17, 2022: Early winner: GM Jose Martinez. Late winner: GM Alexander Grischuk. Tournament report here.
- May 10, 2022: Early winner: GM Magnus Carlsen. Late winner: GM Dmitry Andreikin. Tournament report here.
- May 3, 2022: GM Dmitry Andreikin won the early tournament and GM Hikaru Nakamura won the late tournament. Click here to read the full tournament report.
- April 26, 2022: GM Hikaru Nakamura won the early tournament and GM Baadur Jobava won the late tournament. Click here to read the full tournament report.
- April 19, 2022: GM Hikaru Nakamura won the early tournament and GM Dmitry Andreikin won the late tournament. Click here to read the full tournament report.
- April 12, 2022: GM Nodirbek Abdusattorov won the early tournament and GM Hikaru Nakamura won the late tournament. Click here to read the full tournament report.
- April 5, 2022: GM Oleksandr Bortnyk won the early tournament and GM Ian Nepomniachtchi won the late tournament. Click here to read the full tournament report.
- March 29, 2022: GM Hikaru Nakamura won the early tournament and GM Dmitry Andreikin won the late tournament. Click here to read the full tournament report.
- March 22, 2022: GM Ian Nepomniachtchi won the early tournament and GM Dmitry Andreikin won the late tournament. Click here to read the full tournament report.
- March 15, 2022: GM Daniil Dubov won the early tournament and GM Hikaru Nakamura won the late tournament. Click here to read the full tournament report.
- March 8, 2022: GM Hikaru Nakamura won the early tournament and GM Daniil Dubov won the late tournament. Click here to read the full tournament report.
- March 1, 2022: GM Jose Martinez won the early tournament and GM Aryan Tari won the late tournament. Click here to read the tournament report.
- February 22, 2022: GM Baadur Jobava won the early tournament and GM Daniel Naroditsky won the late tournament. Click here to read the tournament report.
- February 15, 2022: GM Vladimir Fedoseev won the early tournament and GM Hans Niemann won the late tournament. Click here to read the tournament report.
- February 8, 2022: GM Kirill Shevchenko won the early tournament and GM Ian Nepomniachtchi won the late tournament. Click here to read the tournament report.
- February 1, 2022: GM Hikaru Nakamura won the early Titled Tuesday in a field of 477 and also won the later Titled Tuesday in a field of 328. Click here to read the tournament report.
Broadcast
Titled Tuesday airs on YouTube.com/ChesscomLive, Chess.com/TV, and Twitch.tv/Chess with a different commentator each week. The next broadcasts are on April 26.
Schedule
Beginning February 1, 2022, Titled Tuesday occurs every Tuesday at 8 a.m. Pacific and then again at 2 p.m.
| Tournament | Los Angeles | New York | Paris | Mumbai |
| 1st Tournament | 8 a.m. | 11 a.m. | 17:00 | 21:30 |
| 2nd Tournament | 2 p.m. | 5 p.m. | 23:00 | 3:30 |
Format
The format is as follows:
| Titled Tuesday | |
| Format | Swiss |
| Rounds | 11 |
| Time Control | 3+1 Blitz |
| Tiebreaks | Sonneborn-Berger |
| Breaks | After rounds 4 & 8 |
| Approx. Duration | 150 minutes (2 hours 30 minutes) |
Note For Titled Players
Titled Tuesday requires all players to have their full legal name in their Chess.com profile. Anonymous titled player accounts or accounts found to be using a fake name will not be eligible to win prizes during the event and may be removed from the tournament without notice.
All players must also abide by all rules and site policies found at Chess.com/legal/user-agreement and cooperate fully with Chess.com's fair play detection team. Participants should be prepared to join a Zoom call for proctoring at the arbiter's discretion, and this request may be made between rounds via direct chat in live chess by a Chess.com staff member.
Prize Fund
| Place | Prize |
| 1st | $1,000 |
| 2nd | $750 |
| 3rd | $300 |
| 4th | $150 |
| 5th | $100 |
| Highest female player | $100 |
| Top streamer | $100 |
| Total (tournament) | $2,500 |
| Total (week) | $5,000 |
History And Records
Titled Tuesday debuted on December 30, 2014 as a monthly nine-round event. It became a weekly tournament on April 7, 2020 and permanently expanded to its current length of 11 rounds on October 20, 2020. On and after February 1, 2022, two tournaments are offered each week.
From June 2 through October 13, 2020, Titled Tuesday was part of the Speed Chess Championship qualification cycle and included a knockout section.
Most Wins
11-Round Single-Tournament Era (Oct. 20, 2020—Jan. 25, 2022)
| Name | Wins |
| GM Hikaru Nakamura | 16 |
| GM Jeffery Xiong | 6 |
| GM Vladislav Artemiev | 4 |
| GM Shakhriyar Mamedyarov | 3 |
| GM Alireza Firouzja | 2 |
| GM Rustam Khusnutdinov | 2 |
| IM Le Tuan Minh | 2 |
| GM Alexey Sarana | 2 |
Double-Tournament Era (Feb. 1, 2022—present)
| Name | Wins |
| GM Hikaru Nakamura | 11 |
| GM Dmitry Andreikin | 5 |
| GM Ian Nepomniachtchi | 3 |
| GM Daniil Dubov | 2 |
| GM Baadur Jobava | 2 |
| GM Jose Martinez | 2 |
| GM Hans Niemann | 2 |
| GM Nodirbek Abdusattorov | 1 |
| GM Oleksandr Bortnyk | 1 |
| GM Magnus Carlsen | 1 |
| GM Vladimir Fedoseev | 1 |
| GM Alexander Grischuk | 1 |
| GM Daniel Naroditsky | 1 |
| GM Kirill Shevchenko | 1 |
| GM Dariusz Swiercz | 1 |
| GM Aryan Tari | 1 |
Highest Scores1
11-Round Era (Both Single- and Double-Tournament) (since Oct. 20, 2020)
| Player | Score | Date |
| GM Hikaru Nakamura | 11 | 8/17/2021 |
| GM Anton Korobov | 10.5 | 6/22/2021 |
| GM Rustam Khusnutdinov | 10.5 | 9/14/2021 |
Note: GM Oleksandr Bortnyk scored a perfect 9/9 on October 4, 2016.
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