Weekly tournament
Titled Tuesday
Every Tuesday, two sessions — titled players only, real prize money, and the world's best competing live.
Format & rules
System
Swiss, 11 rounds
Time control
3 minutes + 1 second per move
Sessions
Early (1 PM ET) and Late (5 PM ET)
Eligibility
GM, IM, WGM, WIM, FM, WFM, NM and equivalents
Prize fund
$2,500 per session — $5,000 total every week.
🥇1st place
$500🥈2nd place
$300🥉3rd place
$2004th–5th
$150 each6th–10th
$80 eachAbout the tournament
Titled Tuesday launched on Chess.com in 2020 as a weekly showcase for titled players. Over the years it has grown into one of the most-watched online events: Magnus Carlsen, Hikaru Nakamura, Alireza Firouzja and other top grandmasters regularly compete. The 11-round Swiss format at 3+1 delivers sharp tactical battles and genuinely unpredictable results every week.
2020
Founded
250+
Sessions
$5K
Weekly
All-time top 10 winners
1
🇳🇴
GMMagnus Carlsen
Norway
28 wins
Best score: 21
2
🇺🇸
GMHikaru Nakamura
United States
19 wins
Best score: 20.5
3
🇫🇷
GMAlireza Firouzja
France
14 wins
Best score: 20.5
4
🇷🇺
GMDaniil Dubov
Russia
11 wins
Best score: 20
5
🇷🇺
GMIan Nepomniachtchi
Russia
9 wins
Best score: 20
6
🇺🇸
GMWesley So
United States
8 wins
Best score: 19.5
7
🇺🇸
GMLeinier Dominguez
United States
7 wins
Best score: 19.5
8
🇺🇸
GMAndrew Tang
United States
6 wins
Best score: 19.5
9
🇺🇸
GMFabiano Caruana
United States
5 wins
Best score: 19
10
🇨🇳
GMDing Liren
China
4 wins
Best score: 19
Tournament archive
All past Titled Tuesday sessions
Jan 7, 2025
Early
🇳🇴GMMagnus Carlsen
Score
20.5
Players
412
3+1
Jan 7, 2025
Late
🇺🇸GMHikaru Nakamura
Score
21
Players
389
3+1
Dec 31, 2024
Early
🇫🇷GMAlireza Firouzja
Score
20
Players
356
3+1
Dec 31, 2024
Late
🇷🇺GMDaniil Dubov
Score
20.5
Players
341
3+1
Dec 24, 2024
Early
🇳🇴GMMagnus Carlsen
Score
21
Players
298
3+1
Dec 24, 2024
Late
🇺🇸GMWesley So
Score
19.5
Players
312
3+1
Dec 17, 2024
Early
🇷🇺GMIan Nepomniachtchi
Score
20
Players
403
3+1
Dec 17, 2024
Late
🇺🇸GMHikaru Nakamura
Score
20.5
Players
418
3+1
Dec 10, 2024
Early
🇺🇸GMLeinier Dominguez
Score
19.5
Players
387
3+1
Dec 10, 2024
Late
🇫🇷GMAlireza Firouzja
Score
20.5
Players
401
3+1
Dec 3, 2024
Early
🇺🇸GMFabiano Caruana
Score
19
Players
395
3+1
Dec 3, 2024
Late
🇳🇴GMMagnus Carlsen
Score
21
Players
410
3+1
Nov 26, 2024
Early
🇺🇸GMAndrew Tang
Score
19.5
Players
376
3+1
Nov 26, 2024
Late
🇷🇺GMDaniil Dubov
Score
20
Players
392
3+1
Nov 19, 2024
Early
🇺🇸GMHikaru Nakamura
Score
20.5
Players
408
3+1
Nov 19, 2024
Late
🇳🇴GMMagnus Carlsen
Score
21
Players
421
3+1
Nov 12, 2024
Early
🇨🇳GMDing Liren
Score
19.5
Players
363
3+1
Nov 12, 2024
Late
🇺🇸GMWesley So
Score
19
Players
379
3+1
Nov 5, 2024
Early
🇷🇺GMIan Nepomniachtchi
Score
20
Players
394
3+1
Nov 5, 2024
Late
🇫🇷GMAlireza Firouzja
Score
20.5
Players
407
3+1