Nakamura Back Atop Titled Tuesday

Nakamura Back Atop Titled Tuesday

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The December 13 edition of Titled Tuesday ended with two familiar winners, GMs Daniil Dubov and Hikaru Nakamura. Both won their tournaments outright.


Early Tournament

Dubov outlasted the early field of 418 players, including Nakamura, to win the tournament with 10/11, which end up being the day’s best score in either event. His result left GM Alexey Sarana alone in second place with 9.5/11.

It was only draws in the fifth and 11th rounds that kept Dubov from a perfect score, and his five-win run from rounds six through 10 culminated with victories over GMs Dmitry Andreikin, Alireza Firouzja, and Baadur Jobava. After Andreikin played an unusual (but generally effective) third move, Dubov checkmated him over the board in an endgame.

In the Jobava game, Dubov managed to turn a position the computer judged completely even for several moves into a winning position, before claiming the game on time.

Sarana had a chance to catch up with a head-to-head game against Dubov in the last round, but the leader held the draw and the tournament. 

Third place went to GM Matthias Bluebaum, the highest finisher who also had a game against the top-seeded Nakamura. It ended up a key win for the German’s tournament standing.

December 13 Titled Tuesday | Early | Final Standings (Top 20)

























Number Rk Fed Title Username Name Rating Score
1 6

GM @Duhless Daniil Dubov 3120 10
2 11 GM @mishanick Alexey Sarana 3058 9.5
3 16 GM @Msb2 Matthias Bluebaum 2982 9
4 10 GM @exoticprincess Baadur Jobava 3021 9
5 15 GM @Denis_Makhnyov Denis Makhnev 3007 9
6 34 GM @kpio91 Kacper Piorun 2933 9
7 37

GM @TimofeevAr Artem Timofeev 2907 8.5
8 12

GM @DenLaz Denis Lazavik 3011 8.5
9 23 GM @FormerProdigy David Navara 2955 8.5
10 4 GM @BogdanDeac Bogdan Daniel Deac 3072 8.5
11 22

GM @Sanan_Sjugirov Sanan Sjugirov 2944 8.5
12 57 IM @tacticthunder Dimitris Alexakis 2851 8.5
13 8 GM @jefferyx Jeffery Xiong 3008 8
14 44 GM @moro182 Luca Moroni Jr 2823 8
15 35

GM @Zhigalko_Sergei Sergei Zhigalko 2859 8
15 13

GM @dropstoneDP David Paravyan 3001 8
17 1 GM @Hikaru Hikaru Nakamura 3203 8
18 18 GM @VincentKeymer Vincent Keymer 2943 8
19 38 GM @ActorXu Xu Yi 2876 8
20 24 FM @Zhalmakhanov_Ramazan Ramazan Zhalmakhanov 2945 8
34 175 IM @zajka-molotok Yuliia Osmak 2612 7.5

(Full final standings here.)

Dubov earned $1,000 for first place and Sarana $750 for second place. Tiebreak scores resulted in $350 for third place for Bluebaum, $200 for fourth place for Jobava, and $100 for fifth place for GM Denis Makhnev. IM Yuliia Osmak won the $100 women’s prize with a 7.5/11 score.

Late Tournament

The late tournament came down to the wire before Nakamura’s consistency prevailed in the field of 283. Of the six players tied for first after nine rounds, only Nakamura won both of his final-round games.

He began with a win over Sarana. It was a typically tenacious tilt from Nakamura, who was nearly lost a few moves after a correct piece sacrifice from Sarana before roaring back.

Nakamura was one of just three of the leaders to win in the 10th round. The others were Firouzja and GM Maksim Chigaev, the latter of whom was Nakamura’s opponent in the final round. As in the previous round, the early middlegame was a struggle for Nakamura, but the computer did not like Chigaev’s tempting check on move 18, and Nakamura would end up winning a 102-move marathon.

Meanwhile, Firouzja lost to GM Bogdan Daniel Deac. Deac, as Black, delivered checkmate on move 77, launching him into second place with the side effect of securing Nakamura’s victory.

Firouzja still managed third place, having secured the best tiebreak scores among the seven players on 8.5/11.

December 13 Titled Tuesday | Late | Final Standings (Top 20)
























Number Rk Fed Title Username Name Rating Score
1 1 GM @Hikaru Hikaru Nakamura 3203 9.5
2 8 GM @BogdanDeac Bogdan Daniel Deac 3072 9
3 5 GM @Firouzja2003 Alireza Firouzja 3103 8.5
4 22 GM @Fandorine Maksim Chigaev 2968 8.5
5 2 GM @GMWSO Wesley So 3140 8.5
6 21 GM @Hrant_ChessMood Hrant Melkumyan 2949 8.5
7 70 FM @Babageldi Babageldi Annaberdiyev 2744 8.5
8 26 GM @ChristopherYoo Christopher Woojin Yoo 2892 8.5
9 35 GM @frederiksvane Frederik Svane 2874 8.5
10 7 GM @mishanick Alexey Sarana 3058 8
11 27

IM @Eduard_Limonov Remizov Yaroslav 2856 8
12 19

GM @Sanan_Sjugirov Sanan Sjugirov 2944 8
13 11 GM @Oleksandr_Bortnyk Oleksandr Bortnyk 3008 8
14 31 GM @jcibarra José Carlos Ibarra Jerez 2876 8
15 43 GM @K_A_S_T_O_R Rodrigo Vasquez 2861 8
16 87 FM @KATPAH Maksym Goroshkov 2648 8
17 48 GM @alexrustemov Alexander Rustemov 2800 7.5
18 261 GM @Jospem Jose Eduardo Martinez Alcantara 3028 7.5
19 158 IM @gshwbedhkhd Eline Roebers 2582 7.5
20 6 GM @exoticprincess Baadur Jobava 3021 7.5

(Full final standings here.)

Nakamura won $1,000, Deac $750, and Firouzja $350. Despite the loss to Nakamura, Chigaev recovered in the final round to finish fourth and earn $200. GM Wesley So finished fifth for $100, while 16-year-old Dutch IM Eline Roebers finished in 19th place with a 7.5 score to win the $100 women’s prize.

Titled Tuesday

Titled Tuesday is a weekly tournament held every Tuesday for titled players on Chess.com. There are two 11-round Swiss tournaments each week, starting at 8:00 a.m. Pacific Time/17:00 Central European and 2:00 p.m. Pacific Time/23:00 Central European.

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