Wöchentlicher Preispool für Titled Tuesday steigt auf 10.000 Dollar

11. Mai 2026

Von KI berichtet

Chess.com hat bekannt gegeben, dass das Turnier Titled Tuesday ab dem 2. Juni einen wöchentlichen Preispool von 10.000 Dollar bieten wird. Durch diese Änderung wird die jährliche Gesamtsumme auf über 500.000 Dollar steigen.

Das Online-Blitzturnier, das 2014 ins Leben gerufen wurde, zieht jede Woche titeltragende Spieler wie die GMs Magnus Carlsen, Hikaru Nakamura, Javokhir Sindarov und Nihal Sarin an. Die Organisatoren erklärten, dass die erhöhten Preisgelder die Teilnehmer auf jedem Niveau belohnen sollen, während gleichzeitig durch Proctor-Software strenge Standards für faires Spiel gewahrt bleiben.

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