Grandmasters Jose Martinez and Alexey Sarana secured victories in the weekly 3 0 Thursday chess tournaments held on May 7. Sarana claimed the first event while Martinez took the second and third.
In the opening tournament Sarana finished undefeated with a score of 9 out of 11. He secured first place on tiebreaks ahead of GM Aravindh Chithambaram after both reached nine points following the final round. IM Mai Narva earned the women's prize with seven points.
Grandmaster Jose Martinez secured victories in the first two 3+0 Thursday tournaments on Chess.com on March 26, matching a feat previously achieved only by Fabiano Caruana. GM Oleksandr Bortnyk won the third event with a dominant 10.5/11 score, preventing Martinez from a clean sweep.
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GM Alexey Sarana won the June 16 Titled Tuesday tournament with a score of 10.5 out of 11. Magnus Carlsen, returning to the event, finished second on 9.5 points.
GM Ian Nepomniachtchi claimed victory in the June 19 Freestyle Friday tournament on Chess.com. He finished with nine points after winning six games in a row.
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Grandmaster Hikaru Nakamura secured his 94th Titled Tuesday title on May 5. The win marked his first victory in the weekly Chess.com event since November 2025. He finished with a score of 10 out of 11 points.