GM Alireza Firouzja captured the Titled Tuesday title on July 28, 2026, scoring 9.5 out of 11 points. He secured the outright victory after a seven-game winning streak from rounds four to ten.
Firouzja's only defeat came in round three against Lithuanian IM Gleb Pidluznij. He recovered fully to win every game until a final-round draw, finishing ahead of six players on nine points. GM Arjun Erigaisi placed second on tiebreaks, with GM Pranav Venkatesh third.
The tournament saw several players start strongly, but only a few maintained perfect scores through the early rounds. GM Jeffery Xiong led after round seven, yet Firouzja overtook the field with key wins, including against GM Alexey Sarana and GM Jan-Krzysztof Duda.
In the decisive 10th-round game, Firouzja capitalized on an error by Duda to take sole possession of first place. A 31-move draw against Pranav in the final round confirmed the result. This marked Firouzja's first Titled Tuesday win of 2026.