Blitz Chess
Dmitry Andreikin claims Titled Tuesday victory in dramatic finish
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Grandmaster Dmitry Andreikin won the January 27 Titled Tuesday online chess tournament on Chess.com with a perfect undefeated score of 9.5/11. He emerged as the sole leader after a thrilling final round where he outlasted Sam Sevian in a 101-move rook endgame. The event featured an early upset when teenager Jacorey Bynum checkmated Magnus Carlsen with a bold queen sacrifice.
Grandmaster Leon Luke Mendonca won the Muscat Nights International Open A section on tie-breaks after scoring 6.5 out of 9 points. Fellow Indian GM Pranesh M finished second, also undefeated in the tournament. Indian players dominated, securing victories in all three sections of the event.
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Yuvan Singh claimed victory in the Republic Day Open Blitz Chess Tournament 2026, held at Flag Point in Sri Vijaya Puram. The event, organized to mark the 77th Republic Day, featured seven rounds of intense competition among participants from the Andaman and Nicobar Islands. Rohan Singh finished as runner-up, with K. Jaivardhan Rao taking third place.