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.
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Nodirbek Abdusattorov claimed the outright lead at the Prague International Chess Festival Masters 2026 by defeating David Navara in round eight, while prior leader Jorden van Foreest fell to Aravindh Chithambaram. Hans Niemann notched his first win against David Anton amid a tough tournament. With one round left, Abdusattorov leads on 5.5/8, setting up an exciting finale on March 6.
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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International Master Reza Mahdavi, International Master Renato Terry, and Grandmaster Arjun Erigaisi each won one of the three 3+0 Thursday blitz tournaments on February 26. These events featured titled players in 11-round Swiss formats with a 3+0 time control and a combined weekly prize fund of $3,000. On the women's side, Woman International Master Kalyani Sirin earned prizes in two tournaments, while International Master Karina Ambartsumova secured her record 11th victory.
GM Arjun Erigaisi defeated GM Zhu Jiner in round six of the 2026 TePe Sigeman Chess Tournament to take sole possession of first place with 4.5 points. GM Magnus Carlsen and GM Yagiz Kaan Erdogmus trail by half a point ahead of the final round.
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Grandmaster Vincent Keymer of Germany became the sole leader of the Grenke Chess Freestyle Open after beating Hans Niemann and drawing Magnus Carlsen over the weekend. Alexey Sarana, Maxime Vachier-Lagrave and Pranav Venkatesh trail by half a point with two rounds remaining. Rounds eight and nine are scheduled for Monday in Karlsruhe.
IM Saravana Krishnan P claimed victory in the Warrior Chess Academy's 2nd International FIDE Rated Open Chess Tournament 2026 with 7.5 out of 9 points. The event, held in Chennai, featured strong competition among rated and unrated players from multiple federations. Krishnan's win marks his first title of the year and second podium finish.
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Peruvian International Master Renato Terry claimed victory in Chess.com's first Freestyle Friday tournament of April, scoring 9.5 out of 11 for a full-point lead. He became the first player to win multiple events since the championship started, marking his fourth Freestyle Friday title overall. Terry overtook early leader GM Nils Grandelius in the later rounds.