Teenage GMs Nihal Sarin and Denis Lazavik gained the Titled Tuesday occasions of June 18. Each outlasted giants, with the second locations going to GMs Magnus Carlsen and Hikaru Nakamura, respectively. Nihal gained outright early with an undefeated efficiency, whereas Lazavik gained on tiebreaks regardless of shedding his head-to-head matchup with Nakamura.
Early Event
Nihal and GM Shant Sargsyan had the final excellent scores within the early discipline of 767 gamers earlier than taking part in to a draw within the eighth spherical. At that time, they had been joined on the prime of the leaderboard by GM Fabiano Caruana, however the subsequent spherical was the place Nihal started differentiating his place from the remainder of the sphere.
In that spherical, the ninth, whereas GM Anish Giri—who had misplaced to Nihal in spherical seven—was defeating Sargsyan, Nihal was successful in opposition to Caruana.
Now armed with the outright lead, Nihal by no means regarded again. He sustained his lead by beating GM Matthias Bluebaum in spherical 10, and nobody was in vary to catch up after Nihal’s last-round draw with GM Dmitrij Kollars, both.
The match as a substitute grew to become a struggle for second place the place, after beginning with a rating of simply 4.5/6, Carlsen took the spot by finishing a five-game successful streak in opposition to Giri. Giri was barely holding on with White however Carlsen’s fixed strain ultimately led to compelled checkmate.
Giri, who was clearly within the thick of it all through the match, did sufficient to handle fifth place, however Kollars and Sargsyan completed forward of him.
Completed in prizes once more with 9 out of 11, regardless of one main mouseslip (not a bug???) and one “untouchable” opponent.😅
Titled Tuesdays going nicely!
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— Anish Giri (@anishgiri) June 18, 2024
June 18 Titled Tuesday | Early | Last Standings (Prime 20)
| Quantity | Rk | Fed | Title | Username | Title | Score | Rating | Tiebreak 1 |
| 1 | 2 | GM | @nihalsarin | Nihal Sarin | 3201 | 10 | 82 | |
| 2 | 1 | GM | @MagnusCarlsen | Magnus Carlsen | 3187 | 9.5 | 73 | |
| 3 | 18 | GM | @GM_dmitrij | Dmitrij Kollars | 3056 | 9.5 | 67.5 | |
| 4 | 40 | GM | @Sargsyan_Shant | Shant Sargsyan | 3004 | 9 | 81 | |
| 5 | 13 | GM | @AnishOnYoutube | Anish Giri | 3082 | 9 | 74.5 | |
| 6 | 16 | GM | @Msb2 | Matthias Bluebaum | 3070 | 9 | 74 | |
| 7 | 9 | GM | @Polish_fighter3000 | Jan-Krzysztof Duda | 3082 | 9 | 70.5 | |
| 8 | 44 | GM | @kleinebeer98 | Thomas Beerdsen | 2978 | 9 | 69 | |
| 9 | 58 | GM | @DominguezOnYoutube | Leinier Dominguez Perez | 2931 | 9 | 67 | |
| 10 | 28 | GM | @rasmussvane | Rasmus Svane | 2985 | 9 | 66 | |
| 11 | 14 | GM | @Javokhir_Sindarov05 | Javokhir Sindarov | 3063 | 9 | 65 | |
| 12 | 61 | GM | @Vaathi_Coming | Aravindh Chithambaram | 2921 | 8.5 | 75 | |
| 13 | 43 | IM | @PLAYER_2006_M | Mukhiddin Madaminov | 2971 | 8.5 | 72.5 | |
| 14 | 26 | GM | @TigrVShlyape | Gata Kamsky | 3003 | 8.5 | 71.5 | |
| 15 | 11 | IM | @Rud_Makarian | Rudik Makarian | 3064 | 8.5 | 69 | |
| 16 | 7 | GM | @DenLaz | Denis Lazavik | 3087 | 8.5 | 68 | |
| 17 | 111 | GM | @TheBigBoss04 | Jose Gabriel Cardoso | 2844 | 8.5 | 63 | |
| 18 | 73 | GM | @XDPS | Pablo Salinas Herrera | 2891 | 8.5 | 62.5 | |
| 19 | 101 | IM | @blitzking1729 | Srihari L R | 2844 | 8.5 | 61.5 | |
| 20 | 3 | GM | @HansOnTwitch | Hans Niemann | 3134 | 8 | 76 | |
| 58 | 245 | WGM | @Mikozovna | Meruert Kamalidenova | 2652 | 7.5 | 59.5 |
(Full remaining standings right here.)
Nihal gained $1,000 for the victory. Carlsen earned $750 whereas Kollars settled for third place and $350. Sargsyan gained $200 and Giri $100, leaving 5 different gamers on 9 factors simply exterior the cash. WGM Meruert Kamalidenova scored 7.5 factors and gained the $100 girls’s prize.
Late Event
The late match noticed 585 gamers be a part of. As within the early match, two of them, together with the eventual match winner, ended one another’s excellent 7/7 begin with a attract spherical eight. This time, these gamers had been Lazavik and GM Alexey Sarana, however there have been a few ensuing variations from the early occasion: Nobody joined them on the prime of the standings, and so they each gained within the ninth spherical.
As Sarana dealt the final main blow to Nihal’s bid at a sweep, Lazavik gained in opposition to GM Hans Niemann in a rook ending.
However now Lazavik needed to face Nakamura. Lazavik gained a mini-match in opposition to Nakamura earlier this yr, however the sport right here was comparatively uncompetitive. Lazavik both sacrificed or misplaced a pawn early, and proceedings ended earlier than transfer 30.
As a result of Nakamura had two additional attracts getting into the sport, his win solely led to a tie getting into the ultimate spherical. Lazavik responded to the loss admirably, recovering to beat FM Konstantin Popov within the final sport—although it took one other rook endgame, this one 93 strikes, to do it.
Nakamura’s final-round win in opposition to a harder opponent, GM Tuan Minh Le, wasn’t fairly sufficient as he fell one level shy within the tiebreak. In the meantime, solely three of the seven gamers on 9 factors might make the highest 5, which was rounded out by GM Oleksandr Bortnyk, Sarana, and Le, in that order.
June 18 Titled Tuesday | Late | Last Standings (Prime 20)
| Quantity | Rk | Fed | Title | Username | Title | Score | Rating | Tiebreak 1 |
| 1 | 11 | GM | @DenLaz | Denis Lazavik | 3126 | 9.5 | 76.5 | |
| 2 | 1 | GM | @Hikaru | Hikaru Nakamura | 3300 | 9.5 | 75.5 | |
| 3 | 19 | GM | @Oleksandr_Bortnyk | Oleksandr Bortnyk | 3061 | 9 | 75 | |
| 4 | 5 | GM | @mishanick | Alexey Sarana | 3153 | 9 | 73.5 | |
| 5 | 23 | GM | @wonderfultime | Tuan Minh Le | 3059 | 9 | 70.5 | |
| 6 | 29 | GM | @TigrVShlyape | Gata Kamsky | 3025 | 9 | 67.5 | |
| 7 | 35 | GM | @dropstoneDP | David Paravyan | 2991 | 9 | 67.5 | |
| 8 | 36 | GM | @Zhigalko_Sergei | Sergei Zhigalko | 2988 | 9 | 63.5 | |
| 9 | 25 | GM | @OparinGrigoriy | Grigoriy Oparin | 3042 | 9 | 63 | |
| 10 | 3 | GM | @MagnusCarlsen | Magnus Carlsen | 3180 | 8.5 | 70.5 | |
| 11 | 48 | FM | @Bauman_Guy | Konstantin Popov | 2946 | 8.5 | 68.5 | |
| 12 | 15 | GM | @Msb2 | Matthias Bluebaum | 3080 | 8.5 | 68 | |
| 13 | 4 | GM | @DanielNaroditsky | Daniel Naroditsky | 3109 | 8.5 | 65.5 | |
| 14 | 68 | GM | @K_A_S_T_O_R | Rodrigo Vasquez | 2869 | 8.5 | 64.5 | |
| 15 | 10 | GM | @FairChess_on_YouTube | Dmitry Andreikin | 3091 | 8.5 | 61.5 | |
| 16 | 69 | GM | @KaydenTroffChess | Kayden Troff | 2833 | 8.5 | 58 | |
| 17 | 21 | GM | @SpeedofLight0 | Andrew Hong | 3054 | 8.5 | 53 | |
| 18 | 13 | GM | @Polish_fighter3000 | Jan-Krzysztof Duda | 3080 | 8 | 73.5 | |
| 19 | 7 | GM | @Grischuk | Alexander Grischuk | 3113 | 8 | 73 | |
| 20 | 9 | GM | @Duhless | Daniil Dubov | 3096 | 8 | 71.5 | |
| 60 | 147 | IM | @Meri-Arabidze | Meri Arabidze | 2688 | 7 | 62 |
(Full remaining standings right here.)
Lazavik thus earned the $1,000 first-place prize whereas Nakamura settled for $750 for second. Bortnyk gained $350, Sarana $200, and Le $100 within the prime 5, whereas IM Meri Arabidze gained the $100 girls’s prize with seven factors out of the 11.
Titled Cup Standings
A modified model of subsequent week’s standings—it solely contains every participant’s prime 10 performances, as a substitute of the highest 20 as within the total—will decide six spots within the upcoming Pace Chess Championship (SCC). With one week left to go, the highest 15 there appears like this:
| # | Username | Rating | Participant |
| 1 | @Hikaru | 102.0 | GM Hikaru Nakamura |
| 2 | @Polish_fighter3000 | 95.5 | GM Jan-Krzysztof Duda |
| 3 | @mishanick | 95.0 | GM Alexey Sarana |
| 4 | @wonderfultime | 94.5 | GM Tuan Minh Le |
| 5 | @Jospem | 93.5 | GM Jose Martinez |
| 6 | @Grischuk | 92.5 | GM Alexander Grischuk |
| 7 | @MagnusCarlsen | 92.5 | GM Magnus Carlsen |
| 8 | @Firouzja2003 | 92.0 | GM Alireza Firouzja |
| 9 | @jefferyx | 92.0 | GM Jeffery Xiong |
| 10 | @FairChess_on_YouTube | 91.5 | GM Dmitry Andreikin |
| 11 | @DenLaz | 91.5 | GM Denis Lazavik |
| 12 | @HansOnTwitch | 91.0 | GM Hans Niemann |
| 13 | @SpeedofLight0 | 91.0 | GM Andrew Hong |
| 14 | @Oleksandr_Bortnyk | 91.0 | GM Olexandr Bortnyk |
| 15 | @ChristopherYoo | 90.5 | GM Christopher Yoo |
Three of those gamers (Nakamura, Carlsen, and Firouzja) have already got invitational spots, however we will actually anticipate some heavy participation and motion in subsequent week’s Titled Tuesday as everybody else fights for his or her spot within the SCC!
Within the yearlong standings, there isn’t any change within the open or girls’s prime 5, or the highest spot amongst juniors, seniors, and ladies. One word is that the ladies’s standings are getting very shut, with solely eight factors separating chief GM Alexandra Kosteniuk and fifth place.
Open
| # | Username | Rating | Participant |
| 1 | @Hikaru | 197.5 | GM Hikaru Nakamura |
| 2 | @Polish_fighter3000 | 185.0 | GM Jan-Krzysztof Duda |
| 3 | @mishanick | 184.0 | GM Alexey Sarana |
| 4 | @Jospem | 180.5 | GM Jose Martinez |
| 5 | @FairChess_on_YouTube | 179.0 | GM Dmitry Andreikin |
Girls
| # | Username | Rating | Participant |
| 1 | @ChessQueen | 139.5 | GM Alexandra Kosteniuk |
| 2 | @Goryachkina | 137.5 | GM Aleksandra Goryachkina |
| 3 | @Meri-Arabidze | 135.5 | IM Meri Arabidze |
| 4 | @karinachess1 | 133.5 | IM Karina Ambartsumova |
| 5 | @Flawless_Fighter | 131.5 | IM Polina Shuvalova |
Different Class Leaders
Juniors: GM Denis Lazavik (177.5 factors)
Seniors: GM Gata Kamsky (166.5 factors)
Ladies: WCM Veronika Shubenkova (112.5 factors)
The Titled Cup fantasy sport Chess Prophet continues as nicely. Present standings will be discovered right here. (Login required.)
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