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The Titled Tuesday of December 12 was considerably overshadowed by the Champions Chess Tour (CCT) Finals, however GM Denis Lazavik introduced the 2 occasions collectively by successful the late Titled Tuesday following his elimination from the CCT. The sooner Titled Tuesday was received by GM Jose Martinez, his third win of the 12 months after sweeping the October 17 occasions.
Early Match
With 518 gamers, the early Titled Tuesday was not fairly as busy as regular, however it was nonetheless lots sturdy sufficient. Martinez outlasted GM Tuan Minh Le and GM Dmitry Andreikin within the prime three, with GMs Jan-Krzysztof Duda, Jeffery Xiong, Ian Nepomniachtchi, and extra additionally collaborating and ending within the prime 20. Martinez reached 7/7 to turn out to be the final good participant, which is not uncommon, however what was uncommon is that he didn’t fall into even a tie for first at any level thereafter both.
In between attracts towards Andreikin and Le in rounds eight and 10, Martinez confronted Nepomniachtchi in spherical 9. Martinez got here away with one other level in a recreation stuffed with hallucination and marvel. Each gamers made some errors and each made some nice strikes (Recreation Overview awarding every participant three exclamation marks). Ultimately, Nepomniachtchi gave Martinez one too many possibilities.
Martinez defeated GM Vladimir Fedoseev within the ultimate spherical to take care of his lead over three different gamers (plus Fedoseev) who had been tied for second place. Of these three, Le was the one one to additionally win, his lockup of sole second place coming on the expense of GM Alexey Sarana. A really even recreation turned on a single blunder that misplaced a chunk to a three-move mixture.
Due to the outcomes for the gamers on 8.5 factors coming into the final spherical, Andreikin jumped into third after beating Duda, regardless that he had solely been on eight factors. As in Le–Sarana, a single lapse of focus determined the sport.
December 12 Titled Tuesday | Early | Ultimate Standings (High 20)
| Quantity | Rk | Fed | Title | Username | Identify | Ranking | Rating | Tiebreak 1 |
| 1 | 13 | GM | @Jospem | Jose Martinez | 3058 | 10 | 77.5 | |
| 2 | 4 | GM | @wonderfultime | Tuan Minh Le | 3090 | 9.5 | 67.5 | |
| 3 | 3 | GM | @FairChess_on_YouTube | Dmitry Andreikin | 3107 | 9 | 76.5 | |
| 4 | 22 | GM | @Zhigalko_Sergei | Sergei Zhigalko | 2972 | 9 | 66 | |
| 5 | 62 | IM | @scarabee43 | Marco Materia | 2861 | 9 | 65 | |
| 6 | 11 | GM | @mishanick | Aleksei Sarana | 3041 | 8.5 | 74.5 | |
| 7 | 6 | GM | @Polish_fighter3000 | Jan-Krzysztof Duda | 3061 | 8.5 | 73 | |
| 8 | 10 | GM | @jefferyx | Jeffery Xiong | 3041 | 8.5 | 72 | |
| 9 | 25 | GM | @Sychev_on_YouTube | Klementy Sychev | 2948 | 8.5 | 70 | |
| 10 | 49 | GM | @Shankland | Sam Shankland | 2950 | 8.5 | 70 | |
| 11 | 12 | GM | @dropstoneDP | David Paravyan | 3024 | 8.5 | 69.5 | |
| 12 | 7 | GM | @Bigfish1995 | Vladimir Fedoseev | 3059 | 8.5 | 66.5 | |
| 13 | 36 | GM | @Harsha_Bharathakoti | Harsha Bharathakoti | 2912 | 8.5 | 66 | |
| 14 | 45 | GM | @Nitzan_Steinberg | Nitzan Steinberg | 2902 | 8.5 | 65 | |
| 15 | 88 | IM | @sokidze | Ihor Samunenkov | 2775 | 8.5 | 52.5 | |
| 16 | 14 | GM | @Shield12 | Shamsiddin Vokhidov | 3006 | 8 | 72 | |
| 17 | 2 | GM | @lachesisQ | Ian Nepomniachtchi | 3097 | 8 | 70 | |
| 18 | 103 | GM | @Aygehovit1992 | Nikita Matinian | 2789 | 8 | 69.5 | |
| 19 | 5 | GM | @vi_pranav | Pranav V | 3054 | 8 | 69 | |
| 20 | 15 | GM | @sergoy | Sergey Drygalov | 3003 | 8 | 69 | |
| 64 | 102 | GM | @ChessQueen | Alexandra Kosteniuk | 2712 | 7 | 55 |
(Full ultimate standings right here.)
Martinez received $1,000 for his efforts, whereas Le earned $750. Tied on 9 factors, Andreikin claimed $350 in third, GM Sergei Zhigalko $200 in fourth, and IM Marco Materia $100 in fifth after tiebreaks. GM Alexandra Kosteniuk received the $100 ladies’s prize.
Late Match
Lazavik was formally eradicated from the CCT round 2:00 p.m. native Toronto time, with the late Titled Tuesday not beginning till 5:00 p.m. These three hours gave him apparently loads of time to get better to not solely play in Titled Tuesday, however to win it—and never solely to win it, however win it outright.
Whereas Martinez completely separated from the pack within the seventh spherical, Lazavik didn’t achieve this till the tenth spherical. Like Martinez, Lazavik was the final good participant, and on a 7/7 rating as nicely. However Lazavik misplaced his subsequent recreation, to eventual second-place finisher GM Matthias Bluebaum. Following the sample set within the earlier Titled Tuesday, it was one blunder and performed.
Lazavik received his subsequent two video games, which was sufficient of a restoration to regain sole first place coming into the ultimate spherical. The wins got here towards GMs Salem Saleh and Daniil Dubov. The sport versus Dubov was once more determined by a single transfer, regardless that on the floor 31…Re8 32.Ke2 seems like a fairly innocent sequence.
In the meantime, Bluebaum did not lose once more after beating Lazavik… however he additionally did not win once more, making attracts within the ultimate three rounds and slipping from sole first after eight rounds right into a six-way tie for second after ten. Luckily for him, his tiebreaks have been nonetheless one of the best in that group.
December 12 Titled Tuesday | Late | Ultimate Standings (High 20)
| Quantity | Rk | Fed | Title | Username | Identify | Ranking | Rating | Tiebreak 1 |
| 1 | 9 | GM | @DenLaz | Denis Lazavik | 3088 | 9.5 | 73 | |
| 2 | 13 | GM | @Msb2 | Matthias Bluebaum | 3064 | 9 | 79 | |
| 3 | 35 | GM | @Hrant_ChessMood | Hrant Melkumyan | 2946 | 9 | 77.5 | |
| 4 | 4 | GM | @FairChess_on_YouTube | Dmitry Andreikin | 3122 | 9 | 76 | |
| 5 | 18 | GM | @Njal28 | Aram Hakobyan | 3034 | 9 | 75.5 | |
| 6 | 15 | GM | @ChristopherYoo | Christopher Woojin Yoo | 3030 | 9 | 72 | |
| 7 | 43 | GM | @AryanTari | Aryan Tari | 2909 | 9 | 62 | |
| 8 | 3 | GM | @Duhless | Daniil Dubov | 3124 | 8.5 | 72.5 | |
| 9 | 2 | GM | @nihalsarin | Nihal Sarin | 3152 | 8.5 | 70 | |
| 10 | 70 | FM | @TanitoluwaAps116 | Tanitoluwa Adewumi | 2793 | 8.5 | 67.5 | |
| 11 | 8 | GM | @Jospem | Jose Martinez | 3077 | 8.5 | 64.5 | |
| 12 | 16 | GM | @Angry_Twin | Andrey Drygalov | 2999 | 8 | 73 | |
| 13 | 20 | GM | @Salem-AR | Salem AR Saleh | 3006 | 8 | 72 | |
| 14 | 12 | GM | @mishanick | Aleksei Sarana | 3044 | 8 | 71.5 | |
| 15 | 28 | GM | @Durarbayli | Vasif Durarbayli | 2922 | 8 | 70 | |
| 16 | 54 | GM | @GMG | Andrey Gorovets | 2862 | 8 | 67 | |
| 17 | 23 | GM | @Zhigalko_Sergei | Sergei Zhigalko | 2966 | 8 | 65.5 | |
| 18 | 61 | GM | @KaydenTroffChess | Kayden Troff | 2800 | 8 | 63.5 | |
| 19 | 132 | FM | @chessisveryfun1264 | Shaaketh Sivakumar | 2628 | 8 | 58.5 | |
| 20 | 14 | GM | @dropstoneDP | David Paravyan | 3023 | 8 | 57.5 | |
| 31 | 73 | IM | @Flawless_Fighter | Polina Shuvalova | 2769 | 7.5 | 60 |
(Full ultimate standings right here.)
Lazavik earned $1,000 along with his victory. Bluebaum took $750 with the highest tiebreaks in second. GM Hrant Melkumyan, Andreikin, and GM Aram Hakobyan rounded out the highest 5, successful $350, $200, and $100, respectively. For Andreikin, that meant a complete winnings on the day of $550 together along with his earlier efficiency. IM Polina Shuvalova received the $100 ladies’s prize, scoring 7.5 factors.
Titled Tuesday is Chess.com’s weekly match for titled gamers, with two tournaments held every Tuesday. The primary match begins at 11:00 a.m. Japanese Time/17:00 Central European/20:30 Indian Customary Time, and the second at 5:00 p.m. Japanese Time/23:00 Central European/2:30 Indian Customary Time (subsequent day).
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