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While others have come close, GM Anton Korobov became the first player to score 10.5/11 in Titled Tuesday, earning him a full-point tournament victory on June 22. GM Aryan Tari came in second with 9.5/11 on a tiebreak over GM Oleksandr Bortnyk. Rounding out the top five was GM David Howell in fourth with 9/11 on the tiebreak over GM Aleksandar Indjic.

583 titled players participated in this week's Titled Tuesday, the exact same number as last week. The tournament was the typical 11-round Swiss with a 3+1 time control.

The live broadcast of the tournament, hosted this week by GM Aman Hambleton.

Korobov started with 9/9, including wins over GM Hikaru Nakamura in round six, GM Daniil Dubov in round eight, and Tari in round nine. He was finally held to a draw by Bortnyk in the 10th round.

Korobov's win over Dubov in the battle of 7/7 scores was perhaps his best game of the event. He obtained a strong position out of the Exchange Grunfeld and found a Puzzle Rush-like checkmate, which he got to play on the board for a 31-move win.

In the 11th and final round, Korobov only needed a draw to clinch outright tournament victory. His opponent, GM Vladimir Onischuk, needed a win to move up in the standings, however. Korobov won as Black from a drawish position to set the Titled Tuesday scoring record.

Also in the final round, Tari defeated Dubov and Bortnyk took down Nakamura to lock up their top-three finishes. Bortnyk's win was particularly impressive, as he built up up a winning attack without much time on the clock.

There was also an interesting positional game in round six that Hambleton called a "really, really nice game" on the live broadcast. Argentina's GM Federico Perez Ponsa defeated FM Roman Yanchenko.

June 22 Titled Tuesday | Final Standings (Top 20)

(Full final standings here.)

Korobov won $750 for first place, Tari $400 for finishing second, Bortnyk $150 for third place, and Howell taking $100 for fourth. GM Aleksandra Goryachkina, who scored 8/11, took the $100 prize for the top female player.

Titled Tuesday is Chess.com's weekly tournament for titled players. It begins at 10 a.m. Pacific time/19:00 Central European every Tuesday.

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