India No. 1 Arjun Erigaisi claimed the first prize in the Titled Tuesday weekly blitz competition hosted by Chess Dot Com, the most popular online chess platform.

Erigaisi finished on 10 points from 11 rounds in the early Titled Tuesday event, played around midnight Tuesday. He beat World No 1 Magnus Carlsen with black pieces in round 10 and got the better of World No.2 Fabiano Caruana in the final round.

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Erigaisi's only loss came in round 7 against Hikaru Nakamura, who finished second in the early event and took first in the later 11-rounder. American Nakamura is the third-ranked player in the world, while Erigaisi is fourth in FIDE classical ratings.

World Chess Champion D Gukesh did not participate in the Titled Tuesday event, which is an online event open for titled players with genuine Chess dot com profiles.

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The players are asked to be available for Zoom calls for fair play reasons. Top players often use events like Titled Tuesday to stay sharp and claim bragging rights. The latest, Titled Tuesday, had more than 900 participants. Nakamura dubbed it "the world's strongest online tournament".

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