Norway Chess 2026
Chess tournament
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Norway Chess 2026 is the 14th edition of the annual chess tournament, held for the first time in Oslo.[1] It is being held from 25 May to 5 June 2026. The field of six players features world number one Magnus Carlsen, world champion Gukesh Dommaraju, Vincent Keymer, Alireza Firouzja, Wesley So and R Praggnanandhaa.[2] The third edition of the Norway Chess Women is also being held simultaneously, featuring women's world champion Ju Wenjun. Carlsen and Anna Muzychuk are the defending champions.[3]
Organization
Both tournaments are six-player, double round-robin tournaments, meaning there are 10 rounds with each player facing the others twice in classical chess. Like in previous editions, Norway Chess features a unique system wherein players play an armageddon game in case the classical game is drawn.[4]
The time control for the classical games is 120 minutes for the entire game, with an increment of 10 seconds starting from move 41. For the armageddon games, white gets 10 minutes while black gets 7 minutes but has draw odds. Players get 3 points for a classical win, 1½ points for an armageddon win, 1 point for an armageddon loss and 0 points for a classical loss.[4]
Standings
Open Section
| Player | Rating | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | Points | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Wesley So (United States) |
2754 | 1½ – | – 3 | – 1½ | 3 1 | 1½ 1 | 12½ | |
| 2 |  Alireza Firouzja (France) |
2759 | – 1 | 3 0 | 1½ – | 3 0 | – 1½ | 10 | |
| 3= |  Magnus Carlsen (Norway) |
2840 | 0 – | 3 0 | 1½ 1½ | – 0 | – 3 | 9 | |
| 3= |  Vincent Keymer (Germany) |
2759 | 1 – | – 1 | 1 1 | 1 – | 3 1 | 9 | |
| 3= |  R Praggnanandhaa (India) |
2733 | 1½ 0 | 3 0 | 3 – | – 1½ | 0 – | 9 | |
| 6 | Gukesh Dommaraju (India) |
2732 | 1½ 1 | 1 – | 0 – | 1½ 0 | – 3 | 8 |
Women's Section
| Player | Rating | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | Points | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Bibisara Assaubayeva (Kazakhstan) |
2527 | 1 – | – 1 | 1½ – | 3 1½ | 1½ 3 | 12½ | |
| 2 | Divya Deshmukh (India) |
2500 | – 1½ | 1 – | 0 1½ | – 3 | 1½ 1½ | 10 | |
| 3 |  Anna Muzychuk (Ukraine) |
2522 | 1½ – | – 1½ | 1½ 1½ | 1 1 | – 1½ | 9½ | |
| 4 |  Ju Wenjun (China) |
2559 | – 1 | 1 3 | 1 1 | 1 – | 1 – | 9 | |
| 5 | Zhu Jiner (China) |
2546 | 1 0 | 0 – | 1½ 1½ | – 1½ | – 1½ | 7 | |
| 6 | Koneru Humpy (India) |
2535 | 0 1 | 1 1 | 1 – | – 1½ | 1 – | 6½ |