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Norway Chess 2026

Double Round-RobinStandard

6 players participated in this 10-round tournament, held from 25 May 2026 to 05 Jun 2026 in Oslo, Norway. 6 titled players from 5 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 2763, and top seed was Magnus Carlsen (🇳🇴 NOR, GM, 2840).

Wesley So (🇺🇸 USA, GM, 2754) won with 6.0/10, ahead of Praggnanandhaa R (6.0) and Alireza Firouzja (5.5). So took the lead from round 6, winning on tie-break.

The biggest upset came in round 3: Praggnanandhaa R (GM, 2733) beat Magnus Carlsen (GM, 2840), a +107-point gap.

Location
🇳🇴Oslo, Norway
Dates
25 May 2026 → 05 Jun 2026
Time control
Standard: 120 minutes for game with 10 seconds increment from move 40
System
Double RR · 10 rounds
Top seed
🇳🇴GMMagnus Carlsen2840
Avg top 10
2,763
Participants
6
Titled players · 6
GM×6
Federations · 5 represented
🇮🇳India×2
🇫🇷France×1
🇳🇴Norway×1
🇺🇸United States of America×1
🇩🇪Germany×1
Top 3

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 10 rounds

GM Wesley So led from R6 onwards, the runner-up race stayed tight.

Co-leaders
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
#1#2#3#6R1R2R3R4R5R6R7R8R9R10So takes lead
So#1Praggnanandhaa#2Firouzja#3Keymer#4Carlsen#5Gukesh#6
R6 · LEADER CHANGE31 May

GM Wesley So takes the sole lead (4.0/6).

HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND · 2 games

GM Wesley So 1.5–0.5 against GM Praggnanandhaa R (R1 ½-½, R6 1-0) — decisive in 1/2.

R7–R10 · WIN STREAK

GM Praggnanandhaa R won 4 in a row (R7–R10).

Cross-table

#PlayerElo123456PtsSBBhΔ EloPerf
1🇺🇸GMSo, Wesley2754*
1½
½½
½½
½1
½½
6.029.2548.0+11.62837
2🇮🇳GMPraggnanandhaa R2733
½0
*
10
1½
11
01
6.028.0048.0+15.22841
3🇫🇷GMFirouzja, Alireza2759
½½
10
*
½½
10
1½
5.526.0049.0+5.42800
4🇩🇪GMKeymer, Vincent2759
½½
½0
½½
*
½½
1½
5.023.5050.0+0.42764
5🇳🇴GMCarlsen, Magnus2840
0½
00
10
½½
*
11
4.519.5051.0-17.82711
6🇮🇳GMGukesh D2732
½½
01
½0
½0
00
*3.017.2554.0-14.82620

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers
Top rating losers
Biggest upsets