Norway Chess Women 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 4 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 2532, and top seed was Wenjun Ju (🇨🇳 CHN, GM, 2559).
Bibisara Assaubayeva (🇰🇿 KAZ, GM, 2527) won with 6.0/10, ahead of Wenjun Ju (5.5) and Anna Muzychuk (5.5).
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
Titled players · 6
GM×6
Federations · 4 represented
🇨🇳China×2
🇮🇳India×2
🇰🇿Kazakhstan×1
🇺🇦Ukraine×1
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 10 roundsGM Bibisara Assaubayeva led from R1 onwards, the runner-up race stayed tight.
Co-leaders
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R1–R10 · LEAD HELD
GM Bibisara Assaubayeva held the sole lead from R1 through R10 without losing it.
HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND · 2 games
GM Bibisara Assaubayeva 1.0–1.0 against GM Anna Muzychuk (R5 ½-½, R9 ½-½).
R8–R10 · WIN STREAK
GM Jiner Zhu won 3 in a row (R8–R10).
Cross-table
| # | Player | Elo | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | Pts | SB | Bh | Δ Elo | Perf |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 🇰🇿GMAssaubayeva, Bibisara | 2527 | * | ½0 | ½½ | 1½ | ½1 | ½1 | 6.0 | 27.75 | 48.0 | +10.6 | 2604 |
| 4 | 🇨🇳GMJu, Wenjun | 2559 | 1½ | * | ½½ | ½0 | ½½ | ½1 | 5.5 | 26.50 | 49.0 | +0.6 | 2562 |
| 2 | 🇺🇦GMMuzychuk, Anna | 2522 | ½½ | ½½ | * | ½½ | ½½ | 1½ | 5.5 | 26.25 | 49.0 | +6.6 | 2569 |
| 3 | 🇨🇳GMZhu, Jiner | 2546 | ½0 | 1½ | ½½ | * | 1½ | 01 | 5.5 | 26.25 | 49.0 | +2.6 | 2565 |
| 5 | 🇮🇳GMKoneru, Humpy | 2535 | 0½ | ½½ | ½½ | ½0 | * | ½½ | 4.0 | 20.25 | 52.0 | -10.6 | 2459 |
| 6 | 🇮🇳GMDivya Deshmukh | 2500 | 0½ | 0½ | ½0 | 01 | ½½ | * | 3.5 | 18.00 | 53.0 | -9.8 | 2428 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Assaubayeva, BibisaraGMKAZ+10.66.0 pts · #1
- 2Muzychuk, AnnaGMUKR+6.65.5 pts · #2
- 3Zhu, JinerGMCHN+2.65.5 pts · #3
Top rating losers
- 1Koneru, HumpyGMIND-10.64.0 pts · #5
- 2Divya DeshmukhGMIND-9.83.5 pts · #6
- 3Ju, WenjunGMCHN0.65.5 pts · #4