Norway Chess 2026 featuring Carlsen, Keymer, Pragg, Gukesh, Wenjun, Jiner, Humpy, Anna, Divya starts today

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14th Norway Chess starts today 25th May 2026 in Oslo, Norway. It will go on till 5th June.

Gukesh vs Keymer, Divya vs Wenjun and Bibisara vs Humpy in Round 1

The first round will witness a lot of exciting clashes. R Praggnanandhaa, D Gukesh, Humpy Koneru and Divya Deshmukh will be the four Indians taking part in the 14th edition

Participants of 14th Norway Chess | Photo: Norway Chess / Michal Walusza

Round 1 pairings

Open

Alireza Firouzja (FRA) – Magnus Carlsen (NOR)
R Praggnanandhaa – Wesley So (USA)
D Gukesh – Vincent Keymer (GER)

Women

Anna Muzychuk (UKR) – Jiner Zhu (CHN)
Wenjun Ju (CHN) – Divya Deshmukh
Humpy Koneru – Bibisara Assaubayeva (KAZ)

Open and Women pairings of all rounds | Graphic: Norway Chess

Photo Gallery

Three World Champions – D Gukesh, Magnus Carlsen and Wenjun Ju | Photo: Norway Chess / Michal Walusza

The World Champion – D Gukesh | Photo: Norway Chess / Michal Walusza

R Praggnanandhaa got number 2 | Photo: Norway Chess / Michal Walusza

The defending champion, Anna Muzychuk drew number 1 | Photo: Norway Chess / Michal Walusza

The legend Humpy Koneru got number 3 | Photo: Norway Chess / Michal Walusza

FIDE Women’s World Cup 2025 winner Divya Deshmukh drew number 5 | Photo: Norway Chess / Michal Walusza

Three-time reigning World Blitz Women’s champin Bibisara Assaubayeva, making her debut at this event, got number 4 | Photo: Norway Chess / Michal Walusza

World no.4 among Women, Jiner Zhu (CHN) drew number 6 | Photo: Norway Chess / Michal Walusza

Media wants interviews theWorld no.7 Vincent Keymer (GER) as he won Super Chess Classic, just the day before | Photo: Norway Chess / Michal Walusza

Vincent Keymer and D Gukesh sharing a laugh | Photo: Norway Chess / Michal Walusza

The Men and Women who will be in action today | Photo: Norway Chess / Michal Walusza

Plan for rest days | Photo: Norway Chess / Michal Walusza

Technical Meeting | Photo: Norway Chess / Michal Walusza

Format

6 players will take part in the Tournament.

The Tournament is a double-round event with Armageddon.

The Tournament consists of 10 rounds.

Berger tables will be used for the pairings.

Default time is 15 minutes.

Time Control

Each player will have 120 minutes on the clock with an increment of 10 seconds starting from move 41. The time control for the Armageddon game: white has 10 minutes and black has 7 minutes with an increment for both players of 1 second per move, starting from move 41.

Draw by Mutual Agreement

Players are not allowed to agree to a draw until at least 30 moves have been made by each player. This rule does not apply to Armageddon games.

Armageddon

If the classical game is drawn, an Armageddon game will be played. It shall start within 20 minutes of the conclusion of the classical game. The player with White pieces will continue with White in Armageddon. If the Armageddon game is drawn, black will win.