The 9th day of the Norway Chess Women 2026 in Oslo is coming to an end. Bibisara Assaubayeva scored 3 wins and 6 draws in Classic, and 3 wins in Armageddon. She won the tournament early with 16.5/27 points.

Runner-up 🇺🇦 Anna Muzychuk is 4.5 points behind the leader and cannot take first place. One round remains, with a maximum of 3 points available.

The current standings are:

Place Player Score
1. 🇰🇿 GM Bibisara Assaubayeva 16.5
2. 🇺🇦 GM Anna Muzychuk 12
3. 🇮🇳 GM Divya Deshmukh 10
4. 🇨🇳 GM Zhu Jiner 10
5. 🇨🇳 GM Ju Wenjun 9
6. 🇮🇳 GM Humpy Koneru 8

The Norway Chess Women 2026 takes place from May 25 to June 5, at the Deichman Bjorvika public library, Oslo. The event features a 120+0 time control for the first 40 moves and a 10-second increment starting from move 41. The format is a double Round-Robin between 6 players. If the game ends in a draw, the players play Armageddon.

Credit: Michal Walusza / Norway Chess