The first day of the Norway Chess 2026 in Oslo has concluded. After 1 round, Alireza Firouzja leads with 3 points, while Praggnanandhaa R is in second place with 1.5 points.

🇫🇷 Alireza Firouzja defeated 🇳🇴 Magnus Carlsen in 38 moves by making a Great move. Firouzja played the game with 97.6 accuracy, while Carlsen’s was 91.8.

The current standings are:

Place Player Score
1. 🇫🇷 GM Alireza Firouzja 3
2. 🇮🇳 GM Praggnanandhaa R 1.5
3. 🇮🇳 GM Gukesh Dommaraju 1.5
4. 🇺🇸 GM Wesley So 1
5. 🇩🇪 GM Vincent Keymer 1
6. 🇳🇴 GM Magnus Carlsen 0

The Norway Chess 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