The 7th day of the Norway Chess 2026 in Oslo has concluded. After 7 rounds, Wesley So leads with 12.5 points, while Alireza Firouzja is in second place with 10 points.

🇮🇳 Praggnanandhaa R defeated 🇫🇷 Alireza Firouzja by making a Rook sacrifice on move 35. Pragg played the game with 93.5 accuracy, while Firouzja’s was 87.3.

The current standings are:

Place Player Score
1. 🇺🇸 GM Wesley So 12.5
2. 🇫🇷 GM Alireza Firouzja 10
3. 🇳🇴 GM Magnus Carlsen 9
4. 🇩🇪 GM Vincent Keymer 9
5. 🇮🇳 GM Praggnanandhaa R 9
6. 🇮🇳 GM Gukesh Dommaraju 8

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