The 8th day of the Norway Chess 2026 in Oslo has concluded. After 8 rounds, Wesley So leads with 14 points, while Alireza Firouzja is in second place with 13 points.

🇳🇴 Magnus Carlsen blundered a checkmate in 7 in a game against 🇮🇳 Praggnanandhaa R, and resigned. Pragg played the game with 98.1 accuracy, while Carlsen’s was 93.2.

The current standings are:

Place Player Score
1. 🇺🇸 GM Wesley So 14
2. 🇫🇷 GM Alireza Firouzja 13
3. 🇮🇳 GM Praggnanandhaa R 12
4. 🇩🇪 GM Vincent Keymer 10
5. 🇳🇴 GM Magnus Carlsen 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