The 9th day of the Norway Chess 2026 in Oslo has concluded. After 9 rounds, Wesley So leads with 15.5 points, while Praggnanandhaa R is in second place with 15 points.

🇳🇴 Magnus Carlsen, 🇮🇳 Gukesh Dommaraju, and 🇩🇪 Vincent Keymer are more than 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 Wesley So 15.5
2. 🇮🇳 GM Praggnanandhaa R 15
3. 🇫🇷 GM Alireza Firouzja 14.5
4. 🇩🇪 GM Vincent Keymer 11
5. 🇳🇴 GM Magnus Carlsen 10
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