The first day of the Norway Chess Women 2026 in Oslo has concluded. After 1 round, Bibisara Assaubayeva leads with 3 points, while Divya Deshmukh is in second place with 1.5 points.

🇮🇳 Humpy Koneru blundered a Queen and lost to 🇰🇿 Bibisara Assaubayeva in 46 moves. Bibisara played the game with 93.7 accuracy, while Koneru’s was 89.6.

The current standings are:

Place Player Score
1. 🇰🇿 GM Bibisara Assaubayeva 3
2. 🇮🇳 GM Divya Deshmukh 1.5
3. 🇨🇳 GM Zhu Jiner 1.5
4. 🇺🇦 GM Anna Muzychuk 1
5. 🇨🇳 GM Ju Wenjun 1
6. 🇮🇳 GM Humpy Koneru 0

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