The second day of the Norway Chess Women 2026 in Oslo has concluded. After 2 rounds, Bibisara Assaubayeva leads with 4.5 points, while Divya Deshmukh is in second place with 3 points.

GMs drew all 3 Classical games in the round. 🇰🇿 Bibisara Assaubayeva defeated 🇨🇳 Zhu Jiner in Armageddon game. Bibisara played the game with 69.8 accuracy, while Jiner ’s was 67.0.

The current standings are:

Place Player Score
1. 🇰🇿 GM Bibisara Assaubayeva 4.5
2. 🇮🇳 GM Divya Deshmukh 3
3. 🇺🇦 GM Anna Muzychuk 2.5
4. 🇨🇳 GM Zhu Jiner 2.5
5. 🇨🇳 GM Ju Wenjun 2
6. 🇮🇳 GM Humpy Koneru 1

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