The 3rd day of the Norway Chess Women 2026 in Oslo has concluded. After 3 rounds, Bibisara Assaubayeva leads with 5.5 points, while Divya Deshmukh is in second place with 4.5 points.

GMs drew all 3 Classical games in the round. Leader 🇰🇿 Bibisara Assaubayeva drew both the Classical and Armageddon games with 🇮🇳 Divya Deshmukh.

🇺🇦 Anna Muzychuk defeated 🇮🇳 Humpy Koneru in Armageddon game. Anna played the game with 82.0 accuracy, while Humpy’s was 72.1.

The current standings are:

Place Player Score
1. 🇰🇿 GM Bibisara Assaubayeva 5.5
2. 🇮🇳 GM Divya Deshmukh 4.5
3. 🇺🇦 GM Anna Muzychuk 4
4. 🇨🇳 GM Zhu Jiner 4
5. 🇨🇳 GM Ju Wenjun 3
6. 🇮🇳 GM Humpy Koneru 2

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