The 6th day of the Norway Chess Women 2026 in Oslo has concluded. After 6 rounds, Bibisara Assaubayeva leads with 9.5 points, while Divya Deshmukh is in second place with 8.5 points.

🇰🇿 Bibisara Assaubayeva defeated 🇮🇳 Humpy Koneru in Armageddon by making a Brilliant Queen move. Bibisara played the game with 96.7 accuracy, while Humpy’s was 83.4.

The current standings are:

Place Player Score
1. 🇰🇿 GM Bibisara Assaubayeva 9.5
2. 🇮🇳 GM Divya Deshmukh 8.5
3. 🇺🇦 GM Anna Muzychuk 8
4. 🇨🇳 GM Ju Wenjun 8
5. 🇨🇳 GM Zhu Jiner 7
6. 🇮🇳 GM Humpy Koneru 5.5

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