Carlsen Defeats Firouzja While Wesley So Hijacks the Lead in Norway

by Devansh Singh - 01/06/2026

In the 6th round of Norway Chess 2026, there were 3 decisive results in the classical format, where Wesley So defeated R Praggnanandhaa to gain the sole lead. Magnus Carlsen bounced back and scored a win over Alireza Firouzja, and World Champion D Gukesh lost against Vincent Keymer. In the Women's section, Divya Deshmukh suffered a loss against Ju Wenjun, while Bibisara and Zhu Jiner secured a win in Armageddon. Photo: Michal Walusza / Norway Chess

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Wesley So vs R Praggnanandhaa (3-0)

The result of the first battle between Pragg and Wesley came in Armageddon, but this time Wesley converted his advantage with precision in the endgame.

Wesley So defeated Praggnanandhaa to gain the sole lead

World Champion D Gukesh loses to Vincent Keymer

Check out the game with Commentary by IM Sagar Shah.

Magnus scored a win over Alireza

Check out the game with Commentary by IM Sagar Shah.

Replay Games of Round 6

Standings after 6 rounds

Norway Chess Women

Divya Deshmukh loses against World Champion Ju Wenjun

Bibisara Assaubayeva defeated Koneru Humpy in the Arageddon game

Zhu Jiner scored a win over Anna Muzychuk in Armageddon

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Round 6 results

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Lineup

Men: Magnus Carlsen, Vincent Keymer, Wesley So, Alireza Firouzja, R Praggnanandhaa, and D Gukesh

Women: Zhu Jiner, Koneru Humpy, Bibisara Assaubayeva, Ju Wenjun, Anna Muzychuk, and Divya Deshmukh

Note: Alireza Firouzja was not present at the photoshoot because of his ankle injury | Photos: Michal Walusza / Norway Chess

Watch the opening ceremony of the Norway Chess 2026 as the best chess players in the world assemble for day one.

Venue: Deichman Bjørvika, Oslo!

Photo: Erik Thallaug

Schedule

Timings are 5 pm local time and 8:30 pm IST

Format

6 players will take part in the Tournament. The Tournament is a double-round event with Armageddon in case of a tie. The Tournament consists of 10 rounds. Berger tables will be used for the pairings. Drawing of lots will be done at the Technical Meeting. The default time is 15 minutes.

Time Control

Each player will have 120 minutes on the clock with an increment of 10 seconds starting from move 41. The time control for the Armageddon game: white has 10 minutes, and black has 7 minutes with an increment for both players of 1 second per move, starting from move 41.

Draw by Mutual Agreement

Players are not allowed to agree to a draw until at least 30 moves have been made by each player. This rule does not apply to Armageddon games.

Armageddon

If the classical game is drawn, an Armageddon game will be played. It shall start within 20 minutes of the conclusion of the classical game. The player with White pieces will continue with White in Armageddon. If the Armageddon game is drawn, black will win.