Norway Chess

What if there were a World Chess Champion across all time controls? 🤔 Fast Classic. Rapid. Blitz. That is what we imagined, and we are making it a reality. ♟️ Introducing the Total Chess World Championship Tour, a new FIDE-recognised series that will crown the FIDE World Combined Champion. 🌍 4 events across the globe, starting in 2027 🔥 3 tournaments - 24 players in each. 4 fight in the finals. 🎯 A qualification path for the FIDE Candidates 💰 Minimum prize fund of USD 2.7M per tour For the first time, all formats, one crown. Tell us what you think in the comments 👇🏼 🔗 More info: norwaychess.no/en/about-the-c… ℹ️ A one-tournament pilot will kick off in fall 2026 to test the new format. #TotalChessTour #NorwayChess #FIDE @FIDE_chess

STANDINGS UPDATE 📊 After the last round, the leaders remain unchanged at the top: 🇫🇷 Alireza Firouzja continues his dominant run and leads Norway Chess with a perfect 6/6 score 🇰🇿 Bibisara Assaubayeva stays in the lead of Norway Chess Women with 4.5/6 📷 Norway Chess / Tor Nilssen & Kjetil V. Tveito #NorwayChess

ANOTHER WILD ROUND 🤯 🇫🇷 Alireza Firouzja beats Praggnanandhaa and moves to a perfect 6/6 score 🇳🇴 Magnus Carlsen wins the Armageddon against Vincent Keymer after a wild classical battle to score his first 1.5 points 🇺🇸 Wesley So defeats Gukesh in Armageddon All classical games in Norway Chess Women ended in draws. But the Armageddon was EXCITING!♟️ 🇰🇿 Bibisara Assaubayeva beats Zhu Jiner 🇮🇳 Divya Deshmukh prevails against Humpy Koneru 🇺🇦Anna Muzychuk defeats Ju Wenjun #NorwayChess 📷 Norway Chess / Tor Nilssen & Kjetil V.

🇰🇿 Bibisara beats Zhu Jiner in a topsy-turvy Armageddon and holds her lead by 1.5 points. 🔥 #NorwayChess

After a rollercoaster of a classical game ending in a draw, Magnus defeats Vincent in Armageddon to score his first 1.5 points 💥 #NorwayChess

Back-to-back Armageddon wins for Divya 🔥🔥 Yesterday she took down Women's World Champion Ju Wenjun, and today Indian Women’s #1 Humpy Koneru! #NorwayChess

Magnus seems like he wasn’t happy with his game… 👀 (The game ended in a draw) Armageddon time! 🍿 #NorwayChess

ALIREZA IS ON FIRE 🔥 🔥 He has taken down both Magnus and Pragg 🤯 #NorwayChess

We‘ve all been there 😂 #NorwayChess

From -1.7 to +1.1 in one move. The game between Magnus and Vincent is 🤯 #NorwayChess

Anna Muzychuk CHECKMATES Women’s World Chess Champion Ju Wenjun 🤯 #NorwayChess

This pawn is going places! 😎 #NorwayChess

ANNA beats JU in a rollercoaster Armageddon game and scores her first win at Norway Chess Women 2026 🤯♟️ 📷 Norway Chess / Michal Walusza #NorwayChess

Day one delivered ♟️ From the opening ceremony to a dramatic first round, spectators and viewers got exactly the excitement they came for. And the stat of the day? In every single game, across both Norway Chess and Norway Chess Women, the youngest player at the board won 👑 #NorwayChess 🎥 Nikul Gala

45 seconds of Magnus arriving to the game 🎶 #NorwayChess

Magnus vs Vincent 🔥♟️ Round 2 has started! Will Magnus bounce back after yesterday’s loss? #NorwayChess

Chess meets football ⚽️ ♟️ Erik Thorstvedt (@SilaErik) joins the broadcast for Round 2 of Norway Chess 2026. 97 caps for Norway. FA Cup winner with Tottenham. Now joining us in the commentary booth to watch and talk about the world's best players playing chess in Oslo. Tune in: youtube.com/watch?v=Bjf2Mg… #NorwayChess

After a dramatic start to Norway Chess 2026, the players will be right back in action with some massive face-offs ahead 👀 Magnus Carlsen gets the white pieces against Vincent Keymer 🔥 Tournament leader Alireza Firouzja takes on Praggnanandhaa🤩 Bibisara Assaubayeva tries to defend her lead against Zhu Jiner. And we’re getting an all-Indian showdown: Divya Deshmukh vs Humpy Koneru 🇮🇳 Swipe through the pairings and tell us your predictions 👇 #NorwayChess 📷Norway Chess / Tor Nilssen & Kjetil V. Tveito

Tournament starts with a bang 🔥 Post-game takes from Alireza & Magnus were interesting 👀🙉 #NorwayChess 📷 Michal Walusza / Norway Chess

Gukesh needed to survive 50 moves to claim a draw against Vincent Keymer 🤯💥 #NorwayChess