6/4/2026 – At the Stepan Avagyan Memorial in Jermuk, Nihal Sarin, Ray Robson and Vladislav Artemiev share the lead on 3½ points after six rounds. Nihal and Artemiev are still unbeaten, while Robson has reached the same score with two wins and one loss. Four players, including defending champion Aravindh Chithambaram and 2023 winner Sam Sevian, are half a point behind with three rounds remaining. | Photos: Official website

6/3/2026 – Sabrina Vega (pictured) and Anastasiia Hnatyshyn share the lead on 7½/9 with two rounds remaining at the European Women's Chess Championship in Batumi. Vega drew with Black against Eline Roebers in round nine, while Hnatyshyn defeated Ulviyya Fataliyeva to rejoin her in first place. Five players stand half a point behind, with key pairings scheduled for Thursday's penultimate round. | Photo: European Chess Union

6/3/2026 – Bibisara Assaubayeva moved close to winning Norway Chess Women after defeating Divya Deshmukh in round eight, extending her lead with two rounds to play. A draw against Anna Muzychuk in the penultimate round will be enough to secure the title. Muzychuk moved into second after drawing Humpy Koneru in classical play, while Zhu Jiner beat Ju Wenjun in the all-Chinese clash. | Photo: Norway Chess / Michal Walusza

6/3/2026 – Praggnanandhaa Rameshbabu and Alireza Firouzja narrowed the gap to Wesley So with classical wins in round eight of Norway Chess. Pragg defeated Magnus Carlsen for a second time in the event, while Firouzja beat world champion Gukesh Dommaraju to move within 1 point of the leader. So stayed in first place by drawing Vincent Keymer in classical play and winning the Armageddon decider. | Photo: Norway Chess / Michal Walusza

6/2/2026 – Bibisara Assaubayeva extended her lead at Norway Chess Women with a classical win over Zhu Jiner, her second three-pointer of the event. Divya Deshmukh missed a chance to keep pace in classical play against Humpy Koneru but won the Armageddon decider, while Anna Muzychuk defeated Ju Wenjun in the tiebreak to move into sole third place. Assubayeva is set to face second-placed Deshmukh in round eight. | Photo: Norway Chess / Michal Walusza

6/2/2026 – Wesley So is still the sole leader at Norway Chess, despite losing the Armageddon decider to Gukesh Dommaraju after saving a draw in the classical game. He now leads by 2½ points, as Alireza Firouzja, his closest pursuer, suffered a second consecutive classical loss, this time against Praggnanandhaa Rameshbabu. Magnus Carlsen, meanwhile, gained ground by drawing with Vincent Keymer in classical play and holding the Armageddon game with the black pieces. | Photo: Norway Chess / Michal Walusza

6/1/2026 – Ju Wenjun scored only the third classical win of the Norway Chess Women tournament, defeating Divya Deshmukh in a tense Ruy Lopez to move back into contention. Bibisara Assaubayeva regained the lead after drawing quickly against Humpy Koneru and then winning the Armageddon decider, while Zhu Jiner also collected 1½ points by beating Anna Muzychuk in the tiebreak. | Photo: Norway Chess / Michal Walusza

6/1/2026 – Wesley So took the lead at Norway Chess after beating Praggnanandhaa Rameshbabu in round six, while Alireza Firouzja lost his long-held first place following a defeat against Magnus Carlsen. Vincent Keymer scored his first win of the event by defeating world champion Gukesh Dommaraju. All three classical games were won by the player with the white pieces in battles involving technical precision more than brilliant tactical shots. | Photo: Norway Chess / Michal Walusza

5/31/2026 – Anastasiia Hnatyshyn crossed the halfway point of the European Women's Championship in Batumi with a perfect 6/6 score after defeating Oliwia Kiolbasa on Saturday. The 15-year-old Ukrainian WFM now leads by a full point over Ulviyya Fataliyeva, Meri Arabidze and Sabrina Vega, while a 13-player group on 4½/6 remains within range with five rounds still to play. Sunday is a rest day in the Georgian capital. | Photo: European Chess Union

5/31/2026 – Wesley So and Gukesh Dommaraju won their classical games with the black pieces in round five of Norway Chess, beating Magnus Carlsen and Praggnanandhaa Rameshbabu respectively. Alireza Firouzja kept the sole lead after drawing his classical game against Vincent Keymer and then winning the Armageddon decider. So is now his closest pursuer, while Gukesh moved up to third place. | Photo: Norway Chess / Tor Nilssen

5/30/2026 – Anastasiia Hnatyshyn took the sole lead at the European Women's Championship in Batumi after defeating Elmira Mirzoeva to reach 5/5. The 15-year-old Ukrainian WFM, seeded 76th in the 165-player field, has now scored four consecutive upset wins. Oliwia Kiolbasa from Poland and Gulenay Aydin from Türkiye stand half a point behind, while an 11-player group on 4/5 includes Ulviyya Fataliyeva, Anna Ushenina and Meri Arabidze. | Photo: European Chess Union

5/29/2026 – Bibisara Assaubayeva has a 1½-point lead at Norway Chess Women going into the rest day after drawing her classical game against Ju Wenjun and then winning the Armageddon decider. All three classical games in round four were drawn, with Anna Muzychuk and Zhu Jiner also prevailing in the tiebreaks. Assaubayeva's first-round win remains the tournament's only decisive classical result so far. | Photo: Norway Chess / Michal Walusza

5/29/2026 – Magnus Carlsen scored his first classical win of this year's Norway Chess in round four, beating world champion Gukesh Dommaraju with the black pieces. The remaining two games were decided in Armageddon, with Wesley So defeating tournament leader Alireza Firouzja and Praggnanandhaa Rameshbabu beating Vincent Keymer. Firouzja still leads by 2½ points going into the first rest day. | Photo: Norway Chess / Michal Walusza

5/28/2026 – Bibisara Assaubayeva kept the lead at Norway Chess Women after drawing her classical game against Divya Deshmukh, but her advantage was reduced when Desmukh won their Armageddon decider. All three classical games in round three were drawn, with Anna Muzychuk and Zhu Jiner also prevailing in the tiebreaks. Assaubayeva's round-one win remains the tournament's only decisive classical result so far. | Photo: Norway Chess / Michal Walusza

5/28/2026 – Praggnanandhaa Rameshbabu scored the only classical win of round three at Norway Chess, beating Magnus Carlsen in a rollercoaster game. Alireza Firouzja kept the sole lead by defeating Gukesh Dommaraju in Armageddon, while Wesley So beat Vincent Keymer in the other tiebreaker. Carlsen is now last after two classical losses in three rounds. | Photo: Norway Chess / Michal Walusza

5/27/2026 – Bibisara Assaubayeva retained the lead at Norway Chess Women after surviving a difficult classical game and winning a chaotic Armageddon against Zhu Jiner. All three round-two matches were drawn in classical play, with Divya Deshmukh defeating Humpy Koneru in the tiebreak and Anna Muzychuk recovering from her opening loss by beating world champion Ju Wenjun. | Photo: Norway Chess / Michal Walusza

5/27/2026 – Alireza Firouzja made it two classical wins in as many rounds at Norway Chess, beating Praggnanandhaa Rameshbabu on Tuesday after defeating Magnus Carlsen on the opening day. Firouzja now leads with 6/6 points and is guaranteed to remain in sole first place after round three. Carlsen and Wesley So won the day's Armageddon deciders, against Vincent Keymer and Gukesh Dommaraju, respectively. | Photo: Norway Chess / Michal Walusza

5/26/2026 – Bibisara Assaubayeva took an early lead at Norway Chess Women with a classical win over Humpy Koneru, who blundered under severe time pressure. The other two matches were decided in Armageddon: Divya Deshmukh defeated world champion Ju Wenjun after a drawn classical game, while Zhu Jiner held defending champion Anna Muzychuk with black to secure the tiebreak victory. | Photo: Norway Chess / Michal Walusza