Norway Chess 2026: Magnus Carlsen wins against World Champion D Gukesh

by Devansh Singh - 29/05/2026

Magnus Carlsen defeated the World Champion D Gukesh in the 4th round of Norway Chess 2026. Magnus played an excellent game to outplay Gukesh, and in the post-game interview, Magnus said, "He played himself into trouble!" The other 5 games, including the Women's section, were decided in an Armageddon. Praggnanandhaa defeated Vincent Keymer, while Alireza lost his first game of the tournament against Wesley So. 29th May is a rest day, and the 5th round will start on 30th May at 5:30CEST/8:30 PM IST. Photo: Michal Walusza / Norway Chess

Bibisara and Alireza maintain their lead

Bibisara Assaubayeva scored a big win in the 1st round against Koneru Humpy in the classical time control, and she maintained her lead going into the rest day. Alireza Firouzja started the tournament with a win over Magnus Carlsen, and in the next round, he defeated R Praggnanandhaa in classical time format. Both of them are leading in their respective sections

Bibisara Assaubayeva is on 7 points | Photo: Michal Walusza / Norway Chess

Alireza Firouzja is leading by 2.5 points as he is on 8.5 points, while Pragg is on 6 | Photo: Michal Walusza / Norway Chess

Check out the games

Now we bring you the action of this round!

D. Gukesh vs Magnus Carlsen (0-3)

This was the 1st classical clash between Gukesh and Carlsen after last year's table bang. This time,, Magnus played a nice game with the black pieces to seal the victory. Magnus had a bad start as he lost against Alireza and Pragg in the classical format, but now this win against the World Champion will bring him back in good shape

Magnus was pretty relaxed | Photo: Michal Walusza / Norway Chess

Position after 30.Be4

Gukesh made a crucial mistake and played 30.Be4, which allowed a combination for black to win the material. In the game 30...Rb5 31. Qd2 Bb3 32. Rc1 Rxc1 33. Qxc1 Qxd4+ happened.

For Gukesh, the bad run continues | Photo: Michal Walusza / Norway Chess

And here comes the resignation | Photo: Michal Walusza / Norway Chess

Watch the final moments of the game, Magnus's post-game interview, and his meeting with the fans!

Praggnanandhaa defeated Vincent Keymer in a miniature game | Photo: Michal Walusza / Norway Chess

Vincent vs Pragg: Black to play and win

Wesley So gave Alireza Firouzja his 1st defeat of the tournament in Armageddon | Photo: Michal Walusza / Norway Chess

Standings after the 4th round

Replay the Games of Round 4

Norway Chess Women

It was a bad day for Indian players as both Humpy and Divya suffered losses in Armageddon games. Divya blundered a queen against Anna Muzychuk, while Humpy lost against Zhu Jiner.

Divya Deshmukh vs. Anna Muzychuk (1.0-1.5) | Photos: Michal Walusza / Norway Chess

Divya resigned with a smile after blundering her queen | Photos: Michal Walusza / Norway Chess

Bibisara scored another win in Armageddon, this time against Ju Wenjun | Photos: Michal Walusza / Norway Chess

Koneru Humpy vs. Zhu Jiner (1.0-1.5) | Photos: Michal Walusza / Norway Chess

Standings after 4 rounds

Replay the Games of Round 4

Round 4 Results | Graphic: Norway Chess

Pairings

Pairings | Graphic: Norway Chess

Photo Gallery: ChessBase India, Norway Chess

Alireza is leading the tournament and the way to the tournament hall, too!

Love is in the air!

What a beautiful piece of architecture | Photos: Michal Walusza / Norway Chess

Pragg with his second Vaibhav Suri | Photos: Michal Walusza / Norway Chess

Chess is a spectator's sport!! | Photos: Michal Walusza / Norway Chess

Video Gallery: Here

Enjoy this amazing venue tour of the 2026 Norway Chess and Norway Chess Women at Deichman Bjørvika in Oslo!

Enjoy the moments before the epic showdown between Magnus Carlsen and Gukesh Dommaraju in Round 4 of Norway Chess 2026

Live Stream

Watch the live stream of this round

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.