Wesley So held his position atop the standings in the 2026 Norway Chess tournament after round seven in Oslo. Bibisara Assaubayeva widened her lead in the women's event with a classical victory.
So drew his classical game against Gukesh Dommaraju but lost the armageddon. Gukesh reached a winning position yet accepted a draw offer in the classical portion. He then won the armageddon with a queenside pawn grab. Praggnanandhaa Rameshbabu defeated Alireza Firouzja in classical chess via an exchange sacrifice on move 35, keeping Firouzja 2.5 points behind So.
