Overview
- Organizers confirmed Deshmukh’s debut in the six-player Norway Chess Women field, with three slots still to be announced.
- The women’s tournament runs alongside the open event with identical format, playing conditions and prize fund.
- Defending champion Anna Muzychuk and World Blitz champion Bibisara Assaubayeva are the first named competitors alongside Deshmukh.
- Play follows Norway Chess’s six-player double round-robin classical format at Oslo’s Deichman Bjørvika from May 25 to June 5.
- Deshmukh’s call-up follows a 2025 campaign featuring a Women’s World Cup win, the Grandmaster title at age 19, and Women’s Candidates qualification, while the open field includes Magnus Carlsen, R. Praggnanandhaa and Vincent Keymer.