World Champion Magnus Carlsen won the Norway Chess title for the seventh time. In the final game, Indian Grandmaster Gukesh was defeated. Gukesh lost the crucial three points in the last round against American Grandmaster Fabiano Caruana, the 2018 Norway Chess champion, who put up tough competition. Running out of time, Gukesh conceded defeat early by shaking hands with his opponent.

Former champion Carlsen finished at the top of the tournament with 16 points. In the final round, he drew his game against Indian player Arjun Erigaisi. Caruana secured second place with 15.5 points. Gukesh finished third with 14.5 points, while Arjun stood fifth with 12.5 points.

In the women's section, Ukrainian player Anna Muzychuk, who has won the World Blitz Championship twice, won the Norway Chess title. She scored 16.5 points in the tournament. In the final round, Indian player R. Vaishali gave strong competition, but the Ukrainian star managed to draw. Indian Grandmaster Koneru Humpy drew her final round game, scoring 1.5 points, and finished third with 15 points.